Train to Busan


In July 2023, only a few months back, the US military announced they had moved a nuclear submarine to Busan in the south east tip of South Korea. Days later, North Korean President Kim Jong Un (& sister & daughter) announced the North would nuke Busan.

Lens Artists Photo Challenge – Shadows & Reflections in Monochrome


Patti has set this weeks challenge and her post can be viewed HERE MB found himself in recent days in The Kingdom of Bahrain, an island state in the Arabian Gulf, a mere stones throw from Qatar. It’s linked to Saudi Arabia by a long bridge/causway. In days past, there were direct flights between MB’s home base of Qatar and Bahrain, being only a…

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Over The Hill


Thanks to Donna for this week’s post whose blog site can be accessed HERE. MB harks (or harps!) back to an old post to take up this week’s photo challenge – Over The Hill, and he includes a link to that post below for those interested in reading the full story/post. In St. John’s Church graveyard in the village of Knockainey, mere spitting distance…

VENICE


In recent times, MB has visited the Acropolis and Pantheon in Athens, Greece, which followers can read HERE. The Pantheon is missing some of its structure and is currently undergoing renovations by the Greek government and UNESCO experts. The fact that the structure is damaged and missing many of its columns is the result of a cannon attack in the year 1687 by the…