Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Art, Holidays, Kent January 2011
This figurehead (Medusa) was taken from the ship implacable. This ship was originally named Duguay-Trouin which was a French ship that fought in the Battle of Trafalgar. Later it was captured by the British and renamed.*
*Information taken from museum literature.
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 22nd 2011
Filed under Art, Holidays, York 2010
Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.
Robert. A. Heinlein
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 9th 2011
Filed under Anecdotes, Art, Bruges 2010, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays
Following on from the windmills our next port of call was the Jerusalem Church (Jeruzalemkark).
The striking Jeruzalemkerk was built between 1428 and 1465 and is a curious combination of Byzantine and Gothic styles. It was built by the Adornes family, originally merchants from Genoa, who had travelled on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and were [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 5th 2011
Filed under Art, Bruges 2010, Holidays
This image was inspired by a comment I made in relation to my last blog post on windmills.
18 Comments CherryPie on Jan 3rd 2011
Filed under Art, Gardens, Out & About
Can miles truly separate you from friends? If you want to be with someone you love, aren’t you already there?
Richard Bach
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 26th 2010
Filed under Art, Bruges 2010, Holidays
A few more images of the fountain.
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 18th 2010
