Rue Voltaire, Dunkerque, France. 7pm, July 2024

A long weekend in an Airbnb rental on Rue Voltaire in Dunkerque that coincided with Bastille Day, the EURO 2024 final, one Wimbledon singles semi- and two finals, and three stages of the Tour de France, suggested that as long as we had access to a TV we'd be ok. But we didn't. This shot was taken during some downtime on Saturday evening when none of those were currently playing out and we weren't searching for radio commentary. I think I am now a fan of courtyard gardens - no-one can see you and there is no grass to agonise over... ground floor