Clever people master life; the wise illuminate it
and create fresh difficulties./E.Nolde/
To rid ourselves of our shadows – who we are – we must step into
either total light or total darkness./J.Preston/
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That first shot makes me feel lonely. . .
And Voltaire lived through the big Portugal earthquake in 1755, so that’s saying a lot! ;o)
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The fortress walls have that….breath of loneliness, even with all the lights around.
Voltaire…well, I don’t believe in coincidences so must have been something else… 🙂
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Where did you take that first photo? Its really lovely.
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Thank you, Rosie! It’s Tsarevets fortress in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
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very beautiful!
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Thank you, The Infinite Journey 🙂
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These pictures are truely awesome, I like the best of the castle with the blueish light 😀
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Thank you very much. Must admit for me would be a bit difficult to pick out my favourite 🙂
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Nicely illuminated! Love the street scene. Love the warm street lights compared to the harsh, cold sky. 🙂
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Thank you, Veronica. Yes, looks rather warm and I believe not like an early morning hour when it was taken. 🙂
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Lovely photos, especially the first one.
xoxo,
mei
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Thank you, dear Mei. Love, Ese
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Fascinating work of light Essenga!!
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Did work a bit on…chosing the ones seemed to fit the theme. Thank you!
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no one can beat you in the clever and awesome range of your choice of photographs!
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You made me blush! 😀 Thank you, Soumya!
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I like the first and the second. That is overlooking a beach right?
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It’ s a bit more like overlooking the yacht port in the centre of Marseille. Thank you, Zen.
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That is in France? I am not sure. 🙂
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Absolutely! 😀 The 2nd one. The 1st one is purely Bulgarian. 🙂
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Enjoyed looking at these too – especially like the Nolde quote re fresh difficulties.
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Thank you very much for taking time to look.
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Very nice!
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Thank you 🙂
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Thank you for visiting my blog, Esenga. OMG, this is mesmerizing. What and where are the top 2 structures.
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It was my pleasure, Mabel – I really enjoyed! 🙂
Thank you. The first one is an old fortress in Veliko Ternovo, Bulgaria and the second one – the fortress walls next to the port of Marseille, France.
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Beautiful pictures you have shared with us.
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Thank you, really appreciated, Joe.
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