Travel

Details of my travels around the world with an eye to Fine Art

Prague

Prague

View over the city of Prague with St. Vitus Cathedral to the left and the many bridges over the Danube river in the centre.

Municipal House

Municipal House

Detail of the Municipal House, Prague, Czech Republic. A gorgeous example of Art Nouveau architecture. Artworks by many artists of the day adorn interior and exterior.

Prague

Prague

František Palacky monument

Hagia Sofia

Hagia Sofia

Detail of the dome of the Hagia Sofia or Aya Sofia, Istanbul, Türkiye

Capadoccia, Türkiye

Capadoccia, Türkiye

Rodina Mat

Rodina Mat

The enormous Rodina Mat (Motherland monument) watching over Ukraine.

War memorial

War memorial

Detail of the larger-than-life sculpture at the War museum, Kiev, Ukraine

St. Stephen's Basilica

St. Stephen's Basilica

Light streams down on St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest. Named after Stephen, the first king of Hungary.

Statue Park, Budapest

Statue Park, Budapest

Cold War era statue in Memento Park (Statue Park) outside Budapest, Hungary. A depository of Cold War era statuary.

Lattice

Lattice

Detail of the British Museum, London, England

St. James Park

St. James Park

St. James Park as seen from Buckingham Palace. London Eye in the background.

Pincio, Rome

Pincio, Rome

Shin-sekai

Shin-sekai

Tsutenaku tower, the centre piece of Shin-sekai (New World) in Osaka, Japan

Daibutsu

Daibutsu

Detail of the Daibutsu (great Buddha) in Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture.

Gateway

Gateway

The many torii at the bottom of the climb up to Fushimi-Inari shrine, Kyoto.

Jizou

Jizou

Guardians of the souls of dead children into the afterlife. These stand within the mountain-top complex of Engyou-ji, Hyogo Prefecture.

Amsterdam

Amsterdam

A foggy day on the canals.

Montmartre cemetery

Montmartre cemetery

I like wandering European cemeteries. Not only for the history, but for the artwork that watches over the dead.

Jardin des Tuileries

Jardin des Tuileries

Madrid sunset

Madrid sunset

Trinity University, Dublin

Trinity University, Dublin

Berlin

Berlin

Holocaust Memorial

Berlin

Berlin

Offerings

Offerings

Giant incense coils at Man Mo temple in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Big Lychee

Big Lychee

Victoria Harbour and central Hong Kong island at night as seen from the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront.