One of the exterior walls of the Mezquita in Cordoba. I can hardly stand the lusciousness of the texture and pattern on this wall.
Category: Urban Landscapes
Checkerboard Courtyard
Found while wandering through the old section of Cordoba.
Brass Door Knocker
From one of the doors to the Mezquita in Cordoba.
White Star on Black
Black and white cobbled sidewalks like this one are a hallmark of Lisbon. The stones are pounded into a layer of sand. They’re not all in great shape, and many have been disrupted by modern construction, but there are efforts underway to preserve and restore those that remain. We saw many different motifs in these sidewalks, from geometric like this, to abstract, to figurative.
Green Tiled Facade
Lisbon is full of beautifully tiled buildings. This is one of the first ones we saw, on our first venture out into the Bairro Alto. We were completely enchanted by Lisbon. The architecture was beautiful, and the place had a great vibe. And there was always something completely wacky going on around us. I’d seriously consider moving there, but I have no confidence that I could learn enough Portuguese to survive.
Ochre Cross
Another one from Sevilla. This nook in the side of a church faced onto a plaza near our hotel, which we passed through a number of times during our stay.
View from the Giralda Tower
When we were in Sevilla, we hung out near the Giralda (cathedral) a lot. Partly because of the lovely architecture, but mainly because of the amazing (and cheap) tapas restaurant on the block behind it. One afternoon, we managed to motivate ourselves to climb the bell tower, and were rewarded with this view.
Tiled Corner
This tiled corner was in a public garden in Sevilla. The lighting and reflections makes this shot look like an optical illusion. The corner is advancing, with the point of it near the top center of the image, but sometimes when I look at it, the corner seems to be receding.
Wall with Arrow
In Salema, Portugal, we stayed in a villa at the top of a hill. This building was at the bottom of that hill, and we walked past it a number of times.
Striped Landscape
The view from the train platform in Toledo was unusually picturesque.