24/4/12 - I LOVE this tower in La Rochelle, its such a nice looking tower over looking the bay, it used to be a lighthouse but now its a museum.
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Day 480 - La Rochelle Panorama
23/4/12 - I have not done a panorama for a while so here is La Rochelle Harbour (or at least most of it).
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Day 479 - Standing Tall
22/4/12 - This lovely lighthouse sits at the back on La Rochelle harbour, its one of several in the area.
Monday, 23 April 2012
Day 478 - Waterfront
21/4/12 - I saw this bike on the waterfront in La Rochelle and thought it would make a good photo.
Friday, 20 April 2012
Day 477 - Little House
20/04/12 - I saw this little building in La Rochelle in France and loved it, I am pretty sure its the operating building for the lifting bridge just to the right of this photo,
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Day 476 - Ghosts On The Beach
19/4/12 - I took this while down on the beach doing some filming for another project, everyone was huddled around chatting so i thought i was snap away while waiting for them, it turns out they were all waiting for me to finish snapping.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Day 475 - Maritime Museum
18/4/12 - This is the Maritime Museum in La Rochelle, we didn't get time to venture on board (an I don't think it was open) but i really liked the idea that a Maritime museum is on a ship (well 3 ships actually).
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Day 474 - Chain
17/4/12 - I saw this chain while wandering along the side of the harbour in La Rochelle and snapped a quick pic of it.
Monday, 16 April 2012
Day 473 - Tower de la Chaîne
16/4/12 - Here are 2 of the towers in La Rochelle, the tower on the chain i so called because it had a chain which could be pulled across the harbour entrance, the tower with the pointy roof is called the Lanterne and used to be a lighthouse.
Sunday, 15 April 2012
Day 472 - Rob In Another Dimension
15/4/12 - I have seen this kind of idea a few times recently and thought I would have a go at doing something similar.
Saturday, 14 April 2012
Day 471 - La Rochelle Feu Antérieur
14/4/12 - This is one of the many lighthouses in the La Rochelle area, the Feu Antérieur sits right on the entrance to the harbour.
Friday, 13 April 2012
Day 470 - Porte de la Grosse Horloge
13/4/04 - It was just here we stopped to have the most amazing crepes, I successfully asked for them in the best French I could manage and a small crowd soon gathered to watch, have people never seen crepes being made before?
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Day 469 - The Big Clock Tower
12/4/12 - This is the main gateway to the old town of La Rochelle, the tower dates back to the 12th century and the clock was added in the late 13th century,
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Day 468 - La Rochelle
11/4/12 - This is La Rochelle, didn't know what to expect from this town before we arrived, but I can honestly say that its beautiful here, such a lovely place, the people are nice, the architecture is amazing and the food (crepes) was nice. I loved it here and could stay here a lot longer.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Day 467 - Nervión
10/4/12 - Here is the River Nervión, it runs thro the centre of Bilbao in Spain, it has a few interesting bridges spanning it including the Zubizuri foot bridge not far from the Guggenheim Museum.
Monday, 9 April 2012
Day 466 - Bilbao
9/4/12 - While in Bilbao we took a trip on the funicular railway up to the top of Mount Artxanda, the views are stunning and you can see most of Bilbao from the top.
Sunday, 8 April 2012
Day 465 - Magnifico
8/4/12 - Here is the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, Spain, its such an awesome building, it must be a nightmare to have to design something like this.
Saturday, 7 April 2012
Day 464 - Tulips
7/4/12 - This is one of the few items of 'so called' art in the Guggenheim museum I liked, its a sculpture called tulips and is a giant version of a balloon model.
Friday, 6 April 2012
Day 463 - Guggenheim
6/4/12 - Here is the inside of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. The Building designed by Frank Gehry is really amazing, an architectural wonder of the modern age, I could explore the building for hours.
The contents of the building however is very questionable, I will upset some art lovers here, sadly the Guggenheim museum contains very little art, balancing a mirror against a wall is NOT art, painting a series of black squares is NOT art and a string of fairy lights is NOT art.
The Guggenheim gets 10/10 for architecture but fails miserably at hosting any art with a harsh but honest score of 1/10. Solomon R Guggenheim would spin in his grave if he saw the rubbish in his buildings.
The toilets are pretty so its worth paying the €11 to see them.
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Day 462 - St. James' Cathedral
5/4/12 - I was lucky to visit Bilbao on a recent trip and spent a day walking around the city. this is St. James' Cathedral or Santiago Cathedral in the old town of Bilbao.
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Day 461 - La Corunna Beach
4/4/12 - This is La Coruna beach, facing directly into the Atlantic ocean it gets plenty of big waves for surfing.
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Day 460 - Caracola
3/4/12 - This amazing sculpture on the coast near La Coruna in Spain is called Caracola, this is a Spanish word for a Conch. I can just imagine some ancient civilisation using it as a warning horn.
Day 459 - Torre de Hercules
2/4/12 - Another shot of the Torre de Hercules in the town of La Coruna on the north west tip of Spain.
Monday, 2 April 2012
Day 458 - Town Hall
1/4/12 - Here is La Coruna town hall, I think it is quite an impressive building, it sits overlooking a lovely big square too. I really like La Coruna, its a nice place.
Day 457 - Morning Light
31/3/12 - While walking around La Coruna in the early morning I saw the sunlight peeking thro the windows of this building ahead and thought it looked like a nice scene.
Day 456 - Flowers of Hercules
30/3/12 - This is my second visit to La Coruna in Spain in the past year, I really like La Coruna, i always treats us well, this is the Torre de Hercules, the oldest working lighthouse in the world and the most westerly on mainland europe.
Sunday, 1 April 2012
Day 455 - Brugges Buildings
29/3/12 - I love the building styles in Brugge, its what I imagine Amsterdam buildings to be like, I like the stepped frontage on many of the buildings we saw in the city.
Day 454 - Messing About On The River
28/3/12 - Brugge has many canals running through and around the city, little boats full of tourists sail up and down all the time and it seems very popular.
Day 453 - Belgium Daffodils
27/3/12 - While walking through Brugge we passed this field of daffodils, we were not sure what this place was but it had a church and a few other buildings so I imagine its some kind of monastery or something.
Day 452 - Yet Another Door
26/3/12 - Here is another door, this one in Brugge, I love doors, they can be so mysterious, what is hiding behind them? what is their big secret, all these questions.
Day 451 - Brugge Canals
25/3/12 - This was my first trip to the city of Brugge and it was a good one, Brugge is such a lovely place, we had a little adventure getting to the city from the cruise ship in Zebrugge but that adds to the fun of the day. Brugge is such a beautiful place, with plenty of Chocolate shops to keep everyone happy.
Day 450 - Blankenberge
24/3/12 - Here I am in the town of Blankenberge just a few miles along the coast from Zebbrugge on the Belgium coast. we stopped here a short while before catching a train into Brugge.
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