Tag Archives: China

China through the lens

China through the lens

The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum autumn exhibition China through the lens of John Thomson (1837 – 1921), features stunning photographs of China taken in the 1860s and 1870s. Edinburgh-born J ...
What I did in the holidays

What I did in the holidays

For the retired person life is one long holiday, and so last summer I decided to ‘do something different’. I got a job. Against all odds, I managed to persuade one of Britain’s most prestigious univer ...