Good Food and Views are Worth the Journey
Casa Batlo is the most popular Antoni Gaudi designed landmark to visit in Barcelona after La Sagrada Familia. This house is an undersea fantasy with walls, colours and motifs that evoke the feeling of being under water or in a whale (sort of like Jonah). Being on the luxury shopping end of Passeig de Gracia, Casa Batlo is a convenient place to visit if you've got plans to do a bit of shopping.
When the Batlo family appointed Gaudi to build their home in 1904, he was already...
If you want a simple meal in Barcelona that lifts your spirit, Bar Canete is a great place to go. This is a buzzy tapas bar that has no gimmicks - just good food, drinks and a fun atmosphere helped by an enthusiastic team. In a nutshell, it's the ideal spot to come after a long day walking around.
We had a great time here, helped in large part by a our waiter David - great smile and jovial - reminding me a bit of Robin Williams. He makes good gin & tonics as...
I checked out the new exhibit at the Art Science Museum – The Deep showcases the odd sea creatures that thrive in the deep oceans. The entire exhibit is done in darkness in keeping with the theme and also so that the luminescence of some of the exhibits can be seen. While the preserved creatures are devoid of colour – they didn’t have much colour to begin with – it was still really interesting to be able to see them in actuality. It’s an enlightening exhibit. The Art Science Museum is at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands. Find out more on their website: http://www.marinabaysands.com/museum/the-deep.html
Gardens by the Bay is a great place to come and get some photos of some of Singapore's iconic landmarks. And when it gets too hot, the two conservatories are welcome places to duck into to cool down. Ideally, I'd say to come early in the morning before it gets too hot for the best photo opportunities.
One of the walks that can be done is to take an easy ten minute stroll out to the Marina Barrage. I came here early one morning to see if I could get some good shots of the Singapore...
Looking over to Corfu’s Old Fortress. We walked around Corfu’s waterfront to where I could get this view back over the water -Ionian Sea – at this historic Venetian fortress (Corfu was under the rule of the Venetian dukes from the early 14th century until 1797). Shot in May 2011 using Fujifilm Velvia 50 (non-digital, Carl Zeiss 80-200mm lens).
