Books: Hook's Pictorial Edinburgh

I got a lovely present from my grandparents a little while ago.   It was a book of photographs of Edinburgh, called Hood's Pictorial Edinburgh.   They bought on a holiday to Edinburgh during the 30s.   All the photos are from that time, and I love it!   I've always loved old photos of familiar towns, because I find it very interesting to see how they've changed.   It really is a lovely book.   Here are a few photos from it:

Songs: Con Te Partirò

Here's something beautiful and powerful for your weekend.

Shopping: Camden Market

Camden Market in London is one of my favorite places in the world.   Here are some of the awesome purchases I've made over the last couple of years:

 Awesome watch pendant

 Leather jacket.   Love it!

 Military jacket

 Pretty halter neck dress.  Please excuse the lack of ironing.

 Lovely rockabilly dress.   the skirt is sooo big!

 World's most enormous skirt.  It's wonderful.

Funky gothy coat

Songs: Fooba Wooba John

Have you seen Fantastic Mr. Fox?   Odd film.   Really interesting animation though.   And a kick-ass soundtrack!   This is Fooba Wooba John:

Photography: Rome, Day 6

The 6th and final day of my Roman Holiday included going round St. Peter's and the Castel Sant'Angelo.   The latter is a fascinating building.   It was built as the emperor Hadrien's mausoleum, but was later turned into a fortress!   How odd.   Anyway, here are my favorite photos from the day:

 View of Castel Sant'Angelo from the top of St. Peter's

View of Piazza San Pietro from the top of St. Peter's

 

   Tricolore by Castel Sant'Angelo

Songs: Chinese and Who'd Have Known

I've gone from really disliking Lily Allen to really respecting her as a singer and liking her stuff.   Here are two less well known tracks from her second album.   I like them because they're simple and talk about everyday things we can all relate to.

TV Reviews: Planet Earth

Planet Earth is a truly impressive David Attenborough documentary.  Everybody knows and loves David Attenborough, and I think this offering is definitely among the best things he's ever done.   It takes us through some of the most interesting habitats on the planet and has some really extraordinary footage.   Each episode deals with a different type of environment, such as mountains, caves and deserts, and takes us to different kinds of each across the planet.   Each episode also has a charming little section at the end which gives us an insight into how some of the filming was done.   It's fascinating!   Some highlights for me include seeing Ethiopia's amazing volcanic landscape, snow leopards, the Pantanal, the Lechuguilla Cave, the Borneo rainforest, a baby humpback whale and undersea volcanoes.   Gorgeous and all very interesting!