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https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2012/09/baku-boom-town-architecture-jazz.html Adrian Yekkes: Baku - boom town architecture, a jazz maestro and a haunting ancient city Baku is an oil town. It has twice benefited from oil booms that have impacted on and redefined the way the city looks. The first boom came ... https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2012/01/ Adrian Yekkes: January 2012 Travel adventures, life in London, books, music and art... adrianyekkesjanuary https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-rag-pickers-of-jhalawar.html Adrian Yekkes: The rag-pickers of Jhalawar Ayaan said he was 14 but he looked younger, perhaps 11 or 12. He was small but clearly well-fed which may have been why he was riding a decr... the ragadrianyekkespickersjhalawar https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2012/08/marcel-janco-and-modernist-bucharest.html Adrian Yekkes: Marcel Janco and Modernist Bucharest Regular readers will know that I have a strong connection with Tel Aviv . More than that, I love Tel Aviv. One of the main reasons for thi... marcel jancoadrianyekkesmodernistbucharest https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2014/08/picture-post-33-art-deco-beauty-in.html Adrian Yekkes: Picture post 33: Art deco beauty in Rayners Lane - the former Grosvenor Cinema Rayners Lane in West London is primarily a residential area and is definitely not on the tourist trail. However, it is home to the f... https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2013/07/moghrabi-cinema-tel-aviv-memories-of.html Adrian Yekkes: Moghrabi Cinema Tel Aviv - memories of the silver screen Israelis love film. The current world wide success of large numbers of Israeli films is well known with the likes of Ronit Elkabetz ,... tel avivof theadrianyekkescinema https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2015/11/buenos-aires-art-deco-and-modernism_25.html Adrian Yekkes: Buenos Aires Art Deco and Modernism Prior to visiting Buenos Aires I managed to get hold of a copy of Mimi Bohm's excellent book - Buenos Aires Art Deco Y Racionalismo . Be... buenos airesart decoadrianyekkesmodernism https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2017/04/bulgarian-modernism-well-kept-secret.html Adrian Yekkes: Bulgarian Modernism - a well kept secret The modernist architecture of Paris , Prague , Vienna and Rotterdam is well known whilst more recently, cities in Eastern Europe have b... well keptadrianyekkesbulgarianmodernism https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2014/11/return-to-mexico-city-coyoacan-soumaya.html Adrian Yekkes: Return to Mexico City - Coyoacan, Soumaya and the Day of the Dead I visited Mexico City for the first time last year and enjoyed it so much that I returned just a few weeks ago for a second look. Last yea... https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2013/06/londons-best-bits-my-top-ten.html Adrian Yekkes: London's best bits - my top ten! I recently posted about my favourite ten places in Tel Aviv - my favourite city. Since then I have been giving some thought to what my L... best bitsmy topadrianyekkeslondon https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2015/09/pragues-best-bits-my-top-ten.html Adrian Yekkes: Prague's Best Bits - My Top Ten I first visited Prague in 1993, just four years after the fall of communism. Although the city did not lack charm or atmosphere, it still... best bitsmy topadrianyekkesprague https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2012/01/eve-arnold-april-12th-1912-january-4th.html Adrian Yekkes: Eve Arnold April 12th 1912 - January 4th 2012 Eve Arnold, legendary photographer and pioneering woman died on January 4th this 2012, just a few months short of her one hundredth birthda... eve arnoldadrianyekkesapriljanuary https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2016/09/ Adrian Yekkes: September 2016 Travel adventures, life in London, books, music and art... adrianyekkesseptember https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2012/06/sophie-milman-ochi-chernye.html Adrian Yekkes: Queen of cool, Sophie Milman, warms up Toronto Queen of cool, Sophie Milman provided some much needed warmth in a cold and rainy Toronto on Friday evening. The historical Massey Hall, ... queen of coolsophie milmanadrianyekkeswarms https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2018/09/scenes-from-city-of-joy-2-pay-me-in.html Adrian Yekkes: Scenes From The City Of Joy 2 - Pay Me In Dollars, I Want To Buy A House Kolkata is surely one of the most visually inspiring cities in the world. Its streets are filled with people working and idling, buying an... https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2018/02/fun-food-and-fortune-telling-manila.html Adrian Yekkes: Fun, food and fortune telling - Manila, the people in the street There are more than 20 million people living in Metro Manila. And despite the often oppressive heat and humidity, for me the city is best ... fun foodfortune telling https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2016/03/modernism-restored-poliashuk-and.html Adrian Yekkes: Modernism restored - Poliashuk and Recanati, Tel-Aviv architectural icons Tel Aviv is home to the world's greatest collection of modernist buildings with over 4,000 examples of the style having been constructed d... tel avivadrianyekkesmodernismrestored https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2018/04/josef-berlin-modernism-in-tel-aviv.html Adrian Yekkes: Josef Berlin - Modernism in Tel-Aviv Josef Berlin was born in Mogilev in today's Belarus in 1877. He studied at St. Petersburg Academy of Art graduating in 1911, going on to ... adrianyekkesjosefberlinmodernism https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2012/12/paris-tale-of-three-architects-part-one.html Adrian Yekkes: Paris - a tale of three architects, part one Paris is a city filled with architectural landmarks - the Eifel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame and many others. This is the Paris... a taleadrianyekkesparisthree https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2021/04/a-case-of-mistaken-identity-story.html Adrian Yekkes: A Case Of Mistaken Identity - The Story Behind A Photograph I first met the man I now know as Dilip Ghosh in September 2017. As I walked along Beadon Street in North Kolkata I noticed a chaiwallah ser... a case of mistaken identitythe story behindadrianyekkes https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2012/07/dodo-burgner-inspiration-of-decadence.html Adrian Yekkes: Dodo Burgner - The Inspiration of Decadence at the Ben Uri Gallery The new exhibition at the Ben Uri Gallery - The Inspiration of Decadence - features the work of little known Berlin artist Dorte (Do... the inspiration https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2023/ Adrian Yekkes: 2023 Travel adventures, life in London, books, music and art... adrianyekkes https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2018/02/picture-post-65-art-deco-in-manilas.html Adrian Yekkes: Picture Post 65 - Art Deco in Manila's Chinese Cemetery Art deco influences can be found in every area of life - architecture, furniture, painting, clothes, transport and industry. It should not... picture postart deco https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2013/02/london-art-deco-part-one.html Adrian Yekkes: London Art Deco - part one A couple of years ago I bought a great little book called London Art Deco , by Arnold Schwartzman. Since then I have been planning to visi... london artadrianyekkesdecopart https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-diamond-wolverhamptons-art-deco.html Adrian Yekkes: The Diamond - Wolverhampton's Art Deco Jewel Wolverhampton once had several art deco cinemas. Today only one remains and it now operates as a banqueting hall. The former Odeon stands ... the diamondart decoadrianyekkeswolverhampton https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2014/01/el-manisero-peanut-vendor-cuban-classic.html Adrian Yekkes: El Manisero (the peanut vendor) - a Cuban classic El Manisero , or the Peanut Vendor will be familiar to many people of my age who were taken to the cinema as a child. It was used as ... the peanut vendoradrianyekkeselcuban https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2022/ Adrian Yekkes: 2022 Travel adventures, life in London, books, music and art... adrianyekkes https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2013/12/mexico-city-art-deco-treasure-house.html Adrian Yekkes: Mexico City - art deco treasure house I am just back from my first ever visit to Mexico which was also my first visit to Latin America. I am completely smitten and Mexico City ... mexico cityart decoadrianyekkestreasure https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-night-on-finchley-road-ian-shaw-at-jw3.html Adrian Yekkes: A night on Finchley Road - Ian Shaw at JW3 Ian Shaw gave a world class performance on Sunday night at the brand new JW3 , Jewish community centre for London on Finchley Ro... finchley roadian shawadrianyekkesnight https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2017/08/ Adrian Yekkes: August 2017 Travel adventures, life in London, books, music and art... adrianyekkesaugust https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2015/09/ Adrian Yekkes: September 2015 Travel adventures, life in London, books, music and art... adrianyekkesseptember https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2023/07/ Adrian Yekkes: July 2023 Travel adventures, life in London, books, music and art... adrianyekkesjuly https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2017/06/jaffa-people-in-shuk.html Adrian Yekkes: Jaffa - the people in the Shuk Jaffa's Shuk HaPishpishim (fleamarket) is one of Tel-Aviv-Yafo's most popular attractions. It is also one of my favourite places in Israel... the peopleadrianyekkesjaffashuk https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2019/09/ Adrian Yekkes: September 2019 Travel adventures, life in London, books, music and art... adrianyekkesseptember https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2024/03/ Adrian Yekkes: March 2024 Travel adventures, life in London, books, music and art... adrianyekkesmarch https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2012/12/orhan-pamuk-museum-of-innocence.html Adrian Yekkes: Orhan Pamuk - The Museum of Innocence I must be developing a liking for big books. Having recently read Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate , I have just completed Orhan Pamuk's m... orhan pamukthe museumadrianyekkesinnocence https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/ Adrian Yekkes Travel adventures, life in London, books, music and art... adrianyekkes https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2013/08/ Adrian Yekkes: August 2013 Travel adventures, life in London, books, music and art... adrianyekkesaugust https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2016/08/le-corbusiers-villa-savoye.html Adrian Yekkes: Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye is located in Poissy, 30 kilometres from Paris. Commissioned by the Savoye family as a weekend retreat, the vi... le corbusieradrianyekkesvillasavoye https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2012/03/cairo-looking-for-lost-city.html Adrian Yekkes: Cairo - looking for a lost city I have written here and here about my visit to Eritrea in 2010 At the time, the quickest way to get to Eritrea was to fly with Egyptia... looking for aadrianyekkescairolost https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-few-days-in-milan.html Adrian Yekkes: A few days in Milan I recently spent a few days in Milan. The focus of my visit was the Expo 2015 and I will post separately about that, but I also managed to... a few daysadrianyekkesmilan https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2016/09/cinema-orot-brutalist-architecture-in.html Adrian Yekkes: Cinema Orot - Brutalist architecture in Beer Sheva Beer Sheva is the largest city in southern Israel and is surrounded by the vast Negev desert. From the late 1950's onwards a number ... brutalist architectureadrianyekkescinemaorot https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2023/09/ Adrian Yekkes: September 2023 Travel adventures, life in London, books, music and art... adrianyekkesseptember https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2018/02/manila-art-deco.html Adrian Yekkes: Manila Art Deco Manila is not a city that immediately springs to mind when thinking about art deco, but it should be. Despite the terrible destruction at... adrianyekkesmanilaartdeco https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2013/11/art-nouveau-ethiopian-coffee-and.html Adrian Yekkes: Art nouveau, Ethiopian coffee and a fabulous risotto - a bit more Brussels Lobby ceiling, Generali Building, Rue Baron Horta Brussels is just two hours by train from London. Well known for beer, chocolate and ... https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2015/07/milano-2015-day-at-expo.html Adrian Yekkes: Milano 2015 - a day at the Expo I recently visited Milan for the first time and whilst there had the chance to spend a day at Expo Milano 2015 , which has chosen Feeding ... a dayat theadrianyekkesmilano https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2018/03/picture-post-66-faces-of-philippines.html Adrian Yekkes: Picture Post 66 - Faces of the Philippines I was always nervous of photographing people. Should I take a sneaky shot or ask their permission? What do I do if they refuse and how exa... picture postfaces ofadrianyekkesphilippines https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2020/09/twentieth-century-house-art-deco-in.html Adrian Yekkes: Twentieth Century - Art Deco in Birchington-on-sea Birchington-on-sea is a large village in Kent not far from the larger seaside towns of Margate, Ramsgate and Whitstable and the hist... twentieth centuryart decoadrianyekkesbirchington https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2015/11/cecile-mclorin-salvant-perfection-at.html Adrian Yekkes: Cecile Mclorin Salvant - perfection at Cadogan Hall I first came across Cecile McLorin Salvant a couple of months ago when I heard a track from her new album, For One To Love , bein... cecile mclorin salvantadrianyekkesperfectioncadogan https://adrianyekkes.blogspot.com/2015/03/picture-post-39-hammer-house-secret-art.html Adrian Yekkes: Picture post 39 : Hammer House, secret art deco in Soho Hammer Films is one of the most well known and best loved British film studios of all time. Founded in 1934, Hammer churned out niche... picture post