Themes

portraits from China

Pictures taken during the meeting

The Hanseatic League (short form: Hanse or Hansa) was a commercial confederation of market towns in Northern Europe in the Late Middle Ages. It started in a couple of North German towns in the late 1100s, but came to dominate (mostly maritime) trade along the coasts of Northern Europe. The Hanse was at its most powerful in the late 14th century.

I have visited numerous cities which were a member of the Hanseatic League. Pictures from these cities are included in this theme.

Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)

This is an art installation at Phoenix's Desert Botanical Garden that took place from October 2018 through 12 May 2019. Using projection and lighting, cacti, succulents, and rock formations transform into a living nocturnal canvas.

A walk along the river is one of the major attractions when visiting Newcastle upon Tyne.

I would like to group here some photos which I took along River Tyne in Newcastle upon Tyne or Gateshead. This will include both blue hour and daylight photos.

Opened to traffic on 1934, Tees Newport Bridge, spans the River Tees a short distance upriver from Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, linking Middlesbrough with the borough of Stockton-on-Tees.

HERE is a short movie which shows the moment when the bridge was lifted for the last time.