On board the Eurostar

Hubby and I left early for our Eurostar train ride to Paris from the St Pancras International. Didn’t expect to get there so early giving us more time for some photo opportunities with my phone. Photos from 8 October 2023 Linked to John’s Cellpic Sunday

Hi all…

After a short hiatus from my blogging activities, I am now ready to go on a new adventure. I hope you can all join me on my wanderings starting in a few hours. I had been to London in 2016 and 2018 but I want to go back to spend a few days with my…

One Morph among many in London

Morph is a British comedy animation and is now being highlighted on the streets of London. This unusual exhibition is called Morph’s Adventures in London. There are 56 sculptures of Morph popping up in various locations across the city, wearing different attires. Each sculpture is 6 foot tall and you would not miss it as…

Tuesday Streetart – 2

NEW YORK, USA My son took this during his few days of work/holiday in New York City. As usual, it was so nice of him to think of his mumma through all this. For now here are some NYC murals. You can join me, if you like, with some of your Street Art photos. You…

I am a fan of …

I didn’t realise that I am but I just noticed recently that every time I see this Red Phone Booth, I am tempted to pose inside it. I am so a fan of it… Do you do this too? Or is just me? Haha Inspired by Jez’s Fan of … challenge

Saturday Morning Surprise

It is a sunny Saturday morning and I just woke up. When I looked at my phone I saw this message from Tim and I thought it was more from his travels, but it wasn’t…it is from the Spitafiuelds/Shoreditch area in London where he lives. Happy that he was thinking of me while walking around….

Snowfall down Tim’s Street

“To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold.” – Aristotle I know it is nice and all but I can’t imagine myself living in a place with snow 24/7. But I just love these photos that Tim sent me when he went for a walk down his…

The Cally

“I’m not lost, I’m exploring.” Tim, my son, used to live in Islington, a district in Greater London in 2018 … so best place to go for coffee is in Caledonian Road or The Cally (as locals call it). This is a long stretch of road running for a mile on the western side of…

Stopover in London

“When exploring London, you will come across lots of excitement by chance, so try to take everything in rather than just rushing around to all of the major tourist haunts.” – Richard Branson 2018 was the last time we left Melbourne to go overseas because plans were stopped by “you know what”. Took this Royal Brunei flight…

Sunrise Sunset

“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Sunset in London and Sunrise in Melbourne, can you guess which one is which? photos sent by Tim and Pat. Posting this for Jez’s I’m a fan of … Sunrise and Sunset challenge.

Odd or not…

“All you need is love and a vacation in London.” – unknown You may ask… what’s odd about this photo? Well, I have just posted some photos from Tim that he sent about a week ago and now he sent me another set …so that is odd. Maybe he is just showing off his camera…

Lovely shots from Tim

“Don’t have much to say that wouldn’t look better on a wall.” – BiP A few days ago, Tim sent me some photos again of some of the places he visited. It is a lovely feeling to know that he is thinking of me enough to take photos of things and places that he knows…

Christmas Markets

“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree“. – Roy L. Smith Taken from Christmas markets in London and in Budapest in 2018. For Jude’s Life in Colour – Kaleidoscope

From Tim

“If you can smell the street by looking at the photo, it’s a street photograph.” – Bruce Gilden I don’t know where my son went this weekend but he sent me this photo from London. And i thought it was a nice shot…good enough to share here. I have just found out from a fellow…

Interesting Architecture

“There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.” – Antoni Gaudi Talking of Interesting Architecture, let me start of with this architecture from the city centre of Melbourne. Unlike traditional public spaces, like Venice’s San Marco or New York’s Rockefeller Centre, Fed Square…

Light and shadow

“All the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.” – Leo Tolstoy For Cee’s B&W Challenge – CBWC – Vanishing Point Please click image to enlarge Decided to add these photos as well to show more vanishing point looking upwards.

London and its Lights

As you all may or may not know, my kids love sending me photos of their whereabouts and if the photos are worthy of a second look then I can share it here with you – PPAC – London Lights My son, Tim, is now enjoying much freedom in London. These light installation photos were…

Infinite Space in Tate London

I had another post planned for today, but I can’t help but share this amazing photos that my son, Tim, sent me. Last week they went to experience the Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms. It is an immersive installation at the Tate Modern. I could feel the intensity even from the other side of the…

Gates

“I believe the future is only the past again, entered through another gate.” – Arthur Wing Pinero Here are some gates for Cee’s Black and White Challenge – CBWC and for Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge Tis is the entrance gate of the British Library in London. The gates to the library grounds were designed by…

Carnival

“Carnivals bring out the child in everyone.” – unknown My son, Tim, took a photo of this mural and sent me a link to it so that I will know where it is from. This is the Hackney Peace Carnival Mural at Dalston Lane which was created by Ray Walker in 1985. There is a…

Wheels

“Life is like a wheel. Sooner or later, it always comes around to where it started again.” – Stephen King Now only did I realise, while searching on my archives, that I love WHEELS. I love taking photos of it … just because. So here are some of them for Cee’s CBWC

Clock(s) & Jack

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – unknown Sorry, but I am making this post very personal. It is Jack’s birthday, tomorrow, the 1st of August so I am having that as my first word ending with K. _________________________________ “Thank you for always being there for me…

Through Tim’s Lens

“Sometimes you just got to find an old dirt road and go where it takes you.” – unknown London has now reopened post pandemic (jealous!) Tim and Leigh (my son and daughter in law) decided to go for a few days away to the country roads of Dungeness. These photos are from Tim’s lens and…

Random Blue Houses, Windows and Trees

“If you want the people to understand you, invite them to your life and let them see the world from your window!” – Mehmet Murat ildan London may look gloomy most of the time but seeing these houses made my day bright and cheerful. I love these blue houses in Notting Hill with different shapes…

Getting Away!

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the one who’ll decide where to go.” -Dr. Seuss Ah “Getting away” – What a beautiful thought, especially now that lockdown is…

Sunset and the London Eye

“Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky.” – Kahlil Gibran November 2018. What a way to say goodbye to London…. Sunset, a silhouette of a tree and the London Eye. For BeckyB’s #TreeSquare

On the Waters of Faraway Lands …

“Travel opens your heart, broadens your mind and fills your life with stories to tell.” – Paula Bendfeldt Missing travelling? 2 years and 8 months, that has been the amount of time that I had not done something that I so love. Especially now that borders have been opening up in other countries, I am…

One More Time … from London

“Life is a one way street, and we are not coming back.” – Anon I have posted photos of murals that my son has sent me through a span of several weeks. This is the last of the series but hopefully he will send me again soon. I think this is in Shoreditch or in…

Murals from Tim’s Lens

Not sure if this is from Brick Lane or Shoreditch but is definitely in one of those places in London. Photos taken by my son Tim. This is for Sami’s Monday Murals. Please click image to enlarge.

Bright and Yellow

“How lovely yellow is! It stands for the sun.” – Vincent Van Gogh Making my day bright and sunny…. here are some yellow items that hopefully makes you happy too! FOTD – Yellow Flowers CMMC June Colour- Yellow