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"Curated by Richard Murphy RSA OBE, Generation will explore the idea of the architectural family tree, bringing together the work of seventeen architects, all of whom formerly worked at the Edinburgh practice of Richard Murphy Architects and have since gone on to establish their own successful practices."
Two nights campervanning in Glasgow city centre primarily to visit the Campervan trade show at the SEC but we also wandered the Gallery of Modern Art, the Kelvingrove Museum, the Modernist app's Glasgow West End tour and the Tenement House.
Two fantastic days in Les Arcs and La Plagne with far less snow than normal but pistes in absolutely perfect hard and fast condition. Lovely sunshine, albeit extremely cold temperatures which took some managing. Unfortunately it all ended prematurely with an innocuous slow speed slip at the very end of the long run down into the village resulting in a torn calf muscle when the ski tip dug in. James, therefore, had to head out into the snowy conditions on the last day alone.
A last minute jolly to the Lake District for New Year in the van. It was to be cold and windy but not as cold and windy as any Scottish mountain we could find.
Christmas hillwalk with Douglas. A new Corbett, a friendly mouse and old familiar Munro.
The microlight club Christmas night out with thoughts and thanks to our absent friend.
An entertaining evening at a lecture by mountaineer Simon Yates talking about his lifetime of climbing.
We used another city centre campervan overnighter to visit the "Alfred Buckham - Daredevil (Aerial) Photographer" exhibition in the National Portrait Gallery. The exhibition was excellent with his stories and anecdotes as entertaining as the aerial photography itself. After that, but before a refreshment and a bite, we wandered the city for a while and it quickly became evident that "red" would be the theme. It happened to be the day between Remembrance Sunday and Remembrance Day and the city was illuminated in red. A decent autumn sunset added yet more.
We spent a beautiful, sunny October day at Pompeii, guided by the engaging and knowledgeable Ida. When her tour was finished, Kim became guide with her app giving us a route and some purpose as we roamed the huge city. I’d been unaware of quite how vast the place was and while there’s no denying that it was busy, it was easy enough a turn or corner or two and lose yourself on a quiet back street, not unlike the experience in a modern, occupied city.
We took a three night trip to Napoli, primarily to visit Pompeii. Pompeii was as impressive as expected but we also fell in love with the bonkers, graffiti-clad, football and Maradona daft Napoli. Napoli, or Naples, was a full-on assault on the senses with so much to take in while walking the narrow streets, being mindful not to be mowed down by a scooter at any moment. Somehow, and I don't know how, they always managed to miss. I loved the graffiti, which sounds odd, but it was everywhere, artistic, photogenic and colourful and the city wouldn’t be the same without it. Pompeii photo blog. Maradona photo blog.
Fujifilm X100V. Kodak Ektar LUT.
It’s no exaggeration to say that Napoli is Maradona obsessed and worships the man like a god. He arrived in 1984 and helped them win the league for the first time in 1987. Despite leaving in disgrace in 1992 after being banned for cocaine use and being addicted to it throughout his entire time there, the legend lives on, witnessed on every street corner. There's even a museum dedicated to him. Of course, as Scots, we have a couple of reasons to have a soft spot for him too. This blog started as a project to capture each Maradona image we stumbled across. That quickly became ridiculous - he is EVERYWHERE! Instead here are just a few of the highlights.
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