Tag: PastSquares

~ Roofs around the World – PastSquares ~

For October Squares Becky has invited us to post photos of past squares. This is one I never joined in as I didn’t have my blog then!

  • Copenhagen
  • Gothenburg
One Bird in the Hand is better than two on the Roof – Danish Proverb

  • Da Nang
  • Hanoi
“The time to repair the roof, is when the sun is shining” – John F. Kennedy

  • Vancouver
  • Nagasaki
“… anything difficult to say must be shouted from the rooftops.” 
― Natalie Clifford Barney

Murals of Sao Bento Railway Station, Porto, Portugal – PastSquares

Porto was the last stop on our road trip from Biarritz to Porto in 2015. I had been told to visit the railway station to look at the murals on display. These are quite spectacular and well worth a visit. It is now a world heritage site and opened in 1904. The murals are the work of artist Jorge Colaco. The murals represent historic events in and daily life. They comprise approximately 20,000 azulejo tiles.

  • Prince Henry the Navigator
  • King John and Queen Philippa

  • Transport of that time

Egaz Moniz offering his life, his wife and his sons during the siege of Guimaraes

  • Daily Life
  • Harvest Time

Posted as part of Becky’s PastSquares for October – Blue Squares

Laid Back Luang Prabang – PastSquares

These are photos from another post that didn’t attract too much attention, so here they are again.

The original post was also titled Laid Back Luang Prabang and we visited in 2016. I would love to go back again one day, I just loved the atmosphere there and the people. It was all very calm and unhurried, so wonderfully relaxing.

  • Belle Rive Hotel, where we stayed
  • Empty Road
  • Local transport
  • Stairs to a monastery

On a sunset cruise
  • Luang Prabang
    Entrance to Pak Ou Caves
A cruise along the Nam Khan River
Looking out from Pak Ou Caves
Some of the 4,000 tiny buddhas inside the cave
The Pool at The Luang Prabang Hotel where we spent an afternoon
Views from the top of Luang Prabang Hotel

Posted as part of Becky’s PastSquares for October

San Sebastian – Past Squares

I have decided to go with one of Becky’s suggestions for PastSquares – posts that didn’t receive much recognition. We visited San Sebastian a few years ago when I had just created a blog, so maybe understandable that this post didn’t receive much attention. Below are some of the photos from that trip.

This was a fantastic road trip from Biarritz to Porto. A combination of driving a hire care and hoping on and off Flix buses. Hopefully we can do another road trip around Europe one day.

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