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The attractive neo-classical opera house dates from the early 1940s, and forthcoming productions are advertised outside. Pop into the box office to book tickets.

It’s an easy yet slightly poised ambiance at The Olive Tree restaurant. Diners talk in hushed voices while their facial grimaces show reverence and subdued delight. Lighting is dimmed, walls are in a shade of olive with simple artwork, with a feature wall on one side, floors and tables are of wood, with chairs with black or olive green upholstery.

Ambience At The Olive Tree Restaurant

Small bells hang on the wall perhaps in homage to the Abbey bells, behind a white reception while the rest of the room has funky artworks, as does most of the hotel. Sometimes it’s Regency-style, sometimes faces obscured by a primary colour and bizarrely even animals dressed in military costumes. 

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Whether you are a hobbyist strolling a new city, a travel blogger looking to share spectacular sights with your readers, or a professional photographer looking for a new niche, the architecture around us all the time is an exciting and varied subject.

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The biggest mistake you can make in architecture photos is to snap and go, with little planning or forethought. Take your time and exercise your creative grey cells.

As we yearn to reconnect with friends, family, and the world at large, I think that what we’ve gone through has also given many of us a chance to reflect on all the things we took for granted: the outdoors, community, neighborhood restaurants, and the arts.

From flouting rules and refusing to wear a mask to hosting parties, coughing on others, and just generally being selfish, the pandemic has shown us that the world is filled with more assholes than we thought.