28-SEP-2008
A REFLECTED CITADEL QUARTER 639
WINNER : Travel/Europe Holiday/Around Dunkirk Sept 2008 gallery
At the East Harbour the old quarter is taking on a new look.... renovated warehouses, a brightly-coloured university, a library and a fine arts museum
24-SEP-2010
This barge's name seemed appropriate, as our boat caught up with it!
29-APR-2008
A PORTRAIT ARTIST'S EASEL 661
Our Hotel at Einruhr on Lake Obersee
07-DEC-2015
Sweden
The Miniature World Exhibition
The Kiruna iron ore mine.
14-JUN-2014
WINNER : TRAVEL/AUSTRIA/TELFES CHURCH 2014 GALLERY
Ceiling fresco by Anton Zoller.
Church of St Pancras, Telfes.
Oct 2008
RIVERBED NIGHTSHOT
The three rivers that flow down from the mountains and through central Funchal are barely trickling streams during good weather, which is, of course almost all year round. They are all covered with bougainvilleas that contribute much colour to the city.
However they become raging torrents after the monsoon type rain that can occur in the winter months, even though the average temperature is around 16 degrees C. Flooding in 1803 killed 600 people, soon after which the river walls were then heightened. Yet when ten inches of rain fell in 48 hours on 29th October 1993 the rivers still couldn't cope and overflowed, cutting Funchal sea front off with mud and debris and several people lost their lives.
17-APR-2012
VIEW FROM SEMINARSKA GARDENS . 1