Reflections Of Boston

blue and gold reflections

Blue and gold reflections of a downtown Boston building.

Riding around on a typical Hop-On-Hop-Off  tourist bus, I did my best to photograph the unique downtown Boston building reflections from the open second level.  I’m no stranger to big cities, having lived in downtown Chicago for many years during my working career.  However, I do not recall seeing so many varied styles of buildings and unique design and reflections as I saw in Boston.

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Brightly Colored Homes, Newfoundland

Brightly colored homes

Brightly colored homes in Newfoundland, Canada

My theory regarding brightly colored homes seems to still hold true.  European towns with long, cold winters have the most brightly painted houses.  These brightly colored homes were a common sight in St. Johns NL, Newfoundland-Labrador, Canada.  Most every home and business in this town followed this tradition.  Islands seem to have more subtle pastels.

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Cobblestone Streets of Sibiu, Romania

Courtyard Cat Sibiu, Romania

Courtyard Cat Sibiu, Romania

Sibiu, Romania is a charming maze of winding cobblestone streets, large open squares and fine restaurants.  It was a very welcomed relief from the gritty streets of Bucharest. I had seen the above blue wall and cat scene photo posted by  Vagabon and Dave sixty days earlier in their travel blog and instantly loved it.  So I cruised from Texas to Spain, flew from Barcelona to Bucharest, rented a car to Sibiu just to see these beautiful blue tones…..  Thank you Bonnie and Dave!
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