mykodachrome: December 2004

boat at harwich

My mom took me to Harwich for lunch at the Hotel opposite the Lifeboat Station. I, of course, took photos of boats!

up the yangtze

I took this in the summer flying into Shanghai. The picture below is either the Yangtze or the Huang-pu River or maybe another reiver. If anyone knows the name of the river let me know.

I was walking along Wangfujing Dajie in Beijing, and noticed a crowd. Pushing through I saw, a man sitting in a director’s chair, lots of lights, and photographers taking pictures of this girl. So of course I got my camera and took a snap. Is she a movie star? Perhaps a supermodel? Or maybe just and a every-day Beijing girl who is wondering why everyone is taking her picture!

alhambran courtyard

The architectural styles in Alhambra vary; this reminds me of Rome. I sat in this courtyard for ages trying to imagine the history and wondering who built this part, perhaps my time would have been better used if I had brought a guidebook and then I could have known rather than wondered!

granada: falling under your spell

I took this picture in July 2000 of a fountain in the fortress of Alhambra, in Granada, Spain. The word Alhambra means "red or crimson castle" and the place is a red and sandy colour. But at night, and even in the shade of the trees, it looks gold to me. Fountains have some special significance for the Muslims who built the place, I am not what what that is, but htey really do look nice!

cold mountain

I don't remember exactly where this mountain was, other than it was in the Pyrenees, I had been walking for ages, and a storm was moving in. But I do remember how cold it was - brrrrr - shiver! Oh and notice how clean my boots are; my old marine sergeant would be proud! Hmm, well maybe not, I was actually lost when this picture was taken, but I won't tell him if you don't.

sierra nevada village

This is scanned from my original print and the quality is poor, but I like the arches so I posted it anyway. There are lots of villages like this one in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Southern Spain. I stopped the car briefly to take this picture; and yes traffic runs both ways up and down this main street!