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Tag Archives: Skyscrapers
Remembrance for scatterbrains.
Landing takes place at night. We descend into the warm Mediterranean air, those of us sat on the left-hand side being treated to a royal view of the entire city of Beirut lying, invitingly, beneath us. Here is Ras Beirut, … Continue reading
Posted in Lebanon, Middle East
Tagged Alawite, Architecture, Asia, Beirut, Beit Beirut, Christianity, Civil War, Demarcation Line, Druze, Green Line, Hamas, Hezbollah, Holiday Inn Beirut, Iftar, Iran, Lebanese Civil War, Marina, Maronite, Martyrs' Monument, Middle East, Nightlife, People, Photography, Ramadan, Religion, Skyscrapers, Street photography, Taif, Travel, Urban photography, War
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The future smells of pork noodles.
Five hours in the world’s largest city. Twenty-four million inhabitants, three times and change the size of Luxembourg, and all I’ve got is five hours to dip my toe in this behemoth of a pool. I walk out of Pudong … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, China
Tagged 118th floor, 430 km/h, Asia, Blade Runner, Cantonese, China, Cityscape, CTU, Hebrew, Highrises, Hutong, Jing Mao tower, Lando Calrissian, London, Longyang, Luxembourg, Maglev, Mao, Megacity, Noodles, Observatory, People's Republic of China, Pork, PRC, Pudong, River, Selfie, Selfie Sticks, Shanghai, Shanghai Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, Shard, Skyscrapers, Soy sauce, Spanish, Supertall, Sweet sour, Vertu, World's fastest lift, World's fastest train, Zoolander
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Chicago people watching.
I have one camera – an old Olympus PEN – and two lenses. One long, and the other one a pancake. Yes, that’s as far as my technical knowledge will go and yes, two lenses is one set too many … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, USA
Tagged Anish Kapoor, B&W, Black & White, Chicago, Cloud Gate, CTA, Great Lakes, Ice, Illinois, John Hancock, Lake, Loop, Michigan, Millenium Park, North Side, People, People watching, Photography, Skyscrapers, Street photography, The Bean, The L, United States, USA
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