I just heard Pink Floyd’s ‘Another Brick in the Wall’ on the radio, which reminded me of the photos I took of the section of the Berlin Wall in New York and the amazing translucent marble walls of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library . That got me thinking about other walls I have photographed and before I knew it, I had this week’s travel theme.
Camden Market in London always offers up great photo opportunities, but my favourite area is Stables Market, a converted Victorian horse hospital which is a maze of cobbled streets and tunnels. The walls are adorned with ornate friezes; here is a section of one of them.
No hike along the Irish seafront would be complete without at least one great stone wall. During a hike around Howth Head one blustery December day I spotted this one.
When I was visiting villages around the edge of Lake Atitlán in Guatemala, I noticed many waterfront buildings half-submerged by the rapidly rising level of the lake. Fragments of wall bore witness to what had once been a thriving business or someone’s home.
Along the Asbury Park boardwalk in New Jersey, there’s an amazing old casino. It’s just a shell of a building today, but its interior still shows the traces of its glory days.
So the writing is on the wall; what’s your interpretation of this week’s theme? If you would like to join in the travel theme (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:
- Create your own post and title it Travel theme: Walls
- Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
- Get your post in by next Thursday, as the new travel theme comes out on Friday
- Don’t forget to subscribe to keep up to date on the latest weekly travel themes. Sign up via the email subscription link in the sidebar or RSS.
Don’t be a fly on the wall – join in the fun! Looking forward to your post.
xxx
Ailsa
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Here is my wall built by a larriken, eccentric, outback Aussie…
Good grief, that wins the award for most unique wall ever. Wonderful photos, pommepal, and hilarious post. 🙂
Thanks Ailsa it is amazing the things some people do, stumbling across them is one of the joys of travel
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Awesome walls, Ailsa! Here is mine; http://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/travel-theme-wall/
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Quebec City, as seen from it’s walls:
Cheers!
Wonderful photos.
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my take on the theme Walls http://travtrails.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/wall-wonders
Indra
Great challenge!
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Love your photos of walls from so many different cultures! I decided to join in the fun as well, here is my link: http://researchingsandiego.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/resolutions-and-a-weekly-photo-challenge/
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thank you for inspiring, Ailsa!
my version of WALLS:
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A little late; here my wonder walls from Grand Cayman http://mycaymanianlife.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/travel-theme-walls/
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And here’s one from Sardinia … http://laavventura.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/travel-theme-walls/
My take on walls: Amazing Turkish Arcaeology: http://lonnalisawilliams.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/amazing-turkish-arcaeology/
Hi Ailsa, This was one I had to revisit so…here you go NYC…
http://quotidianhudsonriver.com/2013/01/31/1-31-13-travel-theme-wall-nyc-graff/
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Here’s my entry, just under the wire: http://jinancitydailyphoto.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/travel-theme-walls/
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Here’s another: http://nofixedplans5.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/travel-theme-walls/
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A little late this week! How about some crumbling walls? Or walls with mysterious locked doors?
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slightly late but I hope that won’t be a barrier http://rainbowbakery.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/travel-theme-walls/
Thanks for stopping by and the like of my post “Winterized Mum Plant”.
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lovely photos-I think the Irish wall is my favorite, though I like the Guatemalan wall as well-
Anything Floyd gets you thinking good thoughts! Your expression of those thoughts is wonderful. Thank you!
Thanks, David. I would go further and say that any day with Floyd in it is a pretty good day! 🙂
I think I have spent half my life listening to them and it has generated great creativity for me. They are a pillar of my life. Have a good one! D.
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Thanks for visiting my blog! You have a truly wonderful blog. I look forward to reading and seeing more of your posts!
These are fabulous photos! Thanks for visiting my blog – and now I’m following you! 🙂
Hey, those are some nice photos of walls there.
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Especially liked the Camden Market Wall with the horses.
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