Christian Science anybody?
Christian Science are advertising at the airport above the check in desk. Intriguing media placement. A bit obscure isn’t it?
View ArticleDirect response carpets anybody
I wasn’t about to repeat my experiment in Jeddah and photograph every station but alongside the channels showing erotica – and most of the mainstream channels seemed to on Friday night I was charmed...
View ArticleSacred art
There isn’t a lot of space for posters in Rome. So the council have come up with an ingenious compromise – perpetual renovation which you can hang posters in front of. All of which creates a curious...
View ArticleEmerging from All Saints
Sun 06/03/2005 12:19 06032005 Bishop John Flack and his wife Julia emerging from All Saints Sunday am. He is the Vatican ambassador for the Church of England – interesting job! I had an all day meeting...
View ArticleMothers day
I had no time at all to speak of in St Peters – certainly not to appreciate the Pieta – but I did pause for a second and recall that it was mother’s day. And the Pieta added something rather special...
View ArticleLast Supper
Da Vinci’s Last Supper – the tourist tat includes a lot of sculpture. For example this version of Da Vinci’s last supper where by dint of moving from one medium to another the sculptor has had to...
View ArticleMove along guv
For the benefit of the tourists some poor devils have to dress up as legionaries which was much improved when I caught one of them having a quiet word with white van man – much more interesting.
View Articlecase closed
8 days after getting back from the Middle East with many fruitless calls my case finally turns up at 10.30pm without explanation or apology from Royal Jordanian. Over the moon. And case closed – a...
View ArticlePrayer time in Waterloo Station
12:46 22 March 200522032005(001) This is by way of a postscript. As I walked into Waterloo Station at midday today there were I spotted 2 Muslims praying by the escalator – a sight which took me right...
View ArticleMore Gps raving
Sat 06/08/2005 10:17 06082005(002) Petrol ? Cash till ? No problem. Why can’t all mobiles be fitted with this ? You could sell space to advertisers.
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