La Mujer del Mar

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A bronze figure looks out to sea hoping and wishing her fisherman husband will soon return safely. Her right knee is well worn from tourists and holiday-makers sitting for a photo at the promenade in the Mediterranean fishing port of Torrevieja.


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More "Arte Urbano" on this "up and over" garage door in Torrevieja.

Glue Clamp and Screw

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I love doing a bit of gluing and screwing. This was the making of my guest room. I put a sign on the door which reads "Internet Cafe" to entice my grandson to come and visit more often.

Remnant of Terror

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This is what remains of the SS barracks at Sachsenhausen concentration camp, 15 km from Berlin. It's amazing that it has not been knocked down as it does not comprise part of the memorial site adjacent to it The shots are not great because I had to squeeze the lens through a chink in the fence which protects it from close scrutiny and I suppose to keep out any Neo-Nazis who might want to use it as a sort of macabre shrine. Link to Sachsenhausen Memorial Centre.

Colours of the Med

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A majestic palm on the prom in Torrevieja in southern Spain. A nice splash of colour at this time of year.

Lateral Thinking

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The authorities in the city of Torrevieja, in southern Spain, have tackled the scourge of graffiti by inviting the best local artists to cover every available public space, and even the walls of private property, with "official graffiti". The city is awash with "Arte Urbano".