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Salamanca in Central Spain is a little bit off the tourist route but well worth a visit.
It’s pretty much a university town with architectural splendour and a lively party scene. (like everywhere else in Spain). Of course it has its fair share of restaurants. This is one is in Salamanca’s main square, the Plaza mayor, a very grand baroque space built in the 18th century.
Mykonas is one of more well known Aegean Greek Islands. It’s know for its glittery celebrity life style and camp inclinations. Despite this and I say despite because not everyone covets the world of the ostentatious, it really is a great place. It’s multicultural extremely picturesque and retains a true Greek identity. I spent a few days longer in Mykonas than planned due to heavy seas ‘grounding’ the network of ferries. I could think of a lot worse places than this to be stranded! This street is one of many that makes up the maze that is Mykonas.
Like most photographers into street photography, my inspiration comes from two greats, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Doisneau both from France and whose famous black & white photos were taken in Paris. Whilst I’m under no illusions that my B & W efforts come anywhere near the quality of work by these two champions, I’ve done a few B & W projects and this is from my Paris collection. Rue Mouffetard is a long street in the 5th arrondissement in Paris’s south. If you love food, this is the place to be. Markets, shops, restaurants and bars line this street with some lively characters thrown in. Taken on Ilford XP2 film
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One of the most intriguing delights of Croatia is their ability to make a café out of any small space. Got a couple of steps – sure why not? Small alley with only just enough space to walk down – no problem! It seemed that around every corner there was someone serving coffee to a coffee drinker sitting on anything from a step to a chair to beanbag. And strangely enough, for us more used to the take away (sorry, take out) culture, it would appear like some other European countries, they much prefer to have it ‘in situ’ rather than drink on the move.
One of the more interesting developments in east central London is the resurgence of English food which, it has to be said, has, in the past, been notoriously bad! But here we discovered a couple of places doing quality traditional English food, the Albion and
St John ’s. Kedgeree (look it up) shepherd’s pie and old spot bacon sandwich are the just a few yummy examples from their menus. Being anal about coffee we even managed to find the Brick Lane café on, surprise, surprise, Brick Lane. It not only does good coffee but has the sort of vibe that wouldn’t be out of place in Melbourne or Seattle which as every coffee addict knows are two major coffee holy grails.
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