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 a collection of a few city walls and of course one of the Great Wall. Plus one photo of a totally different type of wall.
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Hi everybody! Heres my double take on this week’s theme(s):
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my walls 🙂
wowp i had heard that lake atitlan was creeping higher. that photo is graphic proof and makes one think many times before buying property near a waterline! z
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Walls of Barboursville Ruins in Virginia are on my mind: http://transplantedtatar.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/travel-theme-walls-barboursville-ruins/ Another great theme, Ailsa!
Brilliant pics, especially the first one. Great theme, unfortunately I’ve got nothing to show for it:-)
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I just had to post a second round of pics. This time Camden High Street in London: http://runeatlife.me/2013/01/27/travel-themes-walls-2/
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Another great theme, Ailsa – thank you! Here’s my post: http://juliedawnfox.com/2013/01/27/travel-theme-wall-art-in-portugal/
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This is such a great theme. It has prompted such a variety of interpretations. See my attempt at http://travelwithintent.com/2013/01/27/weekly-travel-challenge-walls-in-london/
Another great theme, thanx for the challenge.
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Here’s mine…
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I love the carved wall of the stables market. Here is my contribution http://thegingerbreadcafe.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/travel-theme-walls/
Here’s my entry for this week, all from one place. http://apostadayfor2013.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/travel-theme-walls/
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A classic rock song, Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall, and a fun, fresh idea for a photo challenge. I looked at your walls above and others in the challenge and thought about walls that protect and provide shelter for mine: http://canoecommunications.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/walls-of-love/
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Beautiful walls created by nature…
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Marvelous! Particularly love the mer-octopus mural in the casino 🙂
I decided to combine two challenges this week: http://theurgetowander.com/2013/01/28/fortress-in-focus/
What a delightful challenge Ailsa. I love the interior of the old casino…wow..well here is mine. It is a favourite wall of mine in a nearby town.
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This weeks travel theme was such a good one, that I had to post a second entry. My first post was on wall that were built around cities for protection. But this post is a completely different take on walls. The Town of Sheffield in Tasmania came up with a clever idea in the 1980’s to reverse an economic decline and boost tourism. They came up with the idea of decorating the walls of various town buildings with large colorful murals, mainly depicting the history of the local pioneers. The first mural was so well received that they now have 50+/- spread all over town and Sheffield has become known as the “Town of Murals”. These are photos of just a few of them.
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I’ve got my walls up
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hi Ailsa, great photos and theme for the week! i went to see your post on the Berlin Wall, it was awesome, i hope to see that someday 😉 here’s my take on your prompt: http://alwaysbobswife.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/travel-theme-walls/
Hi Ailsa – I’m loving this week’s theme. Here’s my contribution 🙂
My entry is up http://the-serenity-space.com/2013/01/28/travel-theme-walls/
Great shots, Pink Floyd, oh yes.
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A couple of years ago when we were in Paris, I was occupied by photographing walls. Such a fun.
I would love to have opportunities to travel and take pictures such as yours. They are very descriptive and draw you to the location. I enjoy your work. Please visit my blog and comment–good or bad! LIKES IN LIFE or dhutch729.com thanks for the opportunity to see your great work