I live too far from the sea. I yearn for the beach, the salty air, the sound of the waves and the feeling of being by the water. I go when I can but it's not as often as I'd like. Thankfully, though, I'm not all that far from some big expanses of water. In … Continue reading By the water: the River Severn at Sharpness, Gloucestershire
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Wordless Wednesday #7: Roman coin hoard, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Devon
Wordless Wednesday #6: paw prints and waves, St Ives, Cornwall
Wordless Wednesday #5: Bronze Age pots from the Palace of Knossos, Crete, in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Ashurbanipal and the Assyrians at the British Museum, London
I'm lucky enough to be a regular visitor to the British Museum, and on a recent trip was excited to be able to see the latest exhibition, 'I am Ashurbanipal: king of the world, king of Assryia', which explores the life and world of Assyria's last great king who reigned in the seventh century BC, … Continue reading Ashurbanipal and the Assyrians at the British Museum, London
Wordless Wednesday #4: old-school panorama of the Roman amphitheatre, Pompeii, Italy, September 1999
In the land of the Prince Bishops: the city of Durham, England
The city of Durham is one of my favourite places. The medieval castle and cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site standing high up on a wooded peninsula above a bend in the River Wear, and the steep, winding streets below form an historic centre the equal of anywhere in Europe. Bill Bryson, in his Notes … Continue reading In the land of the Prince Bishops: the city of Durham, England
Wordless Wednesday #3: West African totems, Eden Project, Bodelva, Cornwall
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Winter dreaming: the Greco-Roman theatre at Taormina, Sicily
On days that I work from home I'll always start with a walk. Nothing special at all, just a way to get some fresh air and a little exercise before turning on the laptop. Today, leaving the house I looked at the sky and was confronted with a quintessential January day in southern England: it … Continue reading Winter dreaming: the Greco-Roman theatre at Taormina, Sicily
