The EMP Museum in Seattle, Washington was designed by renowned architect Frank O. Gehry and is a wonderful example of his singular design style. Wrapped in undulating metal panels, the colours and shapes were inspired by electric guitars, which Gehry took apart and reassembled as part of the initial design process. Every angle of theContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – EMP, Seattle, USA”
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Wednesday Wander – Venice, Italy
I recently wrote a piece of flash fiction for one of Sacha Black’s Writespirations, and it seemed to take place in Venice. This took me back to a visit I made there many years ago, and so I thought I’d make Venice this week’s Wednesday Wander destination. I could write loads about Venice. But IContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Venice, Italy”
Wednesday Wander – Setanta Wall, Dublin
This is the Setanta Wall in Dublin, Ireland. Created in 1974 by the artist Desmond Kinney, it depicts scenes from the story of Cúchulainn and the Cattle Raid of Cooley. The small art critic standing nearby will give you an idea of the size of the piece, the vibrant colours and textures obviously hitting aContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Setanta Wall, Dublin”
Wednesday Wander – Haiti
This is a photograph of a ruined brothel on the shores of a pristine bay in Haiti, which comprises the western half of the island of Hispaniola. I visited Haiti briefly nearly thirty years ago and, I have to be honest, had a fairly sanitised experience in my short time there. Nonetheless, I was struckContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Haiti”
Wednesday Wander – Stonehenge
I do love a stone circle. There is something fascinating about the fact that, millennia ago, our ancestors expended the effort to place giant stones in specific patterns across the landscape, and we no longer really know why. And when it comes to stone circles, Stonehenge is arguably the best known of them all. WhenContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Stonehenge”
Wednesday Wander – Sydney Opera House
Jorn Utzon’s Sydney Opera House is one of the most recognisable buildings in the world, cream coloured sails floating on a point surrounded by blue water. When I lived in Sydney I took the bus across the Harbour Bridge most days to work (I know, it’s tough, right?), yet I never failed to appreciate theContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Sydney Opera House”
Wednesday Wander – Museum Of Traditional Architecture, Dubai
We went to Dubai a few years ago, taking several days as a stopover to break up the lengthy flight between Australia and the UK. While there, we opted to stay in the older part of the city, our hotel looking out at the creek, a mosque and the oldest building in Dubai, a toweredContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Museum Of Traditional Architecture, Dubai”
Wednesday Wander – Stratford-Upon-Avon
This week’s wander is to the West Midlands town of Stratford-Upon-Avon, famous as the birthplace of William Shakespeare. However, he was not the only luminary to come from this small town – do you notice the American flag decorating the front of this fine half-timbered house? This is Harvard House and, as the sign states,Continue reading “Wednesday Wander – Stratford-Upon-Avon”
Wednesday Wander – Indoor Pool, Hearst Castle
I’ve written about Hearst Castle, on the California Coast, before. I went there the first time when I was fifteen, and still remember it as somewhere magical. On a recent trip back to California it was on my to-see list and, even though the visitor centre was much larger than I remember, the tours moreContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Indoor Pool, Hearst Castle”
Wednesday Wander – Silves Castle, Silves, Portugal
Today has been icy cold, a real change from the springtime promise of earlier this week. So, as a little escape from the cold and grey, my Wednesday Wander this week is to Silves Castle, one of the best-preserved Moorish castles in Portugal. The castle was constructed between the 8th and 13th century, when SilvesContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Silves Castle, Silves, Portugal”
Helen Glynn Jones 