Category Archives: Buildings & Exteriors

Dubai Metro During the Golden Hour

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Alice

With four glorious days of perpetual sunshine left before Christmas (and Mr. H out of town; well actually in frozen Moscow, no less) my imagination requested to be taken on an adventure. That my good self take my good camera … Continue reading →

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An Australian Backyard Garden

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Alice

I’ve got a secret garden. Its tucked deep in the Australian countryside, close enough to the sea to hear crashing waves in the dead of night, and near enough to National Parks for bilbies to consider my lawn their turf. … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Part 22 Architecture of a Mosque Pt I

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Alice

I do not claim to have visited many mosques, however the ones that I have passed while walking the streets of any Middle Eastern city during my jaunts, and the ones I was lucky enough to enter, seem to own common … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan: Part 20 Shawwal

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Alice

The end of Ramadan has been called! The Moon Sighting Committee of Saudi Arabia spotted that critical sliver of silver yon high this evening; the crescent of the new moon which signals the first day of the Shawwal month. Shawwal is the … Continue reading →

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Street Urchins

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Alice

Four mischievous urban children roam the streets of inner-city Sydney and take all sorts of liberties with supermarket trolleys…yes, a typical Saturday night scene for an assortment of dissenter who crave not the lazy comforts of a suburban dwelling, but quite … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Part 13: Language

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Alice

Euchee, along with Tuvan, Aka and Seri, is one of the many small languages of the world. The Earth’s population of 7 billion people speaks 7,000 languages, however 78% speak the 85 largest languages. Thus while Russian is spoken by 144 million, Tuvan speakers … Continue reading →

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Downtown Dubai-Burj Khalifa

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Alice

Like petals from a stem, the Burj Khalifa’s wings extend from its central core. This building is a work of art, and as beautiful inside as it is out. It has come to symbolize this city, built but a generation ago, … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Part 11: Locomotion

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Alice

Come, escort me as I beat a path across town… Firstly I must decide against laziness: definitely the stairs, then… Next my will is tested: do I knock on the door? What on earth is this otherworldly contraption planted in the … Continue reading →

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Composition

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Alice

Balancing with feet astride in an almost-filled carriage, on the metro en route home, and with afew “excuse me’s” I shuffle along to the very front to take a good look at my city. The view from up here causing me … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Pt 9: Spirituality

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Alice

We all seek happiness. Some say it is inside of us …some look for it outside in the external world. The sages say that a man’s life is always chasing after knowledge, devotion and acievement and a healthy balance between … Continue reading →

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