Looking back through my travel photos I see that in many places we visited there was, on our agendas, an Abbey, Cathedral, Chapel, Church, Convent, Monastery, Mosque, Pagoda, Synagogue, Temple or other place of worship. As we travel along the road I often take snaps of some of God's many houses we pass by. These buildings range from ordinary to ostentatious.
Q is one of those troublesome letters, I pondered on Q adjectives for a while and decided on Quaint and Quirky for this post. What I have managed to find are are a few of God's Houses that are different from the norm or one of a kind.
I found
The Ossuary at Sedlec (The Bone Church) rather spooky, I was saddened to see the remains of so many people there. But who am I to judge as I have visited there twice as a tourist.
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| The embellishments are made from human bones |
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| A Store of Skulls |
On a trip to the Channel Isles we visited several Churches. On Jersey we were entranced by
St Matthews Glass Church which is known for its glass features by
Lalique.
A ferry ride away on Guernsey we saw some other churches including
The Little Chapel which is decorated with seashells, pebbles, and broken china.
On our first trip to Helsinki, Finland in 2006 we enjoyed a short recital in the
Temppeliaukio Church which was hewn out of rock. Helsinki was such a beautiful city that we returned for a longer stay.
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| Unassuming entry |
Our cruises have taken us to Kotor in Montenegro several times. Each visit we join a different land tour. One of those tours included a boat ride to
Our Lady of the Rocks, whose buildings are the only ones on a tiny island off Kotor.
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| Our destination |
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| On the island |
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| Are these leftovers from the many weddings celebrated here? |
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| Stunning views out to the fjord and Kotor |
Looking back through my travel photos I see that in many places we visited there was, on our agendas, an Abbey, Cathedral, Chapel, Church, Convent, Monastery, Mosque, Pagoda, Synagogue, Temple or other place of worship. As we travel along the road I often take snaps of some of God's many houses we pass by. These buildings range from ordinary to ostentatious. 
The Ossuary photos are a bit creepy Jill. They reminded me of when I went into the Catacombs in Paris. I love Little Chapel with it's decorations. I was wondering what you would come up with for Q. Great response.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sticking with me during the challenge. I need to play catchup with my comments
DeleteThe Ossuary was very quirky but interesting. Loving you photos.
ReplyDeleteIts definitely spooky, each of those skulls belongs to a human.
DeleteSome of these photos were by far too confrontational, Jill, but boy were they interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat church makes one realise how little some humans were valued.
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