Tuesday 31 March 2009

Monday 30 March 2009

Sunday 29 March 2009

Bangkok #3

Of course, I also took any number of photographs of the things that all the tourists take photographs of. You can find dozens, if not hundreds, of nearly identical pictures on the internet. These are all ones that I took though.

Saturday 28 March 2009

Bangkok #2

Buddha, Thailand, Bangkok.

Friday 27 March 2009

Bangkok #1

Temple, Bangkok, Thailand.

Thursday 26 March 2009

Bangkok: Less Usual Scenes #8

And to finish the less usual scenes, I can't resist posting this photograph of the railway station on the day I left Bangkok, the last time I was there. Yes, the sign does say "Big Cleaning Toilet Day".

Wednesday 25 March 2009

Bangkok: Less Usual Scenes #7

Street vendor, not sure what exactly he's vending.

Tuesday 24 March 2009

Monday 23 March 2009

Sunday 22 March 2009

Bangkok: Less Usual Scenes #4

A student sketching at one of the temples.


Saturday 21 March 2009

Bangkok: Less Usual Scenes #3

Even the streets, often have rather beautiful architecture.

Friday 20 March 2009

Bangkok: Less Usual Scenes #2

In Bangkok anybody can take pictures of a temple, there are thousands of them. On the other hand you can look at anything from telephone boxes and dustbins and see stuff that's just as interesting. Here, for example, is a lampost.

Thursday 19 March 2009

Bangkok: Less Usual Scenes #1

I thought I'd do a couple of sequences from my files of Bangkok photos. I've been there a couple of times and it's one of the most photogenic cities that I have ever seen. So we'll start with a slightly unusual view of the city from the roof of one of the hotels.

Wednesday 18 March 2009

Library, House on the Rock

Bizarrely inaccessible library at the House on the Rock.

Tuesday 17 March 2009

Statue, House on the Rock

One of the many strange exhibits at the House on the Rock.

Monday 16 March 2009

Sunday 15 March 2009

Saturday 14 March 2009

Friday 13 March 2009

Carousel in Motion, House on the Rock

One of the more well-known HotR exhibits, the world's largest indoor carousel.

Thursday 12 March 2009

Angels,The House on the Rock

From my favourite museum in England, to my favourite museum in the world - the utterly bizarre and wonderful House on the Rock, a huge collection of the weirdest stuff you could hope to see in one place. Carvings of Angels, for example.

Wednesday 11 March 2009

Narrow Boat, BCLM


Narrow boat at the BCLM christmas event.

Tuesday 10 March 2009

Steam engines, BCLM

Steam Engines at the BCLM Christmas event.


Monday 9 March 2009

Carol SIngers at the BCLM

Carol singers at the BCLM Christmas event.


Sunday 8 March 2009

Streets/Black Country Living Museum

My favourite museum in England is the Black Country Living Museum, a recreation of a whole town from about a hundred years ago. This picture fits both the previous theme of "Streets" and the new one of "The Black Country Living Museum".


Saturday 7 March 2009

Streets #5

Paraty, in Brazil, is one of the prettiest towns that I have encountered in my travels.

Friday 6 March 2009

Streets #4

Ban Hui Xai, in Laos, has the dubious disinction of having the dirtiest hotel that I have ever stayed in. This street scene shows more or less the entire town.

Thursday 5 March 2009

Streets #3

Although the guide books sometimes recommend against walking around the area, the artists quarter of Buenos Aires is remarkably colourful and photogenic.

Streets #2

Street scene: New York, USA
The great thing about walking around New York is that, even if you have never been there before, the streets are so familiar from the movies that it feels completely familiar.

Wednesday 4 March 2009

Spam

Please note that all three of my blogs have today suffered incredibly annoying spam attacks from one spammer which have taken (and continue to take) a long time to clear up.

Thanks to this I have been forced to turn comment moderation on. Comments will only appear from now on AFTER I have approved them.

Tuesday 3 March 2009

Streets #1

Street scene: Khania, Crete.

Snow and Ice #8


And finally a nice panoramic scene. I love photographs with reflections and I think this is a fine example. Double clicking on the image should give you a larger look at it.

Monday 2 March 2009

Snow and Ice #7


Another bleak landscape. More of that ethereal drifting steam. This time with some people.

Sunday 1 March 2009

Snow and Ice #6


Those iceicles could do someone a nasty injury if the thaw came.