09 Oct 2015
by joanfrankham
in Travel
Tags: balloons, Frankfurt, graffiti, humour, Lady Godiva, mural, paint, street artists, travel theme, Where's my backpack, zebra

A modern Lady Godiva!
Not all graffiti is ugly, some of it can have humour, be colourful, different and thought provoking, like this painting on the side of a pedestrian bridge in Frankfurt. There are some talented artists out there that start painting in public places!
Linked to Travel Theme : Paint
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21 Aug 2015
by joanfrankham
in Travel
Tags: #visitlondon #V&A, gleaming, London, museum, The Victoria & Albert Museum, travel theme, V & A, Victoria & Albert, Where's my backpack, world famous sculptures, world famous sculptures
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London is full of interesting reproductions copies of world famous sculptures and paintings, all gleaming in the light showing them off to their best advantage. The museum is a great place to visit if you are ever in London.
Linked to Travel Theme Gleaming over at Where’s My Backpack
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17 Aug 2015
by joanfrankham
in Travel
Tags: Blogging, blue lagoon, blue skies, challenge, holidays, Malta, mellow, sand, seaside, sunny days, turquoise waters, Where's my backpack

Looking out to sea
Summer and sunshine are two happenings that make us feel mellow, and lazy, and happy inside, like the old man above going for a stroll on the soft sand when the tide is out.

sitting by the lagoon
and on a stripy deckchair, under an umbrella, besides the turquoise water, is mellow and relaxing.

Blue skies and interesting rocks
Check out some more mellow mood here
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13 Jul 2015
by joanfrankham
in Travel
Tags: #visitMalta, blue lagoon, blue water, exploring, Fort St Elmo, holidays, Malta, travel theme, water, Where's my backpack

Blue Lagoon, Malta
I am sitting looking out at a dull sky…and cheering myself up by looking at pictures of our recent holiday, and blue skies, and warm water. This picture of the Blue Lagoon, between Malta and Gozo, has shallow, clear water, and you can walk from one side of the lagoon to the other (tides permitting) and explore the interesting caves on the far side.

Freighter in Valletta Grand Harbour
There goes a freighter heading for the shore line in Valletta, passing by Fort St. Elmo which laps the waters of the shore.

Going to the beach
And look at the blue water that is just so inviting.
Linked to Ailsa’s Travel Theme
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13 Jun 2015
by joanfrankham
in Travel
Tags: Blarney, Blarney Castle, Cork, holidays, knit the city, Knitting, off centre, street art, travel theme, Where's my backpack, yarn bombing
My photos today are mostly taken in Blarney Castle when my daughter was visiting last August, as you can see there was a little ‘yarn bombing‘ going on in the young trees. If you haven’t heard of yarn bombing, or guerilla knitting (and we overheard a few confused American visitors saying ‘but whats the point?’) this is what Wiki says about it
Yarn bombing, yarnbombing, yarnstorming, guerrilla knitting, urban knitting or graffiti knitting is a type of graffiti or street art that employs colorful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk.
Linked to Where’s My Backpack challenge
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29 Mar 2015
by joanfrankham
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Tags: ancient history, Ephesus, great outdoors, hillwalking, outdoors, ruins, solitude, St Marks Square, tourists, Venice, Where's my backpack
I often post photos of being outdoors in the mountains when hillwalking, but here are a few different photos of the great outdoors, discovering new places and ancient monuments.
Sometimes it is hard to avoid crowds in places of great beauty and historical interest.

Crowds in Venice
But sometimes the place is so beautiful that you ignore the crowds (and the scaffolding!), and the queues to get inside.

St Marks Square, Venice
But I think I still prefer to be in the outdoors with nature.

Resting from a hike
Check out Ailsa’s page for more Outdoorsy photos.
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05 Oct 2014
by joanfrankham
in Places I visit, Travel
Tags: aubergines, bountiful, chilli powder, chillies, eggplant, harvest, lemons, limes, purple, Where's my backpack
For this week’s theme from Ailsa, I have gone with the food option, and this crate of aubergines/eggplant with their beautiful purple colour, found at a farmers’ market, certainly seems like a bountiful crop.

a bounty of purple
Markets all over the world always produce a bountiful supply of goods to eat, purchase, admire and photograph. My son took the following two photos on a trip to a market in Uganda a few years ago, there certainly is no shortage of lemons or limes or passion fruit.

Or a few kilos of chillies anyone?

hot, hot, hotter
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21 Mar 2014
by joanfrankham
in Travel
Tags: flowers, fuschias, holidays, Norway, pink, snow, trainers, travel theme, walking, Where's my backpack

Fuschias
Pink is a colour that always cheers people up, and is loved by all girls, big and little. These pink fuschias remind me of a summer’s day, and I look forward to seeing the fuschias in bloom in the next few months.
And I will be putting on these trainers soon, to brighten up my evening walks.

Time to go walking!
And my sweet grand-daughter is pretty in pink as she enjoys the snow last winter

Fun in the snow
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