Monday, April 14, 2025

A-Z Blogging Challenge 2025 - L is for Lights, Lamps and Lanterns

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.

Fiat Lux - Let there be light (Latin, 'Let there be light'), comes from third verse of the Book of Genesis. A visit to Google will provide links to many articles providing scientific evidence for the benefits of light on our health and wellbeing. 

Light also provides with a window on the world around us, giving us opportunities to appreciate and interact with our physical environment. Sometimes, at night and in darker spaces, we need artificial light to shine on our surroundings. In today's post we will look at some lights, lamps and lanterns that light up our lives. As well as their practical purposes these items may also serve a decorative purpose.

St Pancras Hotel, London, England

The OTT decor on Regent ships is evident in the lights on Board
Seven Seas Splendor

More OTT on Splendor

A Swirl on Seven Seas Splendor

Pretty Overhead Lights - Seven Seas Splendor



Street Lighting - Cadiz, Spain

In Queen Victoria's Holiday Home - Osborne House, Isle of Wight

Our funky hotel, Amsterdam Prinsengracht -
Amsterdam Netherlands

Canal Lighting - Amsterdam, Netherlands

A Pedestrian area - Amsterdam, Netherlands

Garden Light in Sake Brewery - Kobe, Japan

Lantern display on Museum - Seoul, South Korea

Friendly chap at a temple - Seoul, South Korea

Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine - Osaka, Japan 

Street Lighting - Coruna, Spain

By a door - Tangier, Morocco

Aeropolis, Greece

Inside a Windmill - Kinderdijk, Netherlands

Finishing with Two Traditional Lanterns in Soraku-en Gardens - Kobe, Japan


4 comments:

  1. Jamie (jannghi.blogspot.com):
    "A Swirl on Seven Seas Splendor." That's quite a tongue twister!

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  2. Amsterdam and Japan obviously do good lights but nothing can beat the Splendour bling.

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    1. I think some of the Regent ships overdo the bling.

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