4courts

Dublin, Ireland, 2002; From the balcony of the Penthhouse Suite of The Clarence Hotel, I had a suitably fine and privileged view. Looking west up the Liffey in the centre is the “Four Courts”, to the far left the Guiness Brewery, right is Jameson Distillery- nice mix… Oh yeah, I should have said- I […]

Vukovar

Vukovar, Croatia, 2002: Vukovar was utterly destroyed after a three month seige against the mostly Croat defenders by the Serb-dominated Yugoslav Army (JNA) in November 1991. Some estimates are that Serb gunners fired a million shells into Vukovar destroying 15,000 buildings. It was the first European city since WWII entirely leveled to the ground, it […]

Yellow Danube

Belgrade, Serbia, 2002: A yellow house….on the blue Danube….? Canon EOS 5/Sigma 28-105

Sphinx of Zardar

Zardar, Croatia, 2002. Spotted this sphinx in the front yard of a neglected mansion. On closer inspection, it was obvious this sphinx had no Pharohs face and was definately not popular with the locals. Perhaps it’s supposed to be Marshall Tito’s face, or another hero of Yugoslavia? Or more likely, it’s just the vain previous […]

Railman

Belgrade, Serbia, 2002. This railway man was literally, looking over his shoulder… it made me feel paranoid. Had I been followed? Probably, since I felt like- looked like- and possibly was the only tourist in town… Canon EOS 5/Sigma 28-105