Sunday, July 31, 2011

Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower with La Défense in background, Paris

Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower) with La Défense in background
Seen from the Tour Montparnasse
Quartier du Gros-Caillou, 7th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

See also: 72 Names - Third Floor - Under the Tower

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Saint George and the Dragon

Saint George and the Dragon by Michael Sandle, Dorset Rise, City of London, London

“Saint George and the Dragon” by Michael Sandle
Dorset Rise, City of London
October 2009

Friday, July 29, 2011

Bollards in Love

Chained bollards in love, largo Santa Susanna, Rome

Bollards in love
Largo Santa Susanna
Rome, May 2011

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Joe Ades

Joe Ades, gentleman peeler, Union Square, New York

“A slice of the street action” with Joe Ades
Gentleman peeler (1934-2009)
Union Square Greenmarket
New York, September 2008

“After the break-up of his third marriage and a period of residence in Ireland, Ades followed his daughter to New York City, taking up residence in Manhattan. From 1993 onward, Ades sold $5 Swiss-made metal potato peelers. His engaging sales patter and his $1,000 Chester Barrie suits and shirts from Turnbull & Asser made him a well-known character on his regular demo circuit, which included places such as the Union Square Greenmarket. Ades never bothered with a license, meaning that he was often asked to move by the New York City Police Department. His iconoclastic pitches and lifestyle eventually brought him attention and notoriety, and he was the subject of a Vanity Fair article. Ades sold enough peelers to enjoy café society at the Pierre Hotel, on the Upper East Side, and lived with his fourth wife, Estelle Pascoe in her three-bedroom apartment on Park Avenue. Never underestimate a small amount of money gathered by hand for 60 years. Ades died on 1 February 2009, aged 74, only a day after being informed that he had been granted American citizenship.” (Joe Ades, Wikipedia)

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

D'Artagnan

D'Artagnan by Gustave Doré, monument to Alexandre Dumas père, place du Général-Catroux, Paris

“D'Artagnan” by Gustave Doré
Monument to Alexandre Dumas
Place du Général-Catroux
Quartier de la Plaine-de-Monceaux, 17th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial, Hyde Park Corner, London

Australian War Memorial
Hyde Park Corner
London, October 2009

Whatever burden you are about to carry
we will also shoulder that burden

Australia - United Kingdom

1914-1918
1939-1945

Monday, July 25, 2011

The Magic Door

The Magic Door, former Villa Palombara, piazza Vittorio Emanuele, Rome

The Magic Door of the alchemic laboratory of the former Villa Palombara
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele
Esquilino, Rome, May 2011

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Pier 17

Pier 17 seen from the Brooklyn Bridge, New York

Pier 17 seen from the Brooklyn Bridge
South Street Seaport, Lower Manhattan
New York, October 2007

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Chatswing

Chatswing, Courbevoie, rock'n roll and swing, La Défense

Chatswing, dancing at La Défense
Courbevoie, La Défense
Paris, July 2011

Friday, July 22, 2011

St Bride's Spire

St Bride's Church, spire, Fleet Street, City of London, London

The spire of St Bride's Church
Fleet Street, City of London
London, October 2009

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Sail Bike

Sail bike, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris

Sail bike on Bastille Day
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Babbo

Babbo Ristorante Enoteca, Waverly Place, Greenwich Village, New York

Babbo Ristorante Enoteca
(Daddy Restaurant Wine Bar)
Waverly Place, Greenwich Village
New York, September 2008

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Nymphe

Nymphe by Edmond Lévêque, Roue de Paris, Tuileries Garden, Paris

“Nymphe” by Edmond Lévêque (and the Roue de Paris)
Jardin des Tuileries (Tuileries Garden)
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Monday, July 18, 2011

Arthur Sullivan

Arthur Sullivan by William Goscombe John, Victoria Embankment Gardens, London

Arthur Sullivan by William Goscombe John
Victoria Embankment Gardens
London, October 2009

Is life a boon?
If so, it must befall
That Death, whene'er he call,
Must call too soon


(From “The Yeoman of the Guard” by William Gilbert)

Sunday, July 17, 2011

The Biggest Hairdo

The biggest hairdo in the world, rue de Tilsit, Paris

The biggest hairdo in the world
Avenue de Friedland / rue de Tilsit
Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen, the ugly duckling, Central Park, New York

Hans Christian Andersen Monument by Georg John Lober
Central Park
New York, September 2007

Friday, July 15, 2011

Piano Player

Piano player, Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris

Piano player (in front of Cartier)
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Quartier des Champs-Élysées, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Max Orient

Dragon, Max Orient Chinese Restaurant, Camden, London

Max Orient Chinese Restaurant
Camden High Street, Camden
London, October 2009

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The God of the Nile

Statue of the river god of the Nile, piazza del Campidoglio, Rome

Statue of the river god of the Nile
Palazzo Senatorio
Piazza del Campidoglio
Rome, September 2010

See also: Tiberinus

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Legion of Honour

Chickering and Sons, Legion of Honour, New York

Cross of the Legion of Honour
(received by Chickering and Sons in 1867)
Former Chickering Hall
29 West 57th Street
New York, September 2008

Monday, July 11, 2011

Hora fugit stat jus

Sundial, Hora fugit stat jus, time passes justice remains, Quai des Orfèvres, Paris

“Hora fugit stat jus” (Time passes justice remains)
Quai des Orfèvres, Île de la Cité
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2010

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Hodge

Statue of Hodge, a very fine cat indeed, Dr Johnson's House, Gough Square, City of London, London

Statue of Hodge, “a very fine cat indeed”
Courtyard outside Dr. Johnson's House
Gough Square, City of London
London, October 2009

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Balustrade

Balustrade, Sant'Andrea della Valle, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Rome

Balustrade
Sant'Andrea della Valle
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II
Rome, May 2011

Friday, July 8, 2011

Isaiah Wall

Isaiah Wall, Ralph Bunche Park, United Nations Plaza, New York

Isaiah Wall, Ralph Bunche Park
First Avenue (United Nations Plaza)
New York, September 2007

“They shall beat their swords into
plowshares, and their spears into
pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift
up sword against nation, neither
shall they learn war any more”

[Isaiah 2:4]

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Marly Horses

Horse tamer, one of the Chevaux de Marly, Louvre, Paris

The other “Horse Tamer” of Marly by Guillaume Coustou the Elder
Cour Marly, Musée du Louvre
Rue de Rivoli
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2008

See also: Cour Marly - Horse Tamer

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Villiers Street

Late afternoon, Villiers Street, London

Late afternoon
Villiers Street
London, July 2005

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Chiesa Nuova

Stained glass door, Santa Maria in Vallicella, Chiesa Nuova, Rome

Stained glass
Santa Maria in Vallicella
Via del Governo Vecchio
Rome, May 2011

Monday, July 4, 2011

U.S.S. Maine

Group by Attilio Piccirilli, USS Maine National Monument, Central Park, Columbus Circle, New York

Group by Attilio Piccirilli
U.S.S. Maine National Monument
Merchant’s Gate entrance of Central Park
Columbus Circle
New York, September 2008

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Vélib'

Velibs, Paris

A Vélib' station with bicycles


Paris, July 2010

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Christopher Columbus

Statue of Christopher Columbus by Tomás Bañuelos, Belgrave Square, London

Christopher Columbus by Tomás Bañuelos
Belgrave Square
London, October 2009

Friday, July 1, 2011

Tiberinus

Statue of the river god of the Tiber, piazza del Campidoglio, Rome

Tiberinus, the genius of the river Tiber
Palazzo Senatorio
Piazza del Campidoglio
Rome, September 2010

See also: The God of the Nile