Looking in and out through the window

My son and daughter-in-law stayed at this beautiful Airbnb for two weeks—doesn’t it look lovely? It’s in Fitzroy, a perfect spot for catching up with their friends. Now, he’s back at Mum and Dad’s home in the southeast of Melbourne for another two weeks before they fly back to London! ❤️❤️❤️ Looking out of the…

Holyrood House Windows

At the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, the windows beautifully connect the front building,  to the grandeur of the royal residence to the haunting beauty of the ruined abbey. I am linking this to Monday Window Challenge

Florence Windows

From the grand arched windows of Renaissance palazzos to the charming wooden shutters of centuries-old homes, each tells a story. Photos from Florence, Italy in 2016 I am linking this to PR’s Monday Window

Windows of a Church in Toorak

These are drive-by shots of St. John’s Anglican Church in Toorak. Toorak is a prestigious and expensive suburb of Melbourne, 5 km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD. I happened to pass by and noticed that some of its windows were covered, and the stained glass looked particularly striking. I thought it was a beautiful example of…

Upscale Shop Windows

Paris is know for its Upscale shop windows which epitomises elegance and sophistication. It showcases luxury goods drawing in admirers with their artful use of display. Linked to Bushboy’s Monday Window

Fluffy Dog by the Window – 4

It is fun to see through my car window a dog enjoying the sun and wind on the adjacent car. I am linking this to Ludwig’s Monday Window

Monochrome Windows of Montsalvat

I don’t regularly join Leanne’s Monochrome Madness Challenge and it is my first time joining Dawn from the Day After blog, with the theme of Windows. I just happened to see Sarah’s post from Travel with Me … so here I am. Here are some window images from Montsalvat in Victoria. Montsalvat is an artist…

Old Lady By the Window – 2

BATALHA, PORTUGAL Encountered another fascinating scene near Batalha Square … a lady by the window, lost in thought. This is part 2 of the series capturing such moments. There’s a certain charm in observing people by windows, and she held my attention for what felt like an eternity. I am linking this to Ludwig’s Monday…

St Mary’s Cathedral and its Windows

St Mary’s Cathedral is the largest church in Australia. It is an active place of worship and an important landmark in Sydney. Let me take you inside to see the beautiful stained glass windows which I am linking to Ludwig’s Monday Window.

Tuesday Streetart in Oakleigh – 13

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Oakleigh is a suburb in the southeast of Victoria, 14 km from the CBD of Melbourne. In one of the hidden corners in Oakleigh are these street art on both sides of a laneway done by the AWOL Crew which is a team of well-known street artists. Some crew members include Adnate, Dreams,…

KunstHaus Wien

I am posting this for Ludwig’s Monday Windows and for Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge The KunstHausWien is a museum in Vienna, designed by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. This museum houses the world’s only permanent exhibition of Hundertwasser’s works but it also hosts regular temporary exhibitions of other artists. The front design is very…

Cottage Windows

”I opened the window and my heart. The sun flooded my house and Love flooded my soul.” – Paulo Coelho These are windows at the original cottage that can be found at the Heide … a Museum of Modern Art in the Melbourne suburb of Bulleen in Victoria, Australia. I went there with hubby and…

Bordeaux

From Bilbao we were off to Bordeaux. Bordeaux is a small port city in southwest France. It is not the cheapest city but it is still worth to visit, as it is said to be France’s most elegant city. This was the view when our coach was just approaching this glamorous city in France. For…

Windows of Madrid

Madrid is an exquisite city and can be seen in its grand buildings and of course in its windows, which is the topic of this challenge. The Palacio de Cibeles, formerly the Palacio de Comunicaciones until 2011, is a palace located on the Plaza de Cibeles. What an amazing architecture. El Palacio Real or Madrid’s…

Murals, Windows and More

Windows make the murals more exciting and murals make the windows more interesting! And I believe that is the case here in the following images from an area in Fitzroy near Melbourne. These were taken a few months ago when I had lunch at a cafe with Jack and Pat. This was in one hidden…

Pinocchio

This Pinocchio mural in Thornbury is a work of Preston artist, Hayden Dewar. He has painted six murals in Darebin, including this giant Pinocchio-themed work on the wall of Thornbury pizza restaurant Son of a Pizzaiolo. Darebin Council in Victoria commissioned street artists to create wall-size murals at 10 tagging hot spots for a program…

Partly closed Shutters

Like a window had been thrown open inside my head and my heart, where there had been closed shutters before. — Malorie Blackman This is the fourth and last of my series about Carcassonne. This is also for Ludwig’s Monday Windows Challenge. Here we saw quite a number of old houses…some with widely opened windows and…

Trams

“A tram cannot discover every road! To discover every road, one must leave the predetermined roads!” -Mehmet Murat Ildan I am going on a different direction for this post and I am featuring some murals or designs on the walls of doors and windows of a tram. For Sami’s Monday Murals and for Ludwig’s Monday…

Through Tim’s Lens

“Sometimes you just got to find an old dirt road and go where it takes you.” – unknown London has now reopened post pandemic (jealous!) Tim and Leigh (my son and daughter in law) decided to go for a few days away to the country roads of Dungeness. These photos are from Tim’s lens and…

Random Blue Houses, Windows and Trees

“If you want the people to understand you, invite them to your life and let them see the world from your window!” – Mehmet Murat ildan London may look gloomy most of the time but seeing these houses made my day bright and cheerful. I love these blue houses in Notting Hill with different shapes…

The Streets and Windows of Avignon

“Still round the corner, there may wait, a new road or a secret gate.” – J.R.R. Tolkien ____________________ I am sharing this as part of Ludwig’s Monday Windows Challenge ____________________ Avignon in France makes a wonderful day trip destination, which really is a combination of the young urban vibe and medieval, old town settings. Today,…

Avignon Windows

“Keep creating new windows from which to look at your world.” – Don Shapiro This is in connection to my travel post Boomer Travel. This is for Ludwig’s Monday Windows Challenge and for Sami’s Monday Murals Some random mural windows of a building in Avignon, France.

On covered Windows & Murals

“The public has a right to art … Art is for everybody.” – Keith Haring For Sami’s Monday Murals Challenge and for Ludwig’s Monday Windows Challenge A collaboration work of Miles Toland, Makatron, Itch and Chuck Mayheld at the Thornbury Food Truck Station in Northcote.

Trees by the Windows

“The wisdom’s in the trees, not in the glass windows.” – unknown I don’t really know what this building is or what these trees are. I was just attracted to it because from afar, I thought the trees were paintings on the wall of the building. I had to walk nearer and only then did…

Windows on the Wall

“To find extraordinary things, go to the ordinary streets!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan Just accidentally saw this in one of the street corners of Melbourne. It looks like a leaf shape or an eye … which extends to the walls of the building. For Ludwig’s Monday Windows

Sunrise…Sunset

“Dear Lord, Every morning when the sunlight hits the window, let me rise up to see the beauty of the world.” – unknown The view from my daughter’s WINDOW… As she was just waking up this Monday morning. “Golden hour of magical light, the sky is alive.” – unknown I took this photo last weekend…

Windows and Murals in US of A

“Listen to the colour of your dreams.” – the Beatles Patricia sent me this photo from one of her travels in America. This was in 2019….  It seems so long ago now. Awesome windows incorporated with a building full of mural. Sami’s Monday Murals Ludwig’s Monday Windows

Looking Out … Looking In

“The most interesting thing was looking out the window and taking photographs of different places on Earth.” – Leroy Chiao This is a charming Art Studio with awesome Art pieces in the Dandenong Mountains which we happened to pass by when we went for coffee one Sunday morning. . This art studio has art classes…

View from my Kids’ Rooms

“I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them.” – Phyllis Diller Just when I woke up this morning Pat sent me this wonderful view of Melbourne at day break from her bedroom window. She just moved in last weekend so I haven’t seen…