The Victoria and Albert Museum have opened a new museum at the London Olympic park in Stratford, East London. It was open for visitors from last week so I went to have a look. The building is an angular unique shape and has galleries exploring creativity and change. I thought that showcasing local history as well as wider influences was cool and overall enjoyed the trip.
The month of Ramadan has started today for Muslims around the world. We fast from sunrise to sunset. I pray that we can make the most of these special days and that this month is a beneficial one for us all. I especially pray that people that are in hardship find ease in these difficult times, and that we can all look after one another and be generous in giving whatever we can. Ramadan Mubarak.
I took a short trip to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal very recently. Lisbon has the oldest bookshop in the world and is known for being quite hilly and also near the coast. I spent several days there and whilst it was a bit rainy it was still a really nice city to visit. Here are a few snaps, but my favourorite thing was seeing all the tiles on the buildings of various colours and styles.
Today is the last year of 2025. There’s been highs and lows and sadly still too many wars being waged in this world. I pray that next year these come to an end and that people find peace and justice. Here are my favourite photos of 2025. May 2026 be a better one for us all. Happy New Year.
Who doesn’t love an umbrella street? This one in Camden town market certainly brightens up the place and perfect for upcoming wet Autumn days.
This summer my local town celebrated colour and so they invited talented street artists to come and do some artwork for the public to enjoy. These were my favourite ones and I think the artists did a great job.
There’s a new V&A museum that’s due to open in East London. Nearby they have opened to the public, their storehouse, a building that houses all the art pieces that are not officially on display. It’s right by where I work so I went to have a look. It has three floors with a wide range of beautiful and interesting art works.
They also have a huge mosaic ceiling saved from a church which is definitely worth a look.
The store house is free to visit and I like that what it holds will change as the displays in the main museums update theirs.
Some street art has been commissioned by the local government to brighten up our streets. It was great to see the artwork coming into shape and the end results I think are brilliant. The artists are very talented and I will enjoy looking at their pieces when I pass them by.
I don’t get to travel abroad very much and haven’t for most of my life, but I recently joined a trip with my sister and her family to Europe. I say ‘Europe’ as we decided to visit different countries. We drove to Dover and took the ferry to Calais before making our way to the Belgium capital Brussels where we were staying.
We looked around Brussels and the typical tourist locations such as manneken pis and Grand Place but we also managed to find some quirky activities like a flea market that had everything from African style masks to jewellery and paintings.
One of the activities I really enjoyed was the Comic strip trail, where there are scenes in comic book style dotted around the city for you to find. There was also lots of other street art and murals that decorated the city that I enjoyed. And there was also, of course, lots of waffle and chocolate shops that we went into to try some samples.
In the evening we visited the Atomium, we didn’t go inside but the structure itself was quite surreal (centrepiece of the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair).
We also looked around some shops, and got some souvenirs. There was also museums in the city but we didn’t go into any.
This cool street art has emerged not far from where I live. Palestinian journalists have been vital in getting information out of Gaza and they truly are heroes for risking their lives to do so. A great piece of art to honour them I think.
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