Chefchaouen The Blue City

Chefchaouen is a lovely hillside City in Morroco. It is known for its blue painted buildings. I was surprised to learn that the extensive use of blue is only about 20 years old. Something most travel writers either ignore or don’t know. The city is whitewashed or painted three times a year for religious reasons. If the paint is only one storey high, it was done by a women.

Many shades of blue

Night blues

From my terrace

A communal bakery. The women bring their loaves in the morning for baking.

Fort built in 1471 by Portuguese prisoners

Blue Squared

Porto Blue

Porto Blue, view from above.

A bit of Portugal for Becky.

Join Becki’s July Squares: Blue #9. There are only two rules. The photo must be square and it must somehow be blue (color, theme, concept, etc.)

CFFC: Columns or Vertical Lines

Columns All In A Row

In the park, Aveiro, Portugal

Pergola in late 19th century Parque Dom Pedro Infante (City Park), Aveiro, Portugal.

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Thursday’s Special: Traces of the Past

Crenelations

Crenelated walls of Avignon, France

Crenelated walls dominate the roof lines in medieval Avignon, France. View from the Pont d’Avignon.

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Italica, the ruins of a Roman City in Spain

Founded in the 2nd century BC by Scipio, Italica was the first Roman settlement in Spain. It’s amphitheater, which seated 25,000, has served as a quarry for later structures, with little of its original marble surface still in place. Many of the pillars in the mosque in Cordoba came from Italica.

Venezia, Bellissima

Missing Venice

I left Venice last night and took the night train to Vienna. I arrived to grey skies, rain, and cold. What a shock to the system after six glorious days in Venice. Words cannot to justice to Venice so I won’t try. Here are a few photos that speak for themselves. I was taking a photography class that focused on early morning shooting. And Venice with no one on the streets is a wonder.

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