London Eye ©HelenBushe

All Lit up and Shining Brightly.

Bright Lights! City Lights! Candlelight! As January draws to a close, there’s only a couple more days to post in Becky’s Square Up Challenge. I wonder what she will have in store for us “squares” in her next challenge in a couple of months time????

Camouflage Band ©HelenBushe

Wrapped Up: Saints and Camouflaged Drums.

There is a lot to enjoy in St James Cavalier Cultural Centre in Valletta. It is a 16th century building, constructed by The Order the Knights of St John, as part of the city’s defences. This amazing, former-military stronghold now warmly welcomes visitors, whereas in years gone by its purpose Read more…

Locked up in Valletta

Locked Up in Valletta.

This is my second Square Up post featuring pictures I took whilst wandering around the beautiful medieval city of Valletta, capital of Malta. The first one, “Lined Up: Vestments and Hookah Pipes” involved being locked in a cavernous dark church. Happily in this post, I’m not locked in! Please click Read more…

Roofs: from Lisbon’s Red Tiles to Oxford’s Spires.

………..from the roofs of Valletta dating back to the times of the Knights Templar………… to the modern roof on Lisbon’s Oriente Train Station….. ………..from a tiled roof on an electricity substation in Menorca…………to a shelter in our local park. I’ll leave you to guess which is which! Please click on Read more…

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