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U is for… Up in the Air
I wouldn’t advise taking a shortcut into the Tivoli Gardens over this vicious fence! But you can get a peek in the conveniently placed mirror up in the air, or just listen to the screams as the roller...
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V is for… Volk’s Electric Railway
This electric railway runs along the seafront at Brighton, from just opposite the Aquarium east to the Marina. The gauge and length of the line has changed over the years, but it dates back to...
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W is for… Window Cleaning
I don’t envy these window cleaners, clinging to the side of the 47 storey Beetham Tower in Manchester. Part of the April A to Z Challenge and Blue Monday. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 27 April 2015
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X is for… X-ray Kiss
Hugh Turvey has coined the term xogram to describe his art, which is a crossover between x-rays and photography. He says “the only difference between my x-ray images and the photograms produced by...
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Y is for… Yah Boo Sucks
This strange character was thumbing his nose to all around him in a busy square in Stockholm. Yah boo sucks = to show you have no sympathy towards someone (source: urbandictionary.com) Part of the...
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Z is for… ZigZag
There was something about this zigzag water feature that just invited people to step their way across them. I have reached the end of this year’s April A to Z Challenge. It has been a fun challenge...
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Views from the Gondolen
-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 95 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photos taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own images with an up or...
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Y is for… Yellow Tones of Autumn
A very early foggy morning in Hampstead Heath provided a tinge of many colours – plenty of grey fog, but also the happy autumnal colours. Linked to Alphabe Thursday Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 November...
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V is for… Vivacious Vienna
The gardens of Schönbrunn Palace are edged with 32 sculptures of equal height, each numbered for easy identification by visitors. This lively statues is known as The Rape of Helen, showing Paris...
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Eloquent Silence
Morning walk on the Malvern Hills, February 2015 “Silence is more eloquent than words” –Thomas Carlyle Linked to ABCW Copyright Debbie Smyth, 10 February 2016
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F is for… Fire Damage
Fire damaged building in Corstorphine, January 2015 Linked to ABC Wednesday Copyright Debbie Smyth, 17 February 2016
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A is for… Azerbaijan
Today marks the start of the April A to Z challenge, and I’m going to give us an alphabetic tour of the world with the help of my memory, my archive and a bit of imagination for a couple of testing...
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B is for… Botswana
Our alphabetical tour of the world’s countries takes us to Botswana today, a truly wonderful part of Africa. Leopard in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, August 2013 Click to view slideshow. Part...
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C is for… Cuba
The letter C takes us to Cuba, a place that had been near the top of my list for many years and i finally got there at the end of 2016. Havana, Cuba, December 2016 Click to view slideshow. Part...
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D is for… Denmark
On D day, I’m taking you to Denmark; to Copenhagen to be precise. The percent spot for a chilled and affordable weekend break from Britain. A snowy day in Copenhagen, January 2016 Click to view...
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F is for… France
F is for France. A huge country to cover in a single post, but here’s a quick hop to some of my personal favourites. Paris, April 2014 Marseille panorama Click to view slideshow. List of A…...
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G is for… Germany
We are flying through the alphabet, with G for Germany here today. Reichstag, Berlin, May 2017 Click to view slideshow. If you fancy visiting a different G, there is a full list of G… countries...
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H is for… Hungary
Anniversary of Treaty of Trianon, June 2016 Click to view slideshow. List of H… countries: Haiti Honduras Hungary Copyright Debbie Smyth, 9 April 2018 Posted as part of April A to Z
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I is for… Ireland
North Wall Quay, Dublin, 2015 Come join for me a quick flit around Dublin. I haven’t been for a few years now, so these are all from archive. Click to view slideshow. And here’s a list of the...
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The Edinburgh weather changes with speed
Clouds sweeping across Edinburgh, August 2019 Summer on Thursday; winter on Friday. Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings. I’ll admit that many of us openly...
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