Thursday doors – 15 January 2026 – The final Marrakesh doors and cats

Doors 338 – Doors of Marrakesh and some bonus cats, January 2025 (Part XVIII)

When I went on holiday to Marrakesh with my wife and daughter last January for a little bit of winter sun, not in my wildest dreams did I think that one of the legacies would be 18 posts of Thursday Doors. I have really enjoyed sharing this series of doors, all the while reliving moments and experiences from our trip.

This final selection is a sweep-up of the last remaining doors and, as promised in an earlier post, some cool cats of Marrakesh.

There is a large population of feral cats in Marrakesh, that although they don’t appear to belong to anyone in particular, seem to benefit from a collective responsibility of citizens to offer them food and shelter. For cat lovers, it is a joy to see these streetwise characters around every corner, in shops, markets, derelict buildings and so on, and the people of the city demonstrate a tenderness and affection in the curation of them. I hope you enjoy this final selection from Marrakesh, and thank you for sticking with it:

Souvenir doors outside a shop (it is not only us that appreciate doors!), Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Souvenir doors outside a shop (it is not only us that appreciate doors!), Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Balcony with door, Derb Zaouia Lahdar, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Balcony with door, Derb Zaouia Lahdar, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Archways outside the Madrassa Ben Youssef, Derb Zaouia Lahdar, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Archways outside the Madrassa Ben Youssef, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Four doors and bollards, Rue Riad Zitoun el Jedid, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Four doors and bollards, Rue Riad Zitoun el Jedid, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Stunning carved wooden door, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Stunning carved wooden door, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Front door to Riad Nesma, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Front door to Riad Nesma, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025

 

And now some cats:

 

Fluffy cat on a motorbike cover, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Fluffy cat on a motorbike cover, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Two cats chilling, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Two cats chilling, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Cat on the move, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Cat on the move, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Cats play hide and seek, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Cats play hide and seek, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Sun cat, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Sun cat, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Cats pretending not to be having a stand-off, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Cats pretending not to be having a stand-off, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Perfectly framed cat, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Perfectly framed cat, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Nonchalant cat, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Nonchalant cat, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Cat and mannequin, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025
Cat and mannequin, Marrakesh, Morocco, January 2025

And that, my friends, really is it from Marrakesh… I promise. I now have the wonderful challenge of deciding which doors to share next time. Have a great Thursday and weekend.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s weekly Thursday Doors post and his Sunday recap.

Thursday doors – 24 April 2025 – Copenhagen doors, Denmark

Doors 304 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part IV), September 2024

This week’s selection of doors come from the Christian VII’s palace and the surrounding area in Copenhagen. I am a little short of time this week, so I will be brief. Perhaps the highlight for me was arriving at the time of the changing of the guard at the palace, and without the vast crowds that accompany the Buckingham Palace equivalent in England. I hope you enjoy these doors:

Door with a fabulous dragon sculpture above, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Door with a fabulous dragon sculpture above, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Blue door with a clock in the light fan, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Blue door with a clock in the light fan, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Black door set in a shop window and a bonus red door for good measure, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Black door set in a shop window and a bonus red door for good measure, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

A grey corner door with beautiful decorations above, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
A grey corner door with beautiful decorations above, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Three stunning doors of Christian VII's Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Three stunning doors of Christian VII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

A guard outside the black door of Christian VII's Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
A guard outside the black door of Christian VII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Changing of the guard outside the black door of Christian VII's Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Changing of the guard outside the black door of Christian VII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Three doors on the front of Frederik VIII's Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Three doors on the front of Frederik VIII’s Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Three doors into the impressive Frederik's Church, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024
Three doors into the impressive Frederik’s Church, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

So that’s it for this week. Obviously, a whole load more doors to come from this three-day trip to Copenhagen last September – brace yourselves.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

Thursday Doors

Porto

.

Hills and tiled facades

greet the weary travellers

eager for morning

.

by Scooj

City food

 

Wonderful smells drift

in and out of the street stalls

selling World cuisine.

 

by Scooj

Deepening depression

 

Joy is sucked out of

the city while the storm clouds

gather to the west.

 

by Scooj

291. The Bearpit (22)

One of the larger pieces by Decay sits at the end of the southern tunnel at the Bearpit. It is a piece that was sprayed back in April, but has been rather enduring, and is still there, or at least was last week.

Decay, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2016
Decay, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2016

All the hallmark ingredients of a Decay piece are here, the black, grey, white and red colours layered in concentric circles in a freestyle manner, focusing on a red face/image at the centre.

Decay, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2016
Decay, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2016

Decay’s work tends to be in these colours and general patterns and are nearly always pleasing to the eye. I recently saw on his Instagram feed a piece that he sprayed in blue shades for ‘battle of the oceans’ whatever that is. It may be a bit samey, but I am a really big fan of his work.

Walk to work

From Bristol’s hills see

culture, history, progress;

ah! the stuff of life.

 

by Scooj

Haiku 17

 

Regimented stacks

pay homage to Sacré-Coeur

from Paris roof tops.

 

by Scooj