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365/Day 150

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Lyon ~~ (For May 30, 2015, Day 150 of Project 365) 

[Wasn’t able to upload my photos to WordPress in Lyon, France. Back in LA, I’m catching up on my 365 project by posting photos I would’ve shared on the missed days.]

Lyon is known for its historical and architectural landmarks and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lyon was an important area for the production and weaving of silk and in modern times has developed a reputation as the capital of gastronomy in France. It has a significant role in the history of cinema due to Auguste and Louis Lumière, who invented the cinematographe in Lyon.

Travel Theme: Colorful

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Ailsa’s Travel Theme is Colorful. And what a fun theme it is!

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Colorful painting on a street wall in London. It’s signed by “Grems, 2013,” but the signature was too far from the artwork. I like the bald guy photobombing and helping show the scale of the work.

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I’d like to meet the man who wears these gorgeous, colorful shoes. In Rome, Italy.

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Display outside florist. Capri, Italy.

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Never a dull bottle, with these colorful alabaster stoppers. Siena, Italy.

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It doesn’t get any cuter and more colorful than this adorable window in Greve in Chianti, Italy.

 

Weekly Photo Challenge: Contrasts

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This week’s photo challenge is Contrasts. “Light and dark, tall and short, happy and sad — this week, share a shot that captures a contrast.”

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Contrasting buildings, New York City, NY.

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Contrasting attitudes, colors. Dogs in Siena, Italy.

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Contrasting lights. Muscle man, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Object

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DSC_1454During the Pentecost season, Brazilian Catholics celebrate the ascension of Christ into heaven with the Festival of the Divine Holy Spirit. Besides religious activities, a distinctly Brazilian tradition during the festival is the Cavalhadas, a ceremony that reenacts the Christian knights’ defeat of the Moors on the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. Actors ride on horseback, with the Christian knights, dressed in blue, squaring off against the Moors, in red. Some dress as animals, using masks like the one in the photo. This “bull mask” is typical of the Cavalhadas of Pirenopolis, a historic town in Southeast Brazil.

To take part in this week’s challenge go to: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/01/31/photo-challenge-object/

Travel Theme: Illuminated

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This week’s Travel Theme is Illuminated. I’m not a great night photographer, but I’m trying…

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Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel. Santa Monica, California.

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Illuminated fountain, Music Center Plaza. Downtown Los Angeles, California.

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Georgian Hotel, illuminated on a very foggy night. Santa Monica, CA.

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Flashy neon lights illuminate commercial building in Santa Monica, California.