The London Telegraph looks at sights associated with the late author George Orwell on the anniversary of his death.
He’s one of my favorite authors ,not only for his insights into politics and the future ,but also Poverty of the time. I was curious to see where he was staying in Paris because he wrote ,’Down and Out in Paris and London’ about poverty.
Its a slideshow of photos .
Enjoy
DrFumblefinger explores the architecture in “Downtown Casablanca”. Most were constructed in the period between WWI and WWII, and show art deco and art nouveau features combined with Moroccan/Moorish features.
A delicious lunch was capped by a pleasant young Berber girl pouring mint tea for us.
I was visiting a friend, and this was the view from their house. I could understand why they built their house facing this direction. I was taken by the beauty!
Samantha shares some street art pictures from her recent trip to Bogotá, Colombia.
A garden in South Wales is the topic of today’s post from ProfessorAbe
The St Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum is a beautiful lighthouse and has a great museum complex and grounds surrounding
The Amelia Island Museum of History is located in the former Nassau County jail in Downtown Fernadina Beach. It shows
Where Gumbo was #452 Congratulations go to George G for finding Gumbo at the New Jardin Botanique du Nouveau-Brunswick (
Eric Arthur Blair, Orwell’s real name, is buried in a little churchyard in Oxfordshire, England (photo #18 in the Telegraph slide show). I’ve visited him there, a pilgrimage of sorts, and recommend it to anyone who’s interested in the author. A peaceful and quintessentially English churchyard.
Its quite scary watching “Animal Farm”
How many people do you recognise in the animated film ?
Human nature is not that pleasant !
Just repetitive.