Tallinn/Helsinki 2011

Here are a few photos from my recent return to the Baltic.

Helsinki:

I Love these stairs - They were underground at the central train station of Helsinki - they look like the set from a Kubrick film in my opinion!
Central Train Station.... it was such a pitty that the weather was SO bad! My feet were like blocks of ice by this point!
Sculpture

The Baltic Sea - Still frozen! It was 20 above at home in Nottingham, Here it was -3!!

Tallinn, Viru.

I HEART SAUSAGE

I saw this in Clapham and it made me smile so I thought I would share it with the world...

It belongs to a sausage company who (amongst other things) sell food at festivals...
BRITISH SAUSAGES!

Tallinn/Helsinki 2011

Here are a few photos from my recent return to the Baltic.

Helsinki:

I Love these stairs - They were underground at the central train station of Helsinki - they look like the set from a Kubrick film in my opinion!
Central Train Station.... it was such a pitty that the weather was SO bad! My feet were like blocks of ice by this point!
Sculpture

The Baltic Sea - Still frozen! It was 20 above at home in Nottingham, Here it was -3!!

Hola Madrid

The Spanish capital is just as you would expect it to be... Spanish! Unlike Barcelona there's a real feeling of the true Spain as you wander the streets of town and there are far less big-bucks tourist attractions compared to most other European capitals. Madrid is about the atmosphere, oh and not forgetting the food!

 This is a disused Metro station that was opposite the hotel. It had been restored to its original decor and felt as if you were on a film set right in the middle of town...

Steps leading into the entrance hall of the CaixaForum Gallery...

Madrid Barajas Airport's terminal 4 was designed by Antonio Lamela and Richard Rogers. The picture says it all - its spectacular!

Converse Ad, Nottingham

Now Ive not posted on here for a while... But today I saw this on my way home from work and thought it was worth of sharing with the world!

Converse have applied these posters to the walls of an Italian restaurant in town. I really like how rather than using a uniform billboard for their outdoor advertising, theyre pushing the boundaries and coming out of it with something that overall is far more eye catching and represents the street feel of their brand so well...

Back in Berlin

Here are a couple of shots from my 3rd visit to the German capital... This city really is my favorite place in the world - I hope to live here one day.

Installation gone mad - Outside the KW Gallery the curb has been swiveled underneath the building!

Tempelhof metro station

Tempelhof airport - How bizarre to be able to walk down an actual airport runway in the centre of Berlin!?

Apartments opposite my favorite gallery of them all. I would very much like to live here now please :)

Republika Hrvatska S Charlses

I spent 2 weeks in Croatia with my best friends and hopped from island to island on a sailing boat. The country is fabulous and each island had its own personality. Granted, I've had to be very selective with these photos as Im not sure if most of you would appreciate the ones of me and my friends after dark (It's not usually a pretty sight!).... but you can still appreciate how pretty this country is.

Welcome to Croatia!...

The streets of Zadar are immaculate, however the slabs are super slippy!!

Tanya welcoming you into (someone else's) home!!

 We arrived in Hvar town from the opposite side of the island at night... via LORRY!! (Funniest night of my life!)

The island of Bol was probably the prettiest (although it's difficult to single one out on its own!). This was the harbor in the evening, to the right of this photo were huge mountains and the weather was blazing hot. It was a good day for the Charlses :)