20/9/22 20/9/22

Views From My Balcony

Views from my balcony as I cruise along the Rhine

19/9/22 19/9/22

Songs of a Sad Summer

Songs of a Sad Summer - a book of poetry by Anne Harrison

17/9/22 17/9/22

The Faces of Japan

Photographs of people I met in Japan So many faces, all with a story to reflect their years.

13/9/22 13/9/22

Exploring Hyde Park

Avenues of trees, expanses of grass, ponds, lakes, flowers peeping through the grass; Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are essentially one large parkland, but I never knew which one I was walking through.

11/9/22 11/9/22

A Bookshop in Venice

The Acqua Alta Bookshop is so typically Venetian: hidden in a courtyard, complete with a gondola overflowing with books in all languages.

8/9/22 8/9/22

Exploring Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia is where many Romans escape the crowds of the city to sun themselves on a beach. It’s also the main cruise port for Rome. Instead of heading off for a whirlwind tour of the Eternal City, why not do as the Romans do and instead spend some leisurely hours here?

6/9/22 6/9/22

The Gods Themselves

A monk with writer's blog. Death returns from stress leave. A peasant who preaches silently after flying to Heaven. An illiterate knight bears book with a new numeral. An angel who carves statues.

Just an average day in Medieval France.

4/9/22 4/9/22

Walking Melbourne Backwards

Discovering new sights in Melbourne. I thought I knew the city well until I tried a different way to my usual path.

22/8/22 22/8/22

Braving the Doctor Fish of Singapore

Submitting my feet to a Doctor Fish massage (and nibble) in Singapore.

20/8/22 20/8/22

Dawn in Hoi An

Thoughts as I watch the dawn in Hoi An from a fishing boat. After watching the clouds came a breakfast cooked by the captain, using produce fresh from the sea.

18/8/22 18/8/22

Venice and the Church of the Skiing Jesus

An unusual church spire in Venice, with Our Lady standing on top of a crescent moon and wearing a crown of 12 stars.

16/8/22 16/8/22

Drifting Along the Danube

Images and memories as I drift along the Danube in flood, from full rivers, quiet backwaters, quaint villages and sighting elegant ruins.

14/8/22 14/8/22

Montalbano's First Case - Andrea Camilleri

My review of Montalbano's First Case, the first in the series which made Andrea Camilleri one of Italy's most popular writers.

13/8/22 13/8/22

Venice, Gondolas and Me

Images and tales of gondolas and gondoliers from my visits to Venice, from travelling the Grand Canal, to seeing an attempted u-turn in a tiny canal.