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In photos: Blaenau Ffestiniog and a narrow gauge steam journey to Tan-y-Bwlch in Snowdonia, Aug 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 14, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s some photos from a recent visit to the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales, with our day trip taking in a journey on the Ffestiniog Railway to Tan-y-Bwlch and back. -
![Running along the Great Orme for a distance of one mile and forty feet (1.622 km), the Llandudno Cable Car is a splendid attraction in the seaside resort of Llandudno […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/llandudno-cable-car-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: a trip on Llandudno’s wonderful cable car to the Great Orme, August 2018")
In photos: a trip on Llandudno’s wonderful cable car to the Great Orme, August 2018
Posted on Monday, Aug 13, 2018 | No CommentsRunning along the Great Orme for a distance of one mile and forty feet (1.622 km), the Llandudno Cable Car is a splendid attraction in the seaside resort of Llandudno […] -
Dinant, Belgium – a quick photo stroll around the riverside town, July 2018
Posted on Friday, Jul 27, 2018 | No CommentsTravelling back from the splendid P’Tit Festival, we had a 50-minute wait for our rail connection at Dinant, so I hotfooted it around the town and grabbed some snaps. -
![A splendid four-day festival showcasing live music, spoken word, debates and skillshares, the Green Gathering has become a beacon for sustainability, with the whole event being powered by wind, sun […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/green-gathering-comp-115x115.jpg "WIN two tickets for this year’s Green Gathering Festival in Chepstow, Wales, 2nd-5th Aug 2018")
WIN two tickets for this year’s Green Gathering Festival in Chepstow, Wales, 2nd-5th Aug 2018
Posted on Friday, Jul 20, 2018 | No CommentsA splendid four-day festival showcasing live music, spoken word, debates and skillshares, the Green Gathering has become a beacon for sustainability, with the whole event being powered by wind, sun […] -
In photos: Anish Kapoor’s Symphony for a Beloved Daughter at the Royal Academy, London, July 2018
Posted on Friday, Jul 20, 2018 | 1 CommentThe celebrations for the Royal Academy’s 250th Summer Exhibition sees this striking sculpture by Anish Kapoor dominating the courtyard outside Burlington House in central London. -
![Here’s a series of photos from my walk around central London yesterday, including scenes from the BP Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery, the Photographer’s Gallery and some snaps […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/london-street-scenes-portraits-01-115x115.jpg "London photos: BP Portrait Prize, street scenes and sculptures, July 2018")
London photos: BP Portrait Prize, street scenes and sculptures, July 2018
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 11, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s a series of photos from my walk around central London yesterday, including scenes from the BP Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery, the Photographer’s Gallery and some snaps […] -
![La Ferme Electrique is a fabulously friendly small musical festival in Tournan-en-Brie, some 25 minutes from Paris via train, that runs over two nights in July. Small scale, alternative, fiercely […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/la-ferme-electrique-festival-01-115x115.jpg "The fabulous La Ferme Electrique festival, Tournan en Brie, France, with The Monochrome Set, Fri 6th July 2018")
The fabulous La Ferme Electrique festival, Tournan en Brie, France, with The Monochrome Set, Fri 6th July 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 10, 2018 | No CommentsLa Ferme Electrique is a fabulously friendly small musical festival in Tournan-en-Brie, some 25 minutes from Paris via train, that runs over two nights in July. Small scale, alternative, fiercely […] -
![It’s quite a small exhibition, but there’s some cracking images to be seen at ‘Beat Positive,’ a photographic celebration of early hip hop culture at the Getty Gallery in central […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/beat-positive-getty-gallery-01-115x115.jpg "Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London")
Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London
Posted on Saturday, Jun 16, 2018 | No CommentsIt’s quite a small exhibition, but there’s some cracking images to be seen at ‘Beat Positive,’ a photographic celebration of early hip hop culture at the Getty Gallery in central […] -
![Located on the River Rhine, Mainz was founded as a military post by the Romans in the late 1st century BC and is famous as the home of the movable-type printing […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mainz-germany-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Mainz in photos: architecture, tasty train meals, street scenes and The Monochrome Set, May 2018")
Mainz in photos: architecture, tasty train meals, street scenes and The Monochrome Set, May 2018
Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 | No CommentsLocated on the River Rhine, Mainz was founded as a military post by the Romans in the late 1st century BC and is famous as the home of the movable-type printing […] -
Cologne in photos: street scenes, graffiti, trains and The Monochrome Set, May 2018
Posted on Friday, May 25, 2018 | No CommentsJust over a year after my first visit to Cologne, I was back with The Monochrome Set to play the King Georg venue. -
![Last weekend, I paid another visit to the lovely East Sussex town of Lewes – I was in town to play a gig with my band at the Con Club, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/photos-of-lewes-01-115x115.jpg "Lewes in photos: architecture, street scenes and signs and closed pubs, May 2018")
Lewes in photos: architecture, street scenes and signs and closed pubs, May 2018
Posted on Friday, May 18, 2018 | 2 CommentsLast weekend, I paid another visit to the lovely East Sussex town of Lewes – I was in town to play a gig with my band at the Con Club, […] -
In photos: A night at the wonderful What’s Cookin’ club in Leytonstone, east London
Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2018 | No CommentsLast night, I finally made it across to east London to visit the What’s Cookin‘ night held at the Leytonstone Ex-Servicemens Club, and enjoyed a splendid night in a striking venue. -
![A major international overview of contemporary sculpture, the Skulpturen Park Köln (Cologne Sculpture Park) opened in 1997. The 25,000 square feet public park features works by German and international artists and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/skulpturen-park-koln-cologne-01-115x115.jpg "The wonderful Skulpturen Park (sculpture park) of Köln, Germany – in photos, May 2018")
The wonderful Skulpturen Park (sculpture park) of Köln, Germany – in photos, May 2018
Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 | No CommentsA major international overview of contemporary sculpture, the Skulpturen Park Köln (Cologne Sculpture Park) opened in 1997. The 25,000 square feet public park features works by German and international artists and […] -
A day and night in Leeds: street scenes, markets, arcades, Brudenell Social and The Monochrome Set
Posted on Friday, Apr 20, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s a collection of photos taken during a short visit to Leeds earlier this month. -
Southampton photos: parks, architecture, level crossing and late winter snow
Posted on Thursday, Mar 29, 2018 | No CommentsTaken during a chilly weekend in mid-March, here’s a selection of photos taken around the centre of Southampton.