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 27, 2007
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Photo of the Week - Millesgården
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
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
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.