Monday, July 06, 2009

Blog moved!

This will be the last post I make here. In honour of my impending trip to Taiwan and a travel-filled year so far, I'm moving my blog to my main web site. Please update your RSS readers!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Cacilhas


Cacilhas
Originally uploaded by davehodg
This picture is not tweaked at all, it's exactly how it came out of the camera.

Cacilhas is on the opposite side of the Tagus to Lisbon and has its own decrepit charm. There's a long stretch of derelict warehouses between the ferry terminal and the old town which are just gagging to be redeveloped into restaurants and bars.

Oh, it's lovely.

Friday, June 19, 2009

The Queen's fern glade


The Queen's fern glade
Originally uploaded by davehodg
If you ever go to Lisbon, go to Sintra. Fairytale castle and amazing wooded grounds. Something to do with Byron. They took hilly scrubland and afforested it with trees and ferns from around the world and now it's the sort of place elves would hang out.

Cream of Mushroom flavour crisps

Spotted these in a grimy cornershop at the base of an apartment block in Lisbon. First impression is a definite mushroom overtone and a deep inhalation gives quite an intense cream of mushroom soup essence, maybe one of those cubes you make soup from. From then on though, it's downhill. The overwhelming impressions is of very musty salt. Not a sensation.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Cais do Sodré


Cais do Sodré
Originally uploaded by davehodg
The overall background smell in Lisbon, besides the occasional overwhelming sulphurous pong of sewers, is grilled sardines.

However, rounding a corner, I was assaulted by the really strong smell of pee. Initially, I suspected the seedy looking men lounging around but then realised it was the blossom from these trees whose honeyed scent carried a faint ammoniac overtone.

Cascais


Cascais
Originally uploaded by davehodg
I think I like portugal.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

LCC Summer show


LCC Summer show
Originally uploaded by davehodg
Some GREAT work on show by the BA's and MA's. I've no idea if it's public, but if it is, GO! Very little of it pissed me off.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Not blogging much

Sorry for not blogging much recently. I've been turned inwardly on twitter and facebook. A couple of things I've set up recently:

1. The cockbucket, a repository of woo and stuff that pisses me off.

2. Speedbeaver, a music photography portal site.

I'm off to portugal shortly. Expect pix on my Flickr.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Cyclists you lose.

Cyclists, when some of your people insist on running red lights at speed with people crossing then you will NEVER get the good will you need to make the country a better place.

Fix yourselves.

That's all.