TRAVEL WORDS

Weekly Photo Challenge: Monument

Homecoming

The work, “Unconditional Surrender” by Seward Johnson II, is based on a famous Life magazine photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt taken in Times Square on Aug. 14, 1945, the day the Japanese announced their surrender. In response to copyright issues, Johnson states that he used a similar photograph of the kissing couple taken by Victor Jorgensen, which is still in the public domain

The statue represents what is an incredible moment in any service member’s life.

This more than life size statue made of a foam core with a urethane outer layer was a temporary exhibit on the San Diego harbour park, near to the Midway until May 2012. It was criticised for being “kitsch” but many couples liked to imitate the pose, and in a navy town it is most appropriate. Wikipedia

Apparently it has been replaced with a bronze statue though I don’t know of its size. Maybe you have seen the new statue?

If you would like to see what others have come up with for this challenge then go to the Daily Post @ WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge

Travel Theme: Clean

Ailsa of “Where’s My Backpack?” is concerned about clean air and is choosing CLEAN for the theme this week. If you would like to join in with her challenge then please do. Everyone is welcome.

My personal bugbear is that of clean water. We take it for granted that we can turn on a tap and have water so good we can drink it, let alone wash in it or clean our clothes in it. Sadly this isn’t the case in a lot of the world.

In Slovenia in the Vintgar Gorge flows some of the clearest water I have ever seen. The 1.6 km long Vintgar gorge carves its way through the vertical rocks of the Hom and Bort hills and is graced by the Radovna with its waterfalls, pools and rapids.

Discovered in 1891 by Jakob Žumer and Benedikt Lergetporer, the gorge was soon after equipped with wooden observation walkways and bridges, and was opened to the public on August 26, 1893. Wikipedia

On a hot day there is nothing better than walking through this gorge in the shade with the sound of the water beside you.

Where is the clearest, cleanest water you have seen?

A Lingering Look at… ‘Cats’

This weekly challenge is hosted by Dawn from ‘The Day After’ who invites participants to post pictures of any windows that they find curious, inviting, photogenic, or in some way tell a story. Visit her blog to see more windows and/or to join in with the challenge.

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A Black and White Cat Snoozing in Cornwall

This week I am featuring a few windows where the subject was not in fact the window, but a cat. In the header photo the cat is perched beneath the open sash – a decidedly dicey option in my opinion.

maltese cat — A Scruffy White Maltese Cat

My blogging friend and expert photographer, Tina of Travels and Trifles, has been experimenting lately with textures and artistic effects. I have played around with a few of these before, usually to disguise a less than brilliant photo, but this time I thought I’d give it a go as these windows aren’t exactly exciting. Thanks Tina for inspiring me to play around with my photos.

cornish cat — Ginger Cat in Cornwall – waiting for the chop?

N for Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica

frizztext hosts a weekly A – Z Challenge

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Start Date: Tuesdays, recurring weekly

Description: Every Tuesday I offer the “A to Z challenge”, walking step by step through the alphabet.

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or National and University Library, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

It is located in the centre of Ljubljana, between Turjak Street (Turjaška ulica), Gentry Street (Gosposka ulica), and Vega Street (Vegova ulica), in a building designed by the architect Jože Plečnik in the years 1930–31 and constructed between 1936–41. The building is considered one of the greatest achievements by Plečnik. Wikipedia

“From the twilight of ignorance to the light of knowledge and enlightenment”

The building has a square ground plan and is a massive block with a court. The front façade, oriented toward Turjak Street, was designed as a combination of brick and stone embeddings, some of them archaeological remains from the place. It was modelled in the manner of the Italian palazzo and the handles of the main door end with a little head of Pegasus. The side entrance from the Lord Street is decorated with a sculpture of Moses, created by Lojze Dolinar.

Unfortunately we were being guided through the town by a friend so didn’t have a chance to get up close to this unusual building, nor go inside. So if you have seen the interior I’d love to know what it is like.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Threshold

In a post created specifically for this challenge, share a photo that captures the threshold.

threshold (n) an entrance or doorway

Ludlow has a fine collection of Georgian doorways of many different and unusual styles from simply elegant neo-classical to ornate porches and fancy fanlights. (click image to enlarge)

Which one is your favourite?

If you would like to see what others have come up with for this challenge then go to the Daily Post @ WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge