The Victorian Eastgate Clock is said to be the most photographed clock in England after Big Ben.
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
Queensland’s Sunshine Coast hinterland is where Barry Barford found a remarkable small town with an interesting history.
In the picturesque Cudgegong River Valley, 270 kilometres (168 miles) west of Sydney, the town of Mudgee is a popular
One of the defining features of the villages along the Alsatian wine route is their rich culinary heritage, which interests Barry Barford.
Seems a bit odd to me that Victoria’s Gold and Diamond Jubilees were marked by so many public clocks built in 1887 and 1897. Almost seems as if they were counting down to the end rather than marking the past! The one on the Esplanade in Weymouth is also quite nice…
I agree. The one in Brighton is the weirdest with a “time ball” atop the clock that rode up and down a mast and fell on the hour. The ball was the subject of many noise complaints and was taken out of service for a while. I believe it no longer works anyway.