The Usher Hall....

Edinburgh, 1914, by Stockdale Harrison & Howard H. Thomson

The Balmoral Hotel....

..from Prezzo at North Bridge

St. Mary`s Cathedral....

Neo-gothic, 1879, and the Mother Church of the Diocece of Edinburgh

No Fawlty Towers here....

..but the pleasant Edenbank Hotel in Dumfries. 

Abbotsford....

..the home of Walter Scott

Melrose Abbey....

Melrose....

Scottish Borders....

Bryan Ferry at Usher Hall....

Edinburgh, May, 24

Another memorable concert with this gentleman. A good blend of Roxy Music, Ferry, and, of course, the "Dylanesque" songs. As usual, Ferry is supported by great musicians and the singing section with Fonzi Thornton in the front....is always special. The songs were performed as a "too short" version (pity !). Usher Hall was, by the way, a very pleasant place :)

Best in show: "Take A Chance With Me"....and all the rest.

Bryan Ferry - vocals & keyboards
Paul Beard - piano & keyboards
Jacob Quistgaard - lead guitar
Neil Hubbard - rhythm guitar
Luke Bullen - drums
Jimmy Sims - bass
Lucy Wilkins - violin 
Jorja Chalmers - sax & keyboards
Fonzi Thornton - backing vocals
Bobbie Gordon - backing vocals
Rhianna Kenny - backing vocals
Nathalia Bonner - violin 

Edinburgh....

..beautiful city

Hagabadet under work....

Auditorium....

Vänersborg, 1962, by Åke Wahlberg

Hvitfeldtska Gymnasiet....

1917-19, by Ernst Torulf

Stone wall....

..and Hvitfeldtska Gymnasiet

"Il capitale umano"....

Valeria Bruno Tedeschi (Carla), having it all in a hole of emptiness

"Avete scommesso sulla rovina di questo paese e avete vinto". An excellent film by Paolo Virzì.

Studentkåren, Göteborg....

Les Vitraux, Angoscia Eterosessuale....

1973, by Salvador Dali

The future is a blank page....

Götaplatsen....

1923, by Arvid Bjerke and Sigfrid Ericson

1934, by Carl Bergsten

1935, by Nils-Einar Eriksson

Bacchus & Flora....

..and the work by vandals

Scandinavium....

Göteborg, 1971, by Poul Hultberg

The Glenn Miller Orchestra at Konserthuset....

Quality time....

It's Love....

Ultramarin....

Old-fashioned design....

The poor car industry was far behind in terms of design. Here at Weissenhof probably in the late 1920`s. The house is a work by Le Corbusier, 1927.

Ciudad de México....

1958, by Vladimir Kaspe

Nice....

Next stop....Djurgården

Bastugatan....

Vaults....

..of Amsterdam

Windows of Eze....

Nordiska....

Djurgårdsbrunn....

Stockholm....

..late afternoon

Intentioner....

"Det har sagts av en kritiker, att interiören är ett konstverk men att den icke har karaktären av en domstolsbyggnad utan av en sydländsk badortshall (?). Här, säger han, där människor går väntande på dom, tyngda av bekymmer, borde karaktären vara allvarligare, tyngre, mera sluten. Avsikten har medvetet varit det motsatta: just därför, att människor här gå fyllda av oro och ängslan, har ett vänligt, soligt ljus släppts in. Det har varit arkitektens uppfattning, att öppenheten, solen, blommorna, över huvud taget det mänskliga, lättare än det stängda, stela och officiella i karaktären kan föra en över från tvedräkt och ängslan till försoning eller åtminstone resignation."

Gunnar Asplund

Une nouvelle amie....

With Romain Duris in great shape....and our conceptions are changing. Maybe sometimes for the better ?

A film by François Ozon

Ladri di biciclette....

Lamberto Maggiorani and Enzo Staiola

If I ever need to choose a film, this is the one....and it will always be. The masterpiece from 1948 by Vittorio De Sica.

Ellen Sundberg....

Only 20 and something....but this girl is a natural talent.

Simple Minds at Lisebergshallen....

Göteborg, Mars, 16

By listening to the excellent double album "Live in the city of light" from 1987, one can get an idea about the kind of performances this band was able to put on in the past. Amazingly, the best songs came from their last album (Big Music), and when the band performed "Midnight Walking"....Simple Minds was back for a short while. Credit to Charlie Burchill and his totally relaxed, sparkling guitar. Mel Gaynor works hard as  "rhythm master", yet he looked a bit like a tired lorry driver in the beginning of the show. By the way, Jim Kerr - you need some exercise ! It may enhance your voice as well....

From the old songs, "Love Song" was the best. 

Andy Gillespie - keyboards
Ged Grimes - bass
Sarah Brown - vocals
Catherine Anne Davies - gitarr / keyboards / vocals