The theme for our travel pics this week is D for Disneyland. Today, it’s an Iron Man suit, from the latest series of Marvel Avengers movies. As a youngster, I always wanted to go to Disneyland – and especially to Tomorrowland. So, when we got the chance to go there, as adults, I…
The turtle is gone, but his spirit lives on. In Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem lake, there lived a Giant Yangtze softshell turtle – one of only four known to still be alive. It was the symbol of Vietnam’s independence, and was revered as sacred by many. I say was, because it died this week, just as…
The theme for our travel pics this week is D for Disneyland. To start us off, it’s the Fantasyland castle. Strictly speaking, it’s Sleeping Beauty’s Castle – and every magic kingdom style park has one. But this is the 1955 original. It’s the entrance to Fantasyland, and is, for many, the most enduring image of…
Thursday is normally ‘commentary’ day here at Cairnscommunications – and today my comment comes in the form of a ‘picture study’. We spent two days at Sapa this week – and as part of that, visited the Hmong village in the valley below. The Hmong are an interesting people – they came from China around 400…
The theme for our travel pics this week is C for Churches. Today, it’s St Thomas and St Edmunds, in the heart of Salisbury, UK. We showed you an image of Salisbury Cathedral earlier this week – but this (much smaller) church is actually just as interesting. It was the church built to serve the workmen who…
We’ve just spent a couple of days cruising in Vietnam’s Halong Bay, on board a boat with about a dozen cabins and a mixed group of passengers from the four corners of the earth. When I think of cruising, I normally think of a large(ish) ship, crossing oceans and visiting far flung places. But the…
The theme for our travel pics this week is C for Churches. Today, it’s St John’s Anglican Cathedral, in Napier, NZ. Unlike many of the churches in this series, this one isn’t ancient – in fact, it’s hardly even historic. It was built in the art deco style – as befits a church which replaces one…
The theme for our travel pics this week is C for Churches. Today, it’s The Cathedral de Notre Dame, in Paris. This is the western facade … and it’s impressive. But for a truly astounding piece of architecture, check out the eastern facade athttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_de_Paris#/media/File:Notre_Dame_de_Paris,_East_View_140207_1.jpg with its extraordinary Flying Buttresses – amongst the first in the…
The theme for our travel pics this week is C for Churches. Today, it’s First Church of Otago, in New Zealand. This landmark in Dunedin is one of the most impressive of New Zealand’s 19th century churches, and was built to serve the largely Presbyterian citizens of the Scottish-settled city. It dominates Dunedin, and can be…
The theme for our travel pics this week is C for Churches Today, it’s a sweet little church, call Saint James at Avebury. I’m an Australian. We’ve only had European settlement (and hence, permanent structures) here for about 230 years. So to find a little church, in a little village, that has been standing for more than a…
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