
Ready to party in Mijas, Spain
24 May 2017 Leave a comment
in Travel Tags: decorative, donkeys, Mijas, modes of transport, Spain, taxis, visit Spain, Wordless Wednesday
Ready to party in Mijas, Spain
18 May 2017 7 Comments
in Travel Tags: craftsmanship, green door, intricate work, Norm's Thursday doors, Ornate doors, Spain, Thursday doors
We have just been on a short trip to the sunshine in southern Spain, the Costa del Sol, and here are a few of the doors we came across. Most doors that we saw were very ornate, and a lot of them had these wrought iron doors outside the wooden doors, which means the building can be cooler in summer with the wooden door open.
Or how about these ones?
Head on over to Norm’s for more
17 May 2017 Leave a comment
in Travel Tags: flamenco, gingham, holiday time, Marbella, plaza de los Naranjos, quirky, Spain, visitSpain, window dressing, windows
Plaza de los Naranjos, Marbella
15 Jun 2016 1 Comment
in Travel Tags: Art, artists, colourful, famous artists, Joan Miro, Spain, Spanish artists, Wordless Wednesday
Person and Birds by Joan Miro
01 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in Travel Tags: A Word A Week Photo Challenge, buildings, Contrast, Copenhagen, plants, postaday, Spain, Tivoli Gardens
My first two photos that show contrast were taken in Tivoli Gardens at Christmas time, they are so colourful that they immediately catch your eye, and straight away give you a happy feeling.
And in Spain, the vibrant colours of the flowers give a great contrast against the green leaves, and the white wall as background.
21 Mar 2014 3 Comments
in Travel Tags: aliens, nature, Rock of Gibraltar, scenery, skywatch friday, Spain, wind farms, windmills
This picture is one that is becoming more familiar as we make ‘progress’ in our lives, and need more, and cheaper, electricity. Sometimes the structures look like invaders from space against the skyline!
Linked to Skywatch Friday
07 Feb 2014 2 Comments
in Travel Tags: holidays, Spain, sunshine, travel theme, yellow
For Ailsa’s travel theme this week, the colour is yellow. On Looking through my many photos, I find that I have surprisingly few yellow shots, but I did find a few, taken in the sunshine of Spain.
For more posts, check out http://wheresmybackpack.com/2014/02/07/travel-theme-yellow/
30 Nov 2013 9 Comments
in Travel Tags: Cork, cosy fire, Dun Laoghaire, fireside, graveyard, Ireland, Mariners Church, moonlight stroll, Munster and Leinster Bank, Spain, warmth, weekly photo challenge, wintertime
Draw up a chair to the fireside
Lights make such a difference to our surroundings, and when our main source of light and heat, the sun, goes to bed for the night, or goes to the other side of the world to warm up our neighbours, then it’s time to turn on the artificial lights and heat.
What could be better than sitting before an open fire, logs crackling and flames leaping, on a crisp winter’s day!
And these little lights light up the walkway for a romantic evening stroll, listening to the sound of the waves.
Strolling on the beach
On a walk through my home city, Cork, the local bank was well lit to show off the shape of the old building.
The old Munster and Leinster Bank, South Mall
During a visit to Dublin a few months ago, we visited the Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire, which is housed in an old church,and the stained glass windows and old ships lighting all helped to make it an interesting place to visit. See also my post about Dun Laoghaire
The Mariners Church, which holds the Maritime Museum
And the stairway in this ruin at an old graveyard shows some light from the top – maybe its ‘heavenly light’?
Stairway to Heaven
This post is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge : Let there be light.
Check out more entries http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/photo-challenge-lights/
29 Nov 2013 2 Comments
in Travel Tags: bridges, bullfighting, pathways, Puerto Nuevo, Ronda, Spain, Spanish civil war, sunshine, tilework, Which Way Challenge
My photos for this challenge are a selection taken in the village of Ronda in Southern Spain, the old part of the town is full of interesting places to see, with 3 bridges over the 100 metre deep El Tajo canyon, amazing views and lots of historical buildings dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries. Ronda is well worth a wander if you are ever in that part of the world. Along with the canyon and the old buildings, the town is also famous because it is where modern bullfighting began, and every year there is a big festival to celebrate the fact. I hope you enjoy the gallery.
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