Category Sunday Photo
Sunday Photo – Buddha Gate, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
This gate is situated at the Royal Palace in the Cambodian capital. We visited in 2015 and really loved our time in this beautiful country now starting to bloom again after its tragic recent history.
Sunday Photos – Pembrokeshire, Wales
Unfortunately Wales is out of bounds for the rest of the UK at the moment. Here are a few photos from a trip we made in 2012 to remind us of what the non-Welsh amongst us are missing.
Sunday Photo – The Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba, Spain
According to a traditional account, a small Visigoth church, stood on the site. In 784 Abd al-Rahman I ordered construction of the Great Mosque, which was considerably expanded by later Muslim rulers. Córdoba returned to Christian rule in 1236 during the Reconquista and the building was converted to a Catholic church. Much of the original design happily remains, […]
Sunday Photo – Sheikh’s Pier, Eastbourne
Eastbourne pier was completed in 1872 but has suffered several fires during its history. The latest fire was as recent as 2014, this time destroying the large arcade and saloons in the midway. Sheikh Abid Gulzar a local hotelier, brought the pier in November 2015 and has since renovated it, with works continuing.
Sunday Photo – She Sells Seashells On The Seashore
I visited the Indian Ocean resort of Pangandaran in Indonesia in 1997. This group of happy girls were selling necklaces made of shells.
Sunday Photo – House of Blackheads, Riga
The odd looking House of Blackheads building is named after an African missionary named Mauritius who refused to execute pagan locals who themselves refused to convert to Christianity. He paid the ultimate price for this disloyalty to the ruling Germans and was later canonised for his suffering and martyrdom.
