Holiday – Deuxiemepeau Poetry by Damien B. Donnelly

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY; SLOPES OF SAN FRANCISCO

All photographs by Damien B. Donnelly The Streets of San Francisco were the bookends to my Palm Springs trip last week.

ESCAPE TO THE SOUTH, FRAMING FRANCE

A weekend in Marseille, Frioul, Cassis and the hills and beaches of Calanque… Frioul Archipelago Marseille seen from the Frioul and the island of If, from The Count of Monte Cristo Vieux Port, Marseille Calanque View from the restaurant in Calanque Calanque de Sugiton Backstreet of charm in Cassis Pastis before brunch All photographs […]

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SCENES FROM SOUTH KOREA, JEJU, PART 5,000

And finally we fly to Jeju Island, home to blue seas, lava tubes, volcanos, sunsets and tangerines… A fisherman at the beach Blue sea, white sand and volcanic rock Seongsan Volcano, World Heritage Site Seongsan Volcano, World Heritage Site Seongsan Volcano, World Heritage Site Seongsan Volcano, we climbed at 4.30am to watch the sunrise […]

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SCENES FROM SOUTH KOREA, GYEONGJU, PART 3,

And further south the camera goes, Gyeongju, ancient capital of the Shilla Kingdom… Coloured umbrellas along the markets streets of Gyeongju Tumuli Gongwon, Park with 23 Tombs/Tumili of the Shilla monarchs Rice Fields at sunset Polaris Tourist Pension in Gyeongju Our place for two days at the Polaris Tourist Pension in Gyeongju The start of […]

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SCENES FROM SOUTH KOREA, ANDONG, PART 2

The holiday memories continue. Second stop Andong…. Andong City centre ET in Andong How to figure out what the restaurant has to offer, Cow this time 30 limit, 30 degrees and sunset in Andong The UNESCO world Heritage 600 year old Hahoe Folk Village with 232 inhabitants Rice Fields in Hahoe Folk Village Hahoe Folk […]

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SCENES FROM SOUTH KOREA, SEOUL, PART 1

Looking back at the last 18 days of holiday. And so the journey begins, Seoul, South Korea… The Dongaemum Design Plaza The Dongaemum Design Plaza The Dongaemum Design Plaza Pink character in the The Dongaemum Design Center 1st night of arrival, we ask a taxi to bring us to the centre of Gangnam and […]

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SCENE IN EUROPE, SCENE 10, PORTUGAL, PEACE AND…

Scene in Europe, Scene 10, Portugal, Peace and… Henry spent the first two days of the Portugal leg of his trip in Lisbon, amid a wave of modern architecture in stark contrast with its older, neighbouring terracotta rooftops of charm and a sea of towering cranes best seen from the sleek cable-stayed Vasco […]