The sun came out to play today, turning the sky a blaze of gold, so I’m looking through my travel shots for other golden moments, starting off with these gorgeous birds drifting on waters coloured gold by the reflection of autumnal leaves in New York’s Van Cortland Park.

Crispy, cheesy, gold sheets of pizza perfection in Rome.

Festooned with gold at the People’s Procession of Light in Dublin.

The stunning clock and oh-so-romantic meeting place in Grand Central.

Gilded ceiling panels in New York’s Actor’s Chapel.

Red, blue and gold berries at a farmer’s market in California.

Are you ready to strike gold with your own interpretation of this week’s travel theme? If you would like to join in (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:

• Create your own post and title it Travel theme: Gold
• Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
• Watch out for the next travel theme which will come out next weekend
• 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.

Go for gold!

❤ Ailsa

Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold. – Leo Tolstoy

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. – J. R. R. Tolkien