July 31, 2010
Victoria Tower Bell, Ottawa
The story of the Victoria Tower Bell, which now rests on Parliament Hill, behind the centre block of the Parliament, is best told by the words inscribed on the bells surface:
“This bell which belonged to the tower clock of the old parliament building was taken from the ruins of the buildings after their destruction by fire on February 3rd 1916. On that memorable night the bell continued to strike the hours until midnight although the tower itself was ablaze from nine o’clock in the evening. After sounding the last stroke of twelve it crashed through the flames to the base of the tower.”
The bell’s inclined position mirrors the angle at which it came to rest after falling.
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July 30, 2010
Invoke street art, Dublin
This brightly painted traffic signal box in Dublin is part of the Invoke Street Art project in Dublin, designed to bring art into the public spaces of the Temple Bar district. We were wandering back to the hotel after dinner when we ran across this signal box completely covered in artwork, and I couldn’t resist pausing briefly to grab this picture.
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July 29, 2010
Bird in Columns, Rome
After our tour of St Peter’s Basilica, my sister patiently waited while I amused myself by making a series of pictures of the omnipresent pigeons among the columns and crowds of St Peter’s Square. (She did, however, draw the line at chasing the pigeons through the columns on cue – not much of an assistant!)
This picture was always intended to be black and white – I like the combined abstraction of the monochrome and the movement.
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July 28, 2010
Rickshaws at the Reichstag, Berlin
In Europe, rickshaws (or bike taxis) are becoming an increasingly popular mode of transport, especially for tourists. These rickshaw drivers chat while, in the background, tourists queue to enter the Riechstag.
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July 27, 2010
Toy Stall, Cheltenham Christmas Market
My sister specifically requested a colourful picture for the next post to this bog, so I hope this suffices. This photo of a toy stall is from the Cheltenham Christmas Markets, which run from late November to early December each year. Due to a somewhat torturous train ride (3 separate trains to cover approximately 16 miles) I only had a short time to spend in Cheltenham, and spent most of it wandering around the central section, and browsing the market stalls.
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