Tag: nasrid
Granada and the Alhambra
It’s late morning and we’re climbing a steep street out of the new city. The white buildings of the venerable Albayzín quarter are dazzling in the spring sunlight. These narrow streets are full of silence and long shadows where once there were the sounds of commerce and prayer.
It’s still March and until an hour …
Andalusia
Illuminated by the sunlight of southernmost Spain are the last traces of a great state whose grandeur and importance seem disproportionate to its lack of prominence in European history.
Perhaps the footnote status of Al-Andalus is partly due to being sandwiched between Roman civilisation and the discovery of the “New” World. Still more likely is that …
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Velkommen til Oslo
J and I just got back from a spur of the moment stay in Oslo, Norway. Oslo from the Akershus I managed to get a bit of footage of the trip on my trusty …
- Originally published: 30 Aug 2005 in Europe
Stasimuseum Normannenstraße
Though the fledgling East German state was tied to a democratic process by wartime Allied agreements, in practice democracy was nominal since all parties were members of a coalition controlled by the …
- Originally published: 30 Mar 2009 in Museums & Galleries
Eastbourne
J and I spent the recent wet Bank Holiday weekend in Eastbourne, visiting Jim Wilding and his son Ashley. The weather did destroy a lot of good photo opportunities. As soon as we …
- Originally published: 5 Jun 2007 in UK
High Heels (Tacones Lejanos)
Director: Pedro Almodóvar Spain, 1991 The early 90s represent a busy, transitionary period for Almodóvar. And during that period, he takes on multiple muses having apparently fallen out with Carmen Maura. His two key …
- Originally published: 27 Sep 2007 in Film
Sea of Love
Director: Harold Becker United States, 1989 There are similarities between Sea of Love and Adrian Lyne’s marginally superior Fatal Attraction, in that both feature uniquely edgy female leads and leading men who lack self-control …
- Originally published: 2 Apr 2007 in Film
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Hello you. I'm Mike Padgett and I work in the technology sector as an Information Designer.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm based in Brussels, Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is St Feuillien Brune.