Thursday Thoughts – Travel theme: Adventure

1 februari, 20181 februari, 2018 / Leya / 13 kommentarer

Ailsa, you once invited me to participate in your Travel theme – and I have, almost every week, for several years. Your theme will be greatly missed, but I hope we will keep You!

My interpretation became a long one…almost every picture will have an explanation as to why they represent Adventure. Not that I think the explanation is needed – but still.

Thank you for all these years of hosting! Life is the greatest Adventure.

A puppy in the house is the start of a great adventure – and one you must be well prepared for

More competitions…Me and Totti to the right

To travel with them through life and help them grow to …

To meet other cultures and learn from them…

Traveling is always an adventure – especially to very different countries from your own. Tibetan plateau, 5000m

And to the adventure of the adventurous – Tolkien land

The world of architecture is a neverending adventure…be it great cathedrals like Sagrada Familia…

Rome – skull/bones/mummies

Not to be forgotten – the adventurous meetings with blogging friends!

Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Walls – Indoors or Outdoors

25 januari, 201825 januari, 2018 / Leya / 17 kommentarer

Walls – Indoors or Outdoors. Some of my favorite walls are covered in books. Dublin.

Wordless Wednesday

24 januari, 2018 / Leya / 3 kommentarer

Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Open Topic

18 januari, 2018 / Leya / 11 kommentarer

England – Scarborough, Whitby, somewhere. For Cee’s Open Topic this Thursday – Why not join in?

Tylösand Hotel – Per Gessle and Roxette

15 januari, 201815 januari, 2018 / Leya / 10 kommentarer

Tres Hombres Art exhibits Scandinavian and international art everywhere in the hotel. Mostly modern and photographic. Right now there is about 400 works of art here, and several of them you can buy.

Here is a short gallery with a few of them. Notes under the pictures.

The first thing you see – this is the view from the hotel

The entrance – the hotel is in most parts from the 19th and 20th century

Seen from the first floor

One of my favorites:”Obama in the Rain”, by Brooks Kraft

Another favorite: ”Michael Jackson” , by Albert Watson

Pavarotti in the stairway…

Per Gessle has really put his mark on the hotel design, and downstairs is the large bar with records and posters from his long career with Roxette (Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson) and Gyllene Tider.

Who does not remember Joyride, It must have been love, Dressed for success, The look etc.

In every room there is a book with their incredible story.

Take a walk along the beach while you listen to their unforgettable songs…

Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Corners

12 januari, 2018 / Leya / 6 kommentarer

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Corners

Thursday’s Special: Traces of the Past y4-01

12 januari, 201812 januari, 2018 / Leya / 18 kommentarer

Traces of the past – in Segovia, Spain. The most impressive aqueduct, for Paula at Lost in Translation.

WPC: Weathered

10 januari, 201810 januari, 2018 / Leya / 47 kommentarer

This weathered Castle we found in a forlorn place in the Spanish countryside. We saw the pinnacles sticking up from the treetops and headed for it. A fairy tale castle!

Clouds hanging low – but Blue Skies!

5 januari, 20185 januari, 2018 / Leya / 15 kommentarer

Many happy memories from the Light Move Festival in October –

– and walking down the Piotrkowska street in Lódź, the clouds soared right above me…just as close as they feel now in Skane, Sweden. But in Lódź they were brighter, whiter and let no rain fall on me…

Thursday Thoughts – The Importance of Balance

4 januari, 2018 / Leya / 16 kommentarer

Magnificent Gran Canaria. Thinking of climate changes and how the tiniest changes in temperature will give massive domino effects. And already do. On everything living. There are examples all around you, if you just take the time to see them. Then imagine…

Just look at, for example, the importance of water – Some simple pictures from an ordinary vacation speak of what small changes in water supply can do to an arid island.

Just take away some water here…

…and this will be the result

Just add some water here…

…and this will be the result

Yes, they are simple examples – but things to consider if you find it difficult to see what is happening to our world. Nature is a Wonder of balance, and we must stop abusing her and disturbing the delicacy in which she is made. Which path do you want to follow – the ”fighting for a better world” or the simple ”adapting to whatever happens” one? Do we really have a choice? I think we have.