I saw a black cat this afternoon scaring off the unwanted attentions of a passing dog by hissing and curling its body into a perfect arch. When I got home I started looking through photos to see what arches I had captured on my travels. I found bright blue Christmas arches in London…
A blue Christmas in London
…delicate, aged window arches in Yale University…
…ornate and rose-decked arches in Washington DC…
…and arches of antiquity in Rome.
Now that I’ve started looking, I’m seeing arches everywhere and I’m willing to bet almost everyone has got at least one amazing arch photo to share. If you would like to join in this week’s travel theme (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:
- Create your own post and title it Travel theme: Arches
- 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!
xxx Ailsa
All experience is an arch wherethrough gleams that untravelled world whose margin fades for ever and for ever when I move. – Alfred Lord Tennyson
Human society is like an arch, kept from falling by the mutual pressure of its parts. -Seneca
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Great photos. I will have to get my thinking cap on for this. 😀
Hurrah, looking forward to seeing what you come up with, Raewyn. xxx
Nice collection of beautiful places in Camera
Thanks 🙂
I love those colourful arches 🙂
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The window arches are beautiful, Ailsa. Thanks so much for another great theme!
Here’s my choice in arches: http://drieskewrites.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/travel-theme-arches/
Ooh, how beautiful, Marion, romantic ruins, gorgeous. xxx
You have some wonderful arches.
Here is my take for this week. ENJOY!
http://ceenphotography.com/2014/11/07/travel-theme-arches/
Fabulous, Cee, those shots of Tacoma made me quite homesick for the PNW. xxx
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Those reflections in the window are great.
Thanks Mick, I love your shots, the Richmond bridge is fascinating, especially up close, all the different textures in the stones are lovely. xxx
Built by convicts, too. One of my ancestors, who was also a convict, lived in the area at the time, but I don’t think he helped build the bridge. 🙂
You are right – arches are everywhere: Mine are from Rhodos: http://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/arches-of-rhodos/
Lovely shots, arches within arches. 🙂
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I love arches! here are mine https://dailymusing57.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/travel-theme-arches/
Ahhh New York, thanks for the arch-filled walk down memory lane! 🙂
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Hey guys, good luck with your early retirement, how much fun. I would love to retire early but will have to suffice with trying to fit my travels around needing to earn a crust or two to keep a roof over my head. Oh, to be independently wealthy! 🙂
A great collection of arches, Ailsa. The blue ones in London have got me feeling all Christmasy. Which is just what I need, given my arches are those of prison cells…
Such a lovely post. That view from the Bridge of Sighs is so poignant when you think of the prisoners looking out at such beauty, wondering if they will ever see it again. No wonder they sighed.
I couldn’t have put it better myself, Ailsa!
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A blue christmas in London is beautiful. Thanks for the idea, Ailsa..
These are my arches: http://jendelafitri.com/tema-perjalanan-lengkungan/
cheers,
Nurul
Wow, a stunning series of photos, Nurul, all lovely. The arch in Kampala is really eye-catching!
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I love arches too. I particularly the blue lights. I had lots to pick from but chose a slightly different take on this one. http://jennysotherstuff.wordpress.com/2014/11/08/travel-theme-arches/
Haha, excellent interpretation, Jenny! Love it.
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Wow – love those arches! The second one is my favourite – if I have to pick one…but the third is lovely and…Well, I’ll have to search my treasury to come up with something!
those blue lights are beautiful
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Just back from Rome – here are some Roman arches! http://wp.me/p1hCI2-3QR
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Arches in Zofin Island of Prague. 🙂
Fun challenge, thanks! It’ll be great to see arches from around the world.
Here’s mine: http://explorenewness.wordpress.com/2014/11/08/a-new-travel-theme-photo-challenge-arches/
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Arches at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC..
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Hi Ailsa, Some more arch- themed activity from trhe home of the arch.
http://almostitalian.wordpress.com/2014/11/08/travel-theme-arches-of-firenze/
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These are great and Love the first and third ones the most.
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Those pics are STUNNING
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This is from Madrid… http://megtraveling.com/2014/11/08/travel-theme-arches/
Stunning photos! Wow, each of them are unique. I’ll look for some in my portfolio 🙂
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I love your picture from Yale. I featured a New Haven arch in my collection too: http://www.tootimidandsqueamish.com/2014/11/travel-theme-arches/
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Excellent images. Here is my entry: