Trip Over to Venice – Italy
A Watery Masterpiece
This amazing historic World Heritage Unesco paradise caught between the Italian mainland and the Adriatic Sea has all the signs of its Roman and Byzantine beginings, through the era of maritime power in the 10th centry to the human endeavour that keeps the city above the water now, all there to be explored on foot or by boat. Getting lost in Venice is the only way to explore and be continually amazed by what you find.
Trip Over to Venice
Al Ponte Antico Hotel
Oliver came out to meet us as our Water Taxi pulled up, it was like walking into another world as we entered the beautifully renovated palace from the 1500s through the centuries old gates. He took us upstairs and served coffee on the terrace Read more ………...
Trip Over to Murano and Burano from Venice
Out on the Lagoon
The first thing you notice arriving in Burano are the brightly coloured houses, each one a different colour to its neighbour. Rumour has it that this was done so the fishermen could find their way home – having the same colour as your neighbour just wouldn’t do. Read more ………...
Trip Over to Venice
The Arty Side of Town – Dorsoduro
As we worked our way back past the Peggy Guggenheim Gallery, we came across The Beatles crossing Abbey Rd, classic symbols of Italy in the form of Andy Warholesc coffee pots and Fiat 500s, enormous plush roses on chairs and the most amazing collection of wooden sculptures by Loris Marazzi. Read more……………..
Beautiful pink flowers to brighten up an autumn day in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.
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Passing the bow of HMAS Sydney, a WWl ship in the Australian Navy fleet. The bow of the ship sits on the edge of Sydney Harbour as a memorial to its successful battle in the Pacific.
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My favourite of this years Sculpture by the Sea on the Bondi to Tamarama Coastal Walk.
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As part of Vivid Sydney, this is the light show on Customs House in Circular Quay. It was a bitterly cold night so the crowds were down - perfect!!🥂
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High up on a rock on the Sculpture by the Sea coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama, this 'flying' sculpture even has a plane fkying past in the background.
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Walking down my street in the rain on my way to work, yet another bad hair day!!
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#sydney #flowersinthestreet #hedge #pinkandgreen #raininsydney #walkingintherain #streetsinsydney #walktowork #puddleseverywhere #sydneyinautumn #sydneyinautumnisperfect
Beautiful gardens just next to the CBD, going down to the harbour and the Opera House.
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#royalbotanicgardenssydney #royalbotanicalgardens #walkinthepark
Vivid Sydney light show on Customs House in Circular Quay, the cold night didn't stop some of us hardy souls from getting out there. You don't often need hats, gloves, scarves and coats in Sydney, but I was so glad to have all those items on. ❄!
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Growing in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens, an anteater surrounded by ants.
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The gate on Sydney's Pyrmont Bridge once to block traffic, now pedestrians when the bridge swings open to allow boats through to Darling Harbour. The W Hotel in the background is not likely to open this year as planned......
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#pyrmontbridge #pyrmontbridgesydney #gateonthebridge #whotel #sydneycbd #blueskyandsunshine #sydneyinwinter #lunchbreakwalk #darlingharbour #heritagebridge
A cassowary growing in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens, I'll have to go back to see how it is growing and post some updates.....
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The beautiful lit works of art hanging under the dome in the QVB in Sydney as part of Vivid Sydney.
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I walked across Sydney Harbour Bridge on a very cold night to see Vivid, this is the view from the Bridge, over The Rocks to Circular Quay and tge Sydney CBD.
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#vividsydney2022 #vivid2022 #vividsydney #sydney #sydneyaustralia #therocks #sydneycbd #circularquay #lightshow #coldnightinsydney #explorethecityyoulivein #colouredlights #myhometown
Sydney Harbour Bridge during Vivid, looking over Circular Quay ferry terminal to North Sydney CBD, and the green lights on the ferris wheel at Luna Park.
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The water receeds around the edges of Tunks Park under Long Gully Bridge, but there seems to be another downpour forecast next week, so itbis likely to go under again. But look how green the grass is!!!
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#tunksparksydney #tunksparkwalk #tunkspark #longgullybridge #longgully #greengrass #parkunderwater #aftertherain #sydney #sydneyparks #sydneylife #sydneyharbourwalks #myhometown
Flat Rock Creek looking clean and clear glinting in the sun as it flows under Tunks Park on Sydney's north shore.
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#tunksparksydney #tunksparkwalk #tunkspark #flatrockgully #flatrockgullywalk #flatrockcreek #sydneywaterways #riverrunsclear #reflectiononwater #sydneywalks #sydneyinspring #explorethecityyoulivein #seetheworldthroughmyeyes #myhometown
What's going on here, this little guy is on stilts!!! It was hard enough walking along the Bondi to Tamarama Ciastal Walk, through the crowds, in sneakers!!
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#sculptureart #sculptureinthepark #sculpturebythesea #highonarock #bonditotamaramacoastalwalk #bonditotamarama #artinpublicplaces #sydney #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #explorethecityyoulivein #sydneycoastalwalk #sydneystyle #seekoutlife #seekandyoushallfind
Flat Rock Creek at the top of Tunks Park, finaly lots of blue sky and sunshine for a weekend.
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#tunksparksydney #tunksparkwalk #tunkspark #flatrockgullyreserve #flatrockgully #flatrockcreek #sydneywaterways #sydneyweekends #blueskyandsunshine #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia
At the eastern end of Pyrmont Bridge, one of the old sandstone pylons dwarfed by highrise towers now all around the Darling Harbour area.
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#pyrmontbridge #pyrmontbridgesydney #sydney #sydneyinwinter #darlingharbour #sydneycbd #lunchtimewalk #blueskyandsunshine #seekandyoushallfind #seetheworldthroughmylens #sydneylocal
The AMP Building us one of the better looking buildings looking over the city shore line of Sydney Harbour. (There is a shocker going up at the moment nearby!!) This is the view from the western gate to the Royal Botanic Gardens on Macquarie Street.
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#ampbuilding #interestingarchitecture #sydneybuildings #royalbotanicgardenssydney #royalbotanicgarden #sydneycbd #amazingarchitecture #sydney #sydneyaustralia #intercontinentalhotel #outinthesun #viewfromthepark #walkinthepark #explorethecityyoulivein
Cool, crisp lunchtime walk over Pyrmont Bridge, nice bit of sunshine between the rain.
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#pyrmontbridge #pyrmontbridgesydney #sydneyinspring #outinthefreshairandsunshine #lunchtimewalk #sydney #sydneyaustralia #sydneycbd #seeeverythingdoeverything #seetheworldthroughmylens #greenandgold #explorethecityyoulivein #myhometown
Darling Harbour from Pyrmont Bridge, looking very tropical on a Sydney spring day.
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#pyrmontbridgesydney #pyrmontbridge #darlingharbour #darlingharboursydney #whotel #palmtrees #tropicalscene #sydneycbd #sydney #sydneylunchtime #sydneylife #sydneyharbourwalks #sydneyaustralia #sydneywaterways #sydneylocal #sydneyinspring
The QVB has it's own light exhibition as part of Vivid Sydney lighting up the city as it does every June. These magnificent lights are hanging under the QVB dome.
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#vividsydney #vividsydney2022 #qvbsydney #qvb #lightshow #sydney #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydneylocal #sydneystyle #sydneyinwinter #myhometown #explorethecityyoulivein #pinklights #bluelights #lightupmylife
Sea creatures in the David Jones Spring Flower Show at the Elizabeth St store in Sydney's CBD.
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A day out in Sydney, catching a ferry across the harbour then heading out to Bondi Beach and walking around the headland looking at Sculpture by the Sea.
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#sydney #sydneyaustralia
As I walked to work this bright red flower was blooming over the fence. After so much rain the flowers are more like Spring than Autumn.
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#redflowers #brightredflower #flowersofinstagram #flowerseverywhere #flowersintherain #flowersinthestreet #sydney #sydneyintherain #walktowork #sydneyflowers
Vivid Sydney at the QVB.
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The Darling Harbour Ferris Wheel, surrounded by the highrise jungle that is developing in that area, not a person in site!! Yet another soulless enclave!
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#ferriswheel #darlingharboursydney #darlingharbour #nopeeps #nopeepshere #soulless #highriseinvasion #highrisejungle #lunchtimewalk #sydneyinwinter #sydney #sydneylocal #sydneyaustralia
Walking around Sydney there are so many flowers spilling out of peoples gardens.
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#sydney #walkinginsydney #sydneystreets #explorethecityyoulivein
And the rains came to Sydney again, Tunks Park has taken a battering with water seeping through all the sandstone blocks.
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#tunkspark #sydneyparks #sydneyintherain #rainagain #sandstonerock #walkinthepark #runningwaters #drippingfromthesky #sydneylife #sydneywaterways #sydneyaustralia #sydneyharbourwalks #sydneynativeflora
From Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens, the view across Faarm Cove to the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the North Sydney CBD across the harbour.
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Looking north from Pyrmont Bridge to the shiney glass office towers at Barangaroo.
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#barangaroo #barangaroosydney #sydneyaustralia #sydney #sydneycbd #glasstowers #boatcruises #sydneyharbour #darlingharbour #blueskyandsunshine #lunchtimewalks
Lights over Sydney during Vivid 2022.
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#vividsydney2022 #vivid2022 #sydney #sydneyaustralia #searchlights #bluelights #lightupmylife #lights #lightshow #lightinspired #sydneyinwinter #coldnightinsydney
Even the tiny little alley/pathway to London's smallest public square has a proper street sign!
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The old bridge now closed to traffic, make a nice walk at lunchtime to get out in the fresh air.
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#pyrmontbridge #pyrmontbridgesydney #lunchtimewalk #oldbridge #sydneyinwinter #sydney #sydneyaustrailia #sydneycbd
The gates to Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens (before is was royal!) back in 1873. These gates are up on Art Gallery Rd.
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#royalbotanicgardenssydney #royalbotanicalgardens #gatestothegardens #parkgates #artgalleryroad #sandstonegatepillars #walkinthepark #sydney #sydneyaustralia #outinthefreshairandsunshine #explorethecityyoulivein
Visit Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens for a calm break just near the cbd.
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#royalbotanicgardenssydney #sydney #takeabreath #walkinthepark
More of the uunderwater world David Joned Fliwer Show in Sydney's Elizabeth St store.
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#davidjonesflowershow #davidjonesstore #davidjones #davidjonessydney #elizabethststore #sydney #notthechelseaflowershow #sydneyinspring #underwatertheme #hydrangeas #flowersofinstagram #flowerseverywhere
Bright pink flowers enjoying some autumn sunshine, very welcone after all the rain.
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Bright floral arrangement in the David Jones Spring Flower Show at the Elizabeth St store in the Sydney CBD.
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In the mid 1800s, Pickering Place was the home to the Embassy of the Republic of Texas before Texas became part of the United States of America. This plaque remains on the wall of the small lane leading to London's smallest public square in St Jame's.
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Autumn colours at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.
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#royalbotanicgardenssydney #royalbotanicalgardens #autumnsunshine #autumnleaves #autumnvibes #autumncolours #sydneyinautumnisperfect #blueskyandsunshine #blueskywhiteclouds #walkinthepark #outinthefreshairandsunshine
The Sea of Hands art installation in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.
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#seaofhands #artinthepark #royalbotanicgardenssydney #royalbotanicalgardens #walkinthepark #artinstallation #giveusahand #handsup #waving #sydney #sydneyaustralia #explorethecityyoulivein #seeeverythingdoeverything #seetheworldthroughmylens
Merry Christmas!! I hope everyone has had a great day!!🎄🎉🥂
The Christmas Lights are shining all over London, here yesterday evening in the Princes Arcade, outside the Ritz, and even on a bus!
It's been a very rainy morning in London so I have busied myself creating a Postcards page on my website, where I will send short postcards everyday, click on the link in the bio to have a look.
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#london # londonbus #theritz #theritzlondon #christmaslights #princesarcadepiccadilly #piccadilly #christmasinlondon #exploretheworldwithme #traveltolondon #lightsinlondon
Walking from St James's I popped in to look at Pickering Place, London's smallest public square, then through St James's Park and on across Westminster Bridge, by which time it was raining again, so I sheltered under the bridge.
Don't forget to to read my postcards from London page by clicking the link in the bio.
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#pickeringplace #pickeringplacelondon #stjamesspark #buckinghampalace #westminsterbridge #elizabethtower #bigben #walkingaroundlondon #explorelondon #walkingintherain
Looking across Sydney Harbour from the Royal Botanic Gardens, to Kirribilli House, the Prime Minister's Sydney residence, on the north side of the harbour.
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#kirribillihouse #kirribilli #sydney #sydneyharbour #sailingonsydneyharbour #sailingboats #royalbotanicgardenssydney #royalbotanicalgardens #viewacrossthewater #viewfromthepark #outonthewater #whataview #sydneylife #sydneyharbourwalks #sydneywaterways #sydneyweekends
One of the more jungle looking areas of Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.
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As my ferry pulled in to Circular Quay I saw this new sculpture near Government House in the Royal Botanic Gardens.
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#sculptureinthepark #sculpturegarden #artinpublicplaces #governmenthousesydney #royalbotanicgardenssydney #sydneyharbour #sydneyharbourwalks #sydneyaustralia #bluewater #explorethecityyoulivein #seetheworldthroughmyeyes
