White Bryony

White bryony was growing in the garden when we came to this house, growing strongly over and through a redcurrant bush. You can’t believe how fast it grows. Apparently it is mainly found in the south and east of England, which fits because that’s where we are. It’s a climber and it wraps its curling … Read more

The Kollegienkirche in Salzburg

This is the interior of the Kollegienkirche, or college church, in Salzburg. It is huge inside, so big and so empty and white that its scale confuses the eyes. The frothy white splodges around the window above the altar are clouds, lots of clouds. Have you ever seen sculpted clouds in a church? It was … Read more

Travelling In Andalusia – Part Four

We hire a car (booked before we left the UK) in Granada. The plan is to drive up into the Sierra Nevada and stay there a few days, and then drive to Ronda and back to Seville. We stop off at a village and have lunch sitting outside by the road. We get talking to … Read more