Birmingham Visitor Information
Information for visitors in Birmingham, in the middle of the Bull Ring! It wasn’t raining. It was a hot day with the sun beating down. Why don’t more people carry umbrellas in conditions like this? Arguably, getting skin cancer is a lot worse than getting an occasional wetting by rain.
Shopping in Birmingham
Shopping in the Bull Ring in Birmingham.
Dancing to the music
Enjoying the summer and dancing on the street.
The next race
One of the many people attending the racing at Dawstown Point to Point, May 2018.
Conversations in the crowd
A couple concentrating on a phone call in the middle of the crowded Borough Market in London. June 2022.
Where is the hotel?
Lost travellers in London trying to find their accommodation. June 2022.
Picking up the pieces on St. Patrick’s Day
Workers collecting the fencing after the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Cork in 2004. Notice the lack of clear lines on the road surface of the South Mall, and the boarded up construction site in the background. The buildings might look much the same, but the roads are clearly marked out now.
Michael O’Regan in Yellow
Michael O’Regan has been selling the Echo newspaper in this spot on Patrick Street, Cork since 1969. He was a familiar sight to generations of Cork people. I haven’t seen him in a long time, and this photo was taken in 2006. The latest information I can find on him is a photo taken of…
Lunch on the Street
When you’re hungry and need to have a sandwich. Edinburgh, June 2018.
Lady in Red
Birmingham, June 2022.
Problem with a phone
A couple decipher a problem on a phone. Coventry, June 2022.
Lunchtime Sunshine
Construction workers in London enjoy the sunshine. June 2022.