Munich Sunset

Munich, a week or two ago; the sunlight stretched and washed by clouds behind a church near the river and Altstadt. A sign beckons with the promise of tasty beer. The temperature is warm and seductive, the evening is just starting, and its overture is an oil painting! Location: Munich, Germany

Danish Letter Box

I've always liked letter boxes –or mail boxes, if you prefer. Perhaps because I've always liked letters – sending them and receiving them – but also because these pieces of street furniture are so unique to each country, and are somehow like familiar friends who never change, but who discreetly represent their country whenever we think of them. Telephone boxes, buses, currency and stamps do the same, but letter boxes are far quainter –almost refuges of a former age; who knows how long they will last in this email and instant message era. The Danish letter box is, like Denmark itself, bright, matter-of-fact and cheerful. Its red and white colours nicely mirror the Danish flag, and I found the combination of the chic box and the fairly tired-looking wall most pleasing, in a very Danish way! Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

The London Eye...

I have yet to take a trip on the marvel that is The London Eye - it's one of the things I keep meaning to do every time I visit London, but have never actually managed. I was there a day or two before it first opened, when they were still testing it out, and one day I shall indeed take to the sky and no doubt enjoy the experience, but I find it a fascinating structure from the ground too, a modern landmark of my favourite city. Especially close up when your hear the whirring machinery and almost feel the movement of the huuuuuuuuge wheel above. Here the wheel shares the frame with another London landmark –and indeed another "London Eye": one of the beautiful lamps that have been part of the Embankment since Victorian times. Here it seems to loom into the picture, peering (benignly?) down at us as we gaze upward. Location: London, England

The Road to Summer

Back again after some travels! Back to summer - glorious, warm, green, bright and beautiful summer. Ahead lies the road to adventure: long days and and even longer evenings, the sounds of birds and insects and splashing of streams, the smells of the forest, barbecues, grass and the mountains. All waiting just ahead, stretching into the distance just as summer holidays were when one was a child, seemingly lasting for ever, and every step and every hour a gift to discover. Happy summer to you all! Location: Valdres, Norway