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the Berlin Wall, in a Madrid park
the Berlin Wall, in a Madrid park
Real pieces of the Berlin Wall, brought to this Madrid park after it fell in 1989.
30 Dec 2025 · Madrid
library haul
Murakami, Macbeth, Sherlock Holmes and A Little Life, all from the library.
19 Jan 2026 · Madrid
a white morning
a white morning
28 Jan 2026 · Madrid
a terrace waiting for spring
12 Jan 2026 · Madrid
the cat committee, in session
the cat committee, in session
hi!
14 Feb 2026 · Madrid
Cuatro Torres, looking up
Cuatro Torres, looking up
28 Jan 2026 · Madrid
moka pots in every colour
Moka pots and little cups in every colour, lined up like sweets.
27 Feb 2026 · Madrid
a clock tower on a grey Sunday
1 Mar 2026 · Madrid
a street clock, keeping everyone on time
a street clock, keeping everyone on time
31 Mar 2026 · Massachusetts
“tell me we don’t need more art”
31 Mar 2026 · Boston University
BU’s School of Theology
BU’s School of Theology
Martin Luther King Jr. earned his PhD here in 1955.
Boston University
the Harvard Shop
the Harvard Shop
Couldn’t afford a single thing in there.
1 Apr 2026 · Cambridge
Franz von Stuck’s Amazon
Franz von Stuck, a founder of the Munich Secession, modelled this rider in 1897.
1 Apr 2026 · Harvard Art Museums
sundown on the Charles
sundown on the Charles
3 Apr 2026 · Massachusetts
so many faces in one painting
1 Apr 2026 · Massachusetts
Man of Sorrows & Mater Dolorosa
Man of Sorrows & Mater Dolorosa
Christ crowned with thorns and Mary in tears: an Early Netherlandish pair, made for private prayer.
1 Apr 2026 · Harvard Art Museums
Memorial Hall, in its striped slate hat
Memorial Hall, in its striped slate hat
Built to remember the Harvard men who died for the Union. Its tower burned in 1956 and only came back in 1999.
1 Apr 2026 · Cambridge
very polite purple pansies
1 Apr 2026 · Cambridge
“when Charles meets the sun” ♪ Noah Kahan, Staying Still
“when Charles meets the sun” ♪ Noah Kahan, Staying Still
3 Apr 2026 · Massachusetts
a steel globe in a plaza
a steel globe in a plaza
4 Apr 2026 · Massachusetts
an office door at MIT
an office door at MIT
2³+4³+7³ = 415 ✓
notes on the door · 4 Apr 2026 · Cambridge
“I’m working so much harder to get a job that pays substantially less.”
notes on the door · 4 Apr 2026 · Cambridge
“Your life is a million lectures long. Choose them wisely.”
“Your life is a million lectures long. Choose them wisely.”
notes on the door · 4 Apr 2026 · Cambridge
“What does a duck say in physics class?” “Quark!”
“What does a duck say in physics class?” “Quark!”
notes on the door · 4 Apr 2026 · Cambridge
Cambridge City Hall
Cambridge City Hall
Cambridge’s city hall since 1889, built of rough stone in the Richardsonian Romanesque style.
4 Apr 2026 · Cambridge
Psalms of My People
Psalms of My People
“Get out of the snake pit you are using as a life raft.” Lenny Duncan
Massachusetts
San Francisco City Hall
Finished in 1915; Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio married here in 1954.
5 Apr 2026 · San Francisco
a clock from Bray-sur-Seine, a long way from home
An old French clock face, signed by its maker in Bray-sur-Seine, southeast of Paris.
7 Apr 2026 · California
the Main Quad
the Main Quad
Where Stanford began: the Main Quad opened with the university in 1891.
8 Apr 2026 · Stanford
Memorial Church
Memorial Church
Jane Stanford built it in memory of her husband, Leland; it opened in 1903.
8 Apr 2026 · Stanford
beaded collars
Beaded collars and cowrie shell bracelets, each with a card about the woman who made them.
8 Apr 2026 · California
Veuve Amiot, by Cappiello
Veuve Amiot, by Cappiello
Leonetto Cappiello, often called the father of modern advertising, drew this champagne poster in 1922.
8 Apr 2026 · California
the Palace of Fine Arts
the Palace of Fine Arts
Built for San Francisco’s 1915 world’s fair, it’s the only building from the fair still on its site.
9 Apr 2026 · San Francisco
roses in April
9 Apr 2026 · San Francisco
the Golden Gate!
Opened in 1937, and painted a colour called International Orange.
9 Apr 2026 · San Francisco
where the street runs into the sea
9 Apr 2026 · San Francisco
rain, and a train
11 Apr 2026 · San Francisco
a game, paused
a game, paused
11 Apr 2026 · California
a very lost dog
12 Apr 2026 · Palo Alto
the marina after dark
the marina after dark
12 Apr 2026 · San Francisco
the Bay Bridge
Opened in 1936, six months before its more famous neighbour, the Golden Gate.
13 Apr 2026 · San Francisco
the Golden Gate Theatre
Opened in 1922 for vaudeville and films; now it hosts Broadway shows.
13 Apr 2026 · San Francisco
“be kind”, in a window
“Be kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a difficult battle.” Handwritten signs in a window.
13 Apr 2026 · San Francisco
Max, cooler than all of us
Max, cooler than all of us
sunglasses!!
13 Apr 2026 · San Francisco
a giant at the Ferry Building
The Ferry Building has stood at the foot of Market Street since 1898.
15 Apr 2026 · San Francisco
two shadows by the bay
17 Apr 2026 · California
the bay in bloom
the bay in bloom
17 Apr 2026 · California
Alcatraz, from the water
A federal prison from 1934 to 1963, once home to Al Capone.
17 Apr 2026 · San Francisco
the skyline, lights off
the skyline, lights off
The Pyramid (right) was the tallest thing in the city for 45 years, until Salesforce Tower (left) went up past it.
17 Apr 2026 · San Francisco
to the beach and back
to the beach and back
17 Apr 2026 · California
wind chimes for sale
17 Apr 2026 · California
siente Madrid
siente Madrid
25 Apr 2026 · Madrid
run, run, run
run, run, run
Madrid
a very striped staircase
a very striped staircase
15 May 2026 · Madrid
KTM 390 Adventure
KTM 390 Adventure
motorbike spotting · 2 Jun 2026 · Madrid
Kawasaki Versys 650
Kawasaki Versys 650
motorbike spotting · 3 Jun 2026 · Madrid
Kawasaki Z650
Kawasaki Z650
motorbike spotting · 3 Jun 2026 · Madrid
Vespa Primaveras
Vespa Primaveras
motorbike spotting · 25 Jun 2026 · Madrid
sundown on the lake
13 Jun 2026 · Italy
the ruins
the ruins
14 Jun 2026 · Milan
the Royal Palace, dressed for dinner
the Royal Palace, dressed for dinner
The Gala Dining Room, where Spain’s king still holds state banquets.
18 Jul 2026 · Palacio Real, Madrid
Father Time, carrying the clock
Father Time, carrying the clock
The palace’s clock collection owes a lot to Charles IV, a king who loved clocks.
18 Jul 2026 · Palacio Real, Madrid
the crown & sceptre
Spanish kings aren’t crowned; the crown and sceptre just sit beside them when they’re proclaimed.
18 Jul 2026 · Palacio Real, Madrid
guilty as charged ☕
guilty as charged ☕
19 Jul 2026 · Madrid
Quinta da Regaleira, a palace with a secret
Quinta da Regaleira, a palace with a secret
Built in the 1900s for a millionaire who loved mysteries. Under its gardens, a well spirals 27 metres down into the dark.
Sintra
a tower with a lake all to itself
a tower with a lake all to itself
In Sintra’s romantic gardens, even the ruins were put there on purpose.
Sintra
Pena’s clock tower, in turrets and tiles
Pena’s clock tower, in turrets and tiles
King Ferdinand II built Pena in the 1840s on the ruins of a monastery, and painted it like a storybook castle.
20 Jul 2026 · Pena Palace, Sintra
rocks, sorted by mood
rocks, sorted by mood
Rose quartz, ametrine, tourmaline and magnetite from Brazil, each in its own little bed with its name written above.
Portugal
the Midnight Espresso, found at 10pm (close enough)
the Midnight Espresso, found at 10pm (close enough)
The café is named for the hour; the street, for Cecílio de Sousa, a journalist (1840–1897).
20 Jul 2026 · Lisbon