
‘A Roof Of Glass & Steel’

‘A Roof Of Glass & Steel’

‘Inside The Blue Mansion: Staircase II’’
…bars, bamboo and balustrades – the twisted tour continues…

‘Inside The Blue Mansion: Veranda’
…shaded, secluded, splendid…

‘Inside The Blue Mansion: East Wing II’
…in the still night, colours shimmer…

‘Inside The Blue Mansion: West Wing Staircase’
…all travels have a twist or two!…

‘Inside The Blue Mansion: West Wing’
…pale blue walls mark the west wing of the mansion. through the pictured arch door was the room we stayed in – the old kitchen for the building.
sitting outside the room in the shade and next to the reflecting pool, was an oasis in the midst of penang’s heat and bustling movement…

Inside The Blue Mansion: East Wing
…gently, night falls on green bamboo, red lights and blue walls…

‘Inside The Blue Mansion: Dining Room’
…evening view from the central courtyard…

‘Inside The Blue Mansion: Courtyard’
…today, and to follow, shots from a memorable five night stay in an incredible heritage building and boutique hotel; a dream realised…

‘Minaret’

‘Spiral Staircase’
…enter the swirl, wrought only for you…

‘Penang Shophouse’

‘Old House’
…old maybe, but you have good bones and tales to tell – the demolition crew can wait…

‘Takaparawhau II’
…the wharenui ( meeting house) at the marae catches the morning sun, its ornate carvings and decorative artwork illuminated…

‘Kingsland: Dusk Facade’

‘Veranda’
…just the place to watch the clouds roll by…

‘Sky-lines’

‘Downtown Lights’
…an illumined skyline and street scene put me in mind of a favourite song, an evocative beauty from 1989, yearning and lovely – lyrics and YouTube link below if you have the time…
“Tonight and every night
Let’s go walking down this empty street
Let’s walk in the cool evening light
Wrong or right, be at my side
The downtown lights”
– The Blue Nile, ‘The Downtown Lights’

‘At The Courthouse Door I’
…welcome, litigants!…

‘Arches Within Arches IV’
…arches galore; a door under number four…