A-Z Blogging Challenge 2025 X is for Xes

As I travel the world I take many photos that pique my interest, these could be lumped into a "peculiar category" ie. they are peculiar to my interests and may be different from what one usually sees in a collection of travel photos.

For the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge in 2025 my theme is Peculiar Pics. During April I invite you to join me for an online tour of Peculiar Pics from my digital albums. These will be sourced from my travels between April 2024 to March 2025.

Archisoup tells me that "shapes in architecture play a crucial role in the design and appearance of a building. From the simplest geometric forms to more complex and organic shapes, the use of shape is a powerful tool that can greatly enhance the appearance and function of a building."

I have been snapping several structures that use X, a simple geometric form, in their construction.

Ceiling in Hotel, a former convent - Lille, France

No Parking - Vannes, France

Typical architecture - Vannes, France

Boarded up - Bordeaux, France

Bobbing around in the Thames - London, England

Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK

Gangplank - Isle of Wight, UK

Osborne House, Isle of Wight, UK

Paving - Athens, Greece

Freudenberg, Germany

Door Decor - Passau, Germany

Door Decor - Passau, Germany

By the Danube - Budapest, Hungary

Above the Duoro River - Porto, Portugal

Below the Bridge on the Duoro River - Porto, Portugal

Intersecting Xes - Malaga, Spain

Seats at the Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine, Osaka, Japan

Mobile Gangway - Incheon, South Korea

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge near - Kobe, Japan

Sora-kuen Gardens, Kobe, Japan

Don't fall in - Cassis, France

A-Z Blogging Challenge 2025 - W is for Water and Wine

As I travel the world I take many photos that pique my interest, these could be lumped into a "peculiar category" ie. they are peculiar to my interests and may be different from what one usually sees in a collection of travel photos.

For the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge in 2025 my theme is Peculiar Pics. During April I invite you to join me for an online tour of Peculiar Pics from my digital albums. These will be sourced from my travels between April 2024 to March 2025.

Water and Wine have been on my mind since at school I learnt about Jesus' miracle at the Wedding Feast of Cana. Over the intervening years I have enjoyed many a fine drop of both these beverages. I managed a few sips in our travels last year. 

 https://www.vivino.com/AU/en/maison-castel-grande-reserve-chardonnay-viognier-vin-de-pays-doc/ Enjoyed in Amiens, France

Which will we choose? - Malaga, Spain

At a Vineyard recently purchased by Penfolds - Somewhere near Bordeaux, France

From Terre Siciliane,
Accompanied dinner in a pub - Isle of Wight

https://www.vivino.com/AU/en/gadais-pere-and-fils-domaine-de-la-tourmaline-muscadet-de-sevre-et-maine-sur-lie/w/1144992 Washed down dinner - Crockerton, Wiltshire UK

Cool drop after a day exploring Arnhem Land - Seven Spirit Bay, Australia 

https://www.vivino.com/AU/en/belle-glos-griffin-s-lair-vineyard-pinot-noir/w/13021378
Served at sea - Seven Seas Navigator

We walked on by - Kotor, Montenegro

Californian wine  -  Corfu, Greece

 

At Lunchtime it's best to accompany wine with water - Corfu,Greece

An Anniversary Drop - Amsterdam, Netherlands

Pre-dinner drink, Lille, France

In-flight refreshment - Air North, Australia

Both Water and Wine are served on Eurostar - London to Lille

Free water from a Bubbler - Cadiz, Spain

A-Z Blogging Challenge 2025 - V is for Vertical

 As I travel the world I take many photos that pique my interest, these could be lumped into a "peculiar category" ie. they are peculiar to my interests and may be different from what one usually sees in a collection of travel photos.

For the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge in 2025 my theme is Peculiar Pics. During April I invite you to join me for an online tour of Peculiar Pics from my digital albums. These will be sourced from my travels between April 2024 to March 2025.

I have been collecting images of stripes for a while and needed a theme for V. As lines that run from top to bottom or bottom to top can be described as vertical I  have chosen to use some of my Stripey images in this post.

Book Nook - Osborne House, Isle of Wight

A Great meal here while waiting for the ferry to Portsmouth
Fishbourne Inn - Ryde, Isle of Wight

Wood Panelling - St Pancras Hotel - London, England

Flagpoles - Australian Corps Memorial Park, Le Hamel, France

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Not everything is pretty - Cassis, France

Houses - Vannes, France

Escalator - Balenciaga Museum, Getaria, Spain

Corrugated Iron Walls - Borradaile, Arnhem Land, Australia

Corrugated Iron Walls in our Cabin - Borradaile, Arnhem Land, Australia

Change Rooms - Curry Reserve, Camden, NSW, Australia

Westminster Abbey - London, England

Wearing stripes - Messina, Sicily

Vertical Backdrop - Athens, Greece

Artwork - Moco Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Vertical support - Cologne, Germany

Keeping tourists safe - Marksberg Castle, Germany

Temporary Relocation? - St Stephens Cathedral, Passau, Germany

Vertical Overload - Palace of Westminster, London, England

Tradition Costume - Seoul, South Korea

ANZAC Memorial Walk - Newcastle, Australia

Guard Box - Tangier, Morocco

Leaving Port - Portsmouth, England

Westminster Abbey - London, England

Vertical Reflections - Cowes, Isle of Wight

Flagpoles Portside - Monte Carlo, Monaco