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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This was fun! I realized through some of my photos that the wall itself can be interesting, but sometimes so is the empty space within the wall.
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You have a collection of very interesting walls. Here is mine.http://bebs1.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/travel-theme-weekly-challenge-wall/
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Great theme. Here’s my post, with two of my own paintings of fabulous old walls: http://carondann.com/2013/01/26/travel-theme-walls/
These are great Ailsa 🙂
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Walls are a lot of work, and they’re fun when they’re done!
Good theme!
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Thanks for another great travel theme topic, Aisla. I love the photos of everyone on here. Here is my contribution: Wall art in London’s Brick Lane: http://runeatlife.me/2013/01/26/travel-theme-walls/
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my entry ^^ http://theeclecticeccentricshopaholic.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/travel-theme-walls/
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Ailsa, as always, some excellent shots. Considering all the walls and ruins in the Cusco area, this one was right up my alley. See my contributions at
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A great challenge…prompting me to really think about walls….here is my version….http://thephotoseye.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/travel-theme-walls/
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Lovely shots Ailsa. http://ayearinmyshoes.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/travel-theme-walls/
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Great photos Ailsa, and all different examples of walls http://sasieology.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/travel-theme-walls/
http://travel-monkey.me/2013/01/26/ailsas-travel-theme-walls/
Here’s ‘another brick’, Ailsa…. http://mrscarmichael.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/travel-theme-walls/
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Good one, walls… oh yeah!
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First line of defense: http://mothergrogan.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/travel-theme-walls/
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Great variety. I like the Camden market photo, a favourite shopping spot of mine too.
Here Shop with Intent’s contribution to this week’s challenge: http://shopwithintent.com/2013/01/26/weekly-travel-challenge-walls/
And here is Travel with Intent’s: http://travelwithintent.com/2013/01/26/weekly-travel-challenge-walls/
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your walls are marvellous ailsa, what a gorgeous mermaid! and the walls in water looks so pathetic … here are mine http://imagesoftheheart.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/travel-theme-walls/
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Hi Ailsa…Nice to be back for this nice challenge…Here is my fly…:) 🙂
Hugs from Spain
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“All in all it was all just bricks in the wall…..All in all you were all just bricks in the wall.…….. “
Love that song !
Great theme and great pics Ailsa 🙂
http://emmahicks76.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/travel-theme-walls/
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Hi Alisa. Here’s my entry for this week. Thanks! 🙂
http://mylifeafterglow.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/travel-theme-walls/
No link; no photos of walls … just a message to let you know I enjoyed seeing these pics … especially the Howth Head wall!!