I went by Eurostar from London to Lyon in November, full of plans to take photos of the journey - until I realised my camera's battery was empty.
So instead, I took out a notebook and got drawing the sights and landmarks the train passed - here they are as one animation.
Once I got to Lyon, I charged the camera and explored the sights - taking these photographs.
Things I do
I ask people to draw maps...
· Draw the World
· Draw Europe's nations
· Crowdsourced Continent maps
I make map cards:
· See map cards
And other things I write about:
· Little moments from travel
· London art & museums
· Football with foreign fans
· London shop geography
About this blog
London » Lyon
Tuesday, January 24, 2012Labels: France, Lyon, photography, trains
Cork to London, from above
Saturday, January 14, 2012Britain from above
Tuesday, January 10, 2012The first book I have read from my New Year reading list is Never Eat Shredded Wheat, which is all about the geography of the UK.
As the author described various features, like oxbow lakes, moraines, cliffs and so on, I looked them up on Google Maps (because aerial photography is great).
So here are some screenshots of fantastic British landscapes from Google Maps - I didn't keep a record of where these all are, but if you want to guess, leave a comment.
2012: Read of the Year
Tuesday, January 03, 2012My big New Year Ambition this year is to read - specifically, read the long list of books below.
I've been keeping this list for years, and never really making headway into reading the books. I tend to get distracted by books in shops, libraries and end up reading them instead (in itself, no bad thing).
But this year, I'm reserving 2012 to read these books - and hopefully finding most of them in libraries too.
Labels: reading