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Circles, in the Round

In her travel theme this week, Ailsa asked for circles. Who am I to say no? I threw in a few orbs and spheres, too, beginning with Jimenez Deredia’s phenomenal chocolatey sculpture, Recuerdo Profundo,...

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London Yawn (Pic du Jour)

I’m not a big fan of snapping people with GoPro cameras, but I was really happy with how this image, shot near London’s Leicester Square, turned out. There’s a certain intimacy, from the framing to the...

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A Bouquet from Olympic Park

Today’s daily pic is a simple little fresh flower bouquet for any and all who happen to come across this photo or otherwise drop by Piran Café today. You’re always welcome. Today’s Pic du Jour, the...

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2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony, Revisited

Today marks three years to the day since one of the finest rock concerts I attended in recent years brought down the curtain on the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. If globalization had left you...

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Reflections on Trains – Mile End Tube Stop, London

Reflections on trains. The post Reflections on Trains – Mile End Tube Stop, London appeared first on PIRAN CAFÉ.

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Escalator Down, London

A lonely rush to the bottom. The post Escalator Down, London appeared first on PIRAN CAFÉ.

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Mile End Tube Stop, London

At the Mile End tube stop, which was my home station for the 13 days I was in London to cover the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Sure, I wish I was in on or my way to Rio now, but we won’t dwell on that....

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Happy Birthday, John Lennon

John Lennon would have been 76 yesterday. The post Happy Birthday, John Lennon appeared first on PIRAN CAFÉ.

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Plane in a Rainbow, London

I’m heading to London tomorrow where I’ll be for the next two weeks. I was last there five years ago during the Olympics when this was taken from near Tower Bridge. That’s much too long. Really looking...

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25 Minutes in East Hackney, London

Scattered ruminations on urban development, gentrification and future cities. The post 25 Minutes in East Hackney, London appeared first on PIRAN CAFÉ.

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