Architecture
Square Format: Looking up in Leeds.
I looked up……. ………on a recent visit to the Yorkshire city of Leeds.
cities
Pedestrians in the MonoZone : StreetLife 4
Walking the Walk in the MonoZone. Please click on any image for full-size slideshow: (This is my entry for this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge: Pedestrians) To see more of everyday life in the MonoZone, why not visit my alternative photoblog. It’s very much a work in progress and I’d Read more…
cities
StreetLife 3: Pedal Power in Amsterdam
StreetLife in Amsterdam, City of Cyclists. HOW MANY BICYCLES ARE THERE IN AMSTERDAM? According to the most recent figures, the 850.000 residents (442.693 households) of Amsterdam together own 847.000 bicycles. That represents 1.91 bicyles per household. 78% of people 12 years and older owns at least one bike. Bonus fact: Read more…
Architecture
LISBON: Steep Streets in the Alfama District.
LISBON: The Alfama District. The Alfama is Lisbon’s oldest quarter. Spread over the southeastern slope of the hill crowned by Castelo de São Jorge, the picturesque neighborhood is composed of a maze of narrow streets, winding alleyways, and steep flights of steps. Its kasbah-like layout is deliberate – this Read more…
challenges
Not a Door
Door “When is a door not a door?” asked the riddle in my Tiny Tots comic hundreds of years ago. Their answer was “When it’s a-jar”, but that never made me laugh. But this did……… …….especially as it’s in a lane in my home city of Glasgow’s West End, and Read more…