I used “Circles” as a theme a few years ago, but figured its edgier brother “Square” would make for another interesting subject, so to start off this week’s travel theme, here is the brightest square I can think of, New York’s Times Square. Did you know it has a secret sound installation hidden right in its heart? You can see it in the photo if you know where to look…or you can read about it here. 🙂

Square pizza by the yard in Rome.

The illuminated waters of London’s Trafalgar Square at night.

Square and curved at the same time, the panes of glass that make up the stunning (and endangered) pergola in Seattle‘s Pioneer Square.

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• Create your own post and title it Travel theme: Square
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…and remember, it’s hip to be square.

xxx Ailsa

The intelligence of that creature known as a crowd is the square root of the number of people in it. – Terry Pratchett

A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.  – Mark Twain