West Midlands

There are one or two nice bits of the West Midlands; admittedly the same could be said of almost any place in the world, By and large though, whatever the Lonely Planet Guide might say about the "vibrant culture" of Birmingham, it is not a pretty sight. But then, by now you should have got the idea that LP guides are about as informative as the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Although I freely admit to being a great fan of that work, I most certainly would not trust it to guide me through the West Midlands, England, nor for that matter anywhere else on planet earth.

So do not be distracted by these very limited images of the nice bits; reality is far worse! I have been to Birmingham more times than I would ever have chosen, but never got round to photographing anything there. Perhaps if I choose to develop the theme of "urban wastelands"...