Faro

Thursday- Lingering look at Windows- week 21

I’m determined to be on time with this challenge.  Truthfully I don’t have much choice because tomorrow I’m off to Nottingham, to attend a Steampunk book launch with my daughter.  You can imagine what fun that’s going to be!

Last week I shared a few Polish windows with you, so it’s only fair that this week I do the same for Portugal, don’t you think?

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You can pause the gallery to read the captions if you hover over it.  Clever, huh?

But my very best Portuguese window has to be this one.  Anyone who has walked through this gate and looked up will recognise it- fabulous Porta da Vila, in Obidos.

It's in the town walls of Obidos.

So what do you think, Poland or Portugal?  I really can’t choose because I love them both.  Many thanks to Dawn at Lingering Visions for hosting this challenge.  Don’t forget to check out the other entries, and maybe add one of your own.

I guess it’ll have to be English windows next week?  We’ll see.

Window!

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You know I can’t resist Jake’s Sunday Post, don’t you, but I really can’t call this a Sunday Post on a Friday!  Hence the title.  My resistance is low today and I’m just going to squeeze in a few of the lovely windows I gazed at, or through, on my recent Algarve trip.

Closer to home, I loved the evening light reflected on these
The view from my favourite Tavira restaurant, “A Taska”
Faro has many beautiful windows but I especially like these
And I love the Columbus Cocktail Bar too.
I’ve had my eye on this seafront window for a little while.
But how delightfully shabby are these?
And how graceful are these, on the side of the Carmo Church in Tavira?

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Memories!  Memories!  Don’t you love them?  Thanks Jake for brightening this grey English day for me.  Soon be Sunday again.