Syggros Mansion
An abandoned villa falls to ruin. You can see the building here.
Photographer: Ovelikios from Athens Daily Photo. This doorway is in Athens, Greece.
Portal to Beyond
Portal to an above ground crypt. Photographer: Rudy Giron of Antigua Daily Photo. This doorway is in Antigua, Guatemala.
Memento Mori
This is from Denmark, and a little island called Rømø -– one of the gate to the church and graveyard of the island’s only church. Memento mori –- remember you shall die. Photographer: Jens-Chr. Kjær of Brande Lokal Net.
Monastery
This is from a monastery in the village Pivan, Czech Republic. It’s a ruin at the moment, but they are rebuilding from the top (new roof), so in time this might be history. Photographer: Jens-Chr. Kjær of Brande Lokal Net.
Retro Decadence
Photographer: Stiffa of Philadelphia Daily Photo. This doorway is in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Cemetery Chapel Doorway
Photographer: Rudy Giron of Antigua Daily Photo. This doorway is in Antigua, Guatemala.
Dolphin Knocker
Alexandria’s former importance as a port city is reflected in this dolphin door knocker. A walk around Old Town will yield sightings of a variety of maritime accessories on historical homes.
Photographer: MarieMcC of Alexandria Daily Photo. This doorway is in Alexandria, VA.
Doorway to Horticulture
Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, VA, is a five-acre national historic site which includes a museum and a greenhouse. Among the attractions is the park’s gardening program for children. Potting seeds to take home, watching flower and vegetable gardens grow, learning how to read a sundial, and donning a bathing suit to explore water gardens are just some of the activities designed to catch the interest of would-be horticulturists as young as three years old. This whimsical little adobe house is presumably part of it, though what function it serves isn’t clear. Maybe its function is simply to be fun.
Photographer: Passante of Passante’s World.
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Tips on travel writing, travel photography, cross cultural sensitivity and more at Marie McC Travel Net.Travels in India
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Travels in Ghana
From Accra to Sirigu, visit the towns and villages of Ghana. See the people, the crafts and wildlife of a three-week trip in 2009 at Travels in Ghana.Travels in Mexico
Explore a handful of towns and villages and examine artifacts from an ancient civilization in Veracruz, Mexico on The Road to Veracruz.
African Village Life
A Returned Peace Corps Volunteer reminisces about life in a West African village at A Handful of Memories.
