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Travel Photo Thursday — 7/03/14 — Windows on Europe

Travel Photo Thursday — 7/03/14 — Windows on Europe

July 3, 2014 By Nancie 35 Comments

Welcome to the 184th week of Travel Photo Thursday! I’m finishing my second week of summer school teaching, a 15 week course crammed into 3 weeks. Trust me, it’s brutal. I’m teaching a required basic English course that is designed to be fail proof! I do have a few students who are wonderful (not sure how they ended up here), but most of them would not react to a fire lit directly under their butts! I had originally planned to be in Europe this summer, but this summer school session put a damper on those plans. As thrilled as I am to be heading off to Penang in just over a week, there remains some wistful thinking directed at Europe. I love photographing windows and doors, and this week I bring you a few of my favorite windows from Hungary’s Budapest and Czech’s Karlovary.

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My favorites from Budapest. Windows always set my imagination on fire…

I love the carving at the top. He looks more than a little ferocious! 

 

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So peaceful looking… A far cry from her “brother’ in the shot above:)

 

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Mellow yellow in Budapest. Love how the light is striking the blind…

 

Mellow Yellow in Budapest

 

Colorful and detailed in Budapest. I am not a big lover of the color orange, but it definitely works with this window!

 

 

Colorful Detail in Budapest

 

And to end this window on Europe, two of my favorite window shots from Czech’s picturesque Karlovy Vary…

 

Karlovy Vary Window, Czech

 

 

What a blast of color from the shutters, and the blast of fuchsia…

 

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Do you photograph windows and doors when you travel?
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  1. Jackie says

    July 3, 2014 at 8:38 pm

    I love taking photos of doors and windows too.
    Your photos make me want to go and look at my photos from Budapest, what a great city to visit.

    Reply
    • Nancie says

      July 4, 2014 at 6:12 am

      Hi Jackie! I loved Budapest, and would go back in a moment. From architecture to food, the city has so much to offer!

      Reply
  2. Michele {Malaysian Meanders} says

    July 3, 2014 at 8:53 pm

    My hubby is in Hungary right now and will be headed to Budapest this weekend for a little sightseeing. I love the windows you show, especially the shutters and the flower boxes. That top guy looks fierce. I wonder if it’s purely decorative or is their some sort of superstition about scaring away bad spirits.

    Reply
    • Nancie says

      July 4, 2014 at 6:13 am

      Hi Michele! Lucky man. I’m sure he’ll enjoy all that Budapest has to offer.

      Reply
  3. Corinne says

    July 3, 2014 at 9:00 pm

    Nancie, I love taking photos of windows, doors, gates, yards, details! I love yours; they’re beautiful!

    Reply
    • Nancie says

      July 6, 2014 at 7:00 am

      Thanks, Corinne! Doors and windows seen to cry out…photograph me, me…:)

      Reply
  4. budget jan says

    July 3, 2014 at 9:03 pm

    Yes I do Nancie. I also like photographing through doorways and windows. 🙂 My favourite window is the orange one.

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    • Nancie says

      July 6, 2014 at 7:01 am

      Hi Jan! Thanks. I have more than a few that I’ve taken looking through. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Muza-chan says

    July 3, 2014 at 9:51 pm

    A beautiful collection, Nancie. Yes, I love to photograph windows and doors too…

    Reply
    • Nancie says

      July 6, 2014 at 7:02 am

      I’ve admired some of your window and door shots!

      Reply
  6. Dale says

    July 3, 2014 at 10:22 pm

    We’re always taking pictures of windows and doors, it’s actually surprising now when we take a picture of anything else!

    Reply
    • Nancie says

      July 6, 2014 at 7:02 am

      Hi Dale! It’s never hard to find one, that’s for sure 🙂

      Reply
  7. Jackie Smith says

    July 3, 2014 at 10:31 pm

    Oh count me in on the doors and windows. . .throw in a few flower pots and the shutter fingers starts twitching. . .maybe you’ll make it to Europe next year. . .I’ll keep my fingers crossed that you do, but enjoy Penang while there!!!

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    • Nancie says

      July 4, 2014 at 6:15 am

      Hi Jackie. I just might and in the interim I will definitely enjoy every moment that I’m in Penang. You have some great windows and shutters at your disposal in Greece!

      Reply
  8. Anna says

    July 4, 2014 at 1:46 am

    I always notice the windows and doors too whenever I’m in a different country!! I think it’s because coming from Southern California, everything is so boring and modern. I love the old buildings with all the amazing detail around the windows/doors!

    And yikes… summer school students are the hardest, because no one wants to be there! Hang in there 🙂

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    • Nancie says

      July 6, 2014 at 7:04 am

      Hi Anna, My time in California was so brief that I never got to see any windows or doors (I simply flew out of the LA airport). You’re right about the summer school students.

      Reply
  9. Dick Jordan says

    July 4, 2014 at 1:53 am

    Yep, I “do” doors, windows (especially ones with flower boxes), and other bits and pieces of buildings, including rooflines. Don’t have any shots from Budapest, though (haven’t “Been there, done that” yet.)

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    • Nancie says

      July 6, 2014 at 7:05 am

      HI Dick! Budapest was a great city for windows and doors!

      Reply
  10. Spanish translator says

    July 4, 2014 at 6:11 am

    I’ve always been so in love with European architecture, specially Renaissance/Baroque periods.I have not paid close attention to how different the windows can be, though! So beautiful and colorful eh? 🙂

    -Maria Alexandra

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    • Nancie says

      July 6, 2014 at 7:06 am

      Hi Maria! I agree, both beautiful and colorful. Every window and door has its own uniqueness.

      Reply
  11. noel says

    July 4, 2014 at 7:02 am

    Love all those beautiful portals, lovely

    Reply
    • Nancie says

      July 6, 2014 at 7:07 am

      Thanks, Noel!

      Reply
  12. Henry says

    July 4, 2014 at 7:32 am

    Europe? Hungary? Czech Republic? Yes to all of the above! 🙂

    Reply
    • Nancie says

      July 6, 2014 at 7:10 am

      Hi Henry! I’m right there with you. I can’t wait to get back to Europe. However, in the meantime I am going to enjoy every moment of my 5 weeks in Penang 🙂

      Reply
  13. Michele Peterson says

    July 7, 2014 at 8:30 pm

    What a beautiful selection of windows and doors! I too photograph doors but in Mexico and Guatemala many haven’t been restored as beautifully as they have in Europe. I’ve added all of these to my Pinterest collection – thanks!

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  14. Donna Janke says

    July 7, 2014 at 9:48 pm

    Great photos of windows in Budapest. Such a variety. I don’t usually take photos of doors and windows when I travel, but I think I will watch more for them now and may start.

    Reply
  15. Irene S Levine says

    July 7, 2014 at 10:50 pm

    Love your windows! I have a Pinterest page with windows and just repinned your orange window there: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/105412447503085877/

    Best, Irene

    Reply
  16. santafetraveler says

    July 8, 2014 at 1:03 am

    I love photos of windows and doors and clearly I’m not alone. My favorite one here is the red door. So vivid.

    Reply
  17. Patti says

    July 8, 2014 at 7:56 am

    Those are some great windows! I like the big scary face and I especially love the colors of the last one. I am a retired teacher, so I can empathize with your “lighting a fire” so-to-speak!

    Reply
  18. Linda ~ Journey Jottings says

    July 8, 2014 at 12:43 pm

    Yes – I too love them!
    I think it must be that they’re like secret portals into peoples’ lives, which are hidden from view behind their closed doors and windows 🙂

    Reply
  19. Neva says

    July 8, 2014 at 10:44 am

    I’m usually on the lookout for windows and doors that are creative too. I did find a decorative archway leading down a close in England, but no window boxes.

    Reply
  20. Marisol says

    July 8, 2014 at 11:39 pm

    Hi Nancie, What a lovely photo collection of doors and windows.I like every little details and colors. I love photographing doors and windows myself. I like capturing their charms and details while letting them capture my imagination of what’s behind them.
    Good luck with your summer classes. 15 weeks crammed into 3 sounds pretty intense. Keeping my fingers crossed that the Europe trip will materialize after all.

    Reply
  21. Karen Warren says

    July 10, 2014 at 5:48 am

    I love the variety of architecture in Budapest. You’ve got some lovely vibrant pictures here.

    Reply
  22. Michelle says

    July 12, 2014 at 12:07 pm

    I was a teacher for about 17 years including summer school and I was laughing so hard at the description of your students. I totally understand. I have such vivid memories of classes that were more than 20 years ago 🙂 Windows and doors are my favorite things to take photos of!

    Reply

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