Sunday, May 27, 2007

Photo of the Week - Grand Harbour


IMG_1829, originally uploaded by Tolby.

This is a shot from the Grand Harbour in Malta. The boat in the front is another traditional Maltese boat that they row around. The shot is taken from Vittoriosa (or Birgu) where the Knights of Malta survived their famous siege from the Turks in 1565. In the background is the city of Senglea.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Photo of the Week - Millesgården


Sculpture Park on Lidingö, originally uploaded by Tolby.

This photo is from a Sculpture Park on the island of Lidingö just outside Stockholm. Most of the sculptures there are from a guy called Carl Milles, Swedens most famous ever Sculptor who studied with Rodin and lived from 1875-1955. He also collected one of the most amazing collections of Greek and Roman sculpture which he almost completely destroyed when he had a bad mood one day - artists!

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Photo of the Week - Maltese Boat


IMG_1876, originally uploaded by Tolby.

This is a traditional Maltese fishing boat, taken in the fishing village of Marsaxlokk (pronounced Marsaschlock) in the south of the island. These boats can be seen all over the island and the good ones have these eyes one the front - perhaps originating from the days when Malta was a Phoenician island???

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Photo of the Week - Clifton Houses


Clifton Houses, originally uploaded by Tolby.

A row of terraced houses on a hill in Clifton, a smart suburb of Bristol. The photo was taken from the site of SS Great Briton, one of the first steel ships that took alot of people to Australia, on a rainy February morning.