Category Archives: Photography

Montserrat and Barceloneta

Posted on March 27, 2012 by womanseyeview

This was our last day of visiting Barcelona and was the first time we actually set an alarm to make sure we didn’t miss a minute. We headed off  on a tour bus in glorious sunshine to the fabled benedictine … Continue reading →

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Barca

Posted on March 25, 2012 by womanseyeview

We now feel we have become familiar enough with this beautiful city to call it by it’s nickname “Barca”.   When the sun shines on Barca as it did all day today it is nothing less than magnifico!  We started … Continue reading →

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Gaudi, Gaudi…more Gaudi

Posted on March 23, 2012 by womanseyeview

The sun was shining and all of Barcelona lay at our feet so off we went – on our feet – bright and early. We really have walked miles, happily, and now that we’ve mastered the public transit system in … Continue reading →

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What else we did yesterday on Cheryl’s birthday!

Posted on March 21, 2012 by womanseyeview

Hola again. We had to quit our description of yesterday’s activities before we had finished describing our day. It was midnight and we were about to sue ‘wordpress’ for losing our blog a number of times. We did also visit … Continue reading →

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Los Campesinos

Posted on March 13, 2012 by womanseyeview

Worn down by life these bronze figures in a main square in downtown San Jose, Costa Rica stand as a stark reminder of the history of working people everywhere. Why the city decided on this realistic depiction of peasants must … Continue reading →

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Follow the thread

Posted on March 11, 2012 by womanseyeview

This bin of thread on sale at La Gloria in San Jose, Costa Rica, may seem ordinary but it caught my eye as ‘art trouvé’ . While I wasn’t able to capture the brilliance of the colours it was worth … Continue reading →

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Manic Pink

Posted on March 11, 2012 by womanseyeview

In Costa Rica ‘sweet 15’ is celebrated for girls and bright pink is a favourite colour right now. This manic shade of pink caught my eye and this custom made cake decoration has 15 little dolls if you count carefully.

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Relaxed or Bored?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by womanseyeview

Sometimes it’s hard to distinguish between these two emotions. Is being bored just not knowing how to relax? As you get more experienced in life you learn to savour those moments where you’re not rushing headlong to nowhere. These two … Continue reading →

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Launched IWD 2012

Posted on March 8, 2012 by womanseyeview

Travel, family, work, politics or just observations on my fellow subway commuters – my woman’s eye view is what I offer.  Hopefully I can occasionally interest friends and family with my thoughts or my photos and sometimes maybe stimulate a … Continue reading →

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