Thursday doors – 30 March 2023

Doors 215 – Croatia doors (part 8) – Pula leftovers

Wow, I goofed – I have been so busy this week that I thought today was Wednesday – well I was wrong. I thought I was being really clever, preparing my post this evening for tomorrow, but I was being thick/forgetful and am instead running late for today. No matter, Thursday doors is all day Thursday (at the very least) and I am well within the day.

This is the final sweep-up post of doors from our fabulous summer break last August in Croatia. Posting these doors over the last few months has been a regular reminder of just what a wonderful holiday we had. But that was then, and we have a trip to my beloved Italy lined up for this year and plenty more doors to look forward to.

So let’s get on with this final instalment of Pula doors:

Doors to the fish market, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Doors to the fish market, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Wooden doors with diamond panels, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Wooden doors with diamond panels, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Steel doors to our apartment, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Steel doors to our apartment, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Glass panelled doors, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Glass panelled doors, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Doors with fine patterns and ironwork, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Doors with fine patterns and ironwork, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Doors with glass panels and fine ironwork, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Doors with glass panels and fine ironwork, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Wide doors with glass and ironwork, Croatia, August 2023
Wide doors with glass and ironwork, Croatia, August 2023
Fancy doors and ballustraded balcony, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Fancy doors and ballustraded balcony, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
OK, so it's not a door, but this shuttered window was too beautiful to leave out, Croatia, August 2023
OK, so it’s not a door, but this shuttered window was too beautiful to leave out, Croatia, August 2023

So farewell then happy Croatia. I hope you enjoyed this series. I am going to have to work hard on something a little bit more local for the next few weeks.

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.

by Scooj

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Thursday doors – 16 March 2023

Doors 213 – Croatia doors (part 7) – Pula

Walled ghost door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Walled ghost door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022

You might be pleased to hear that this is the penultimate collection of doors from a family trip to Croatia last August. I have certainly managed to stretch this one out, which has meant there has been less pressure on me to photograph doors closer to home. Time to get out and about…

These doors are from Pula, a city heavily influenced by its Italian neighbour to the north, so much so that shops are bilingually branded and people speak both languages.

So here are the doors:

Fine ghost door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Fine ghost door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Rusty iron doors, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Rusty iron doors, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Fancy villa green gate door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Fancy villa green gate door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
New door in a doorway with history, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
New door in a doorway with history, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Nice geometry to this black door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Nice geometry to this black door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Beautiful iron work on these doors, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Beautiful iron work on these doors, Pula, Croatia, August 2022

So that’s it for this week – may I wish you a happy 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 Thursday Doors post.

by Scooj

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Thursday doors – 2 March 2023

Doors 211 – Croatia doors (part 6) – Pula

I am in a terrible rush this morning. I am on a site visit with work to a beautiful National Nature Reserve and have to rush to breakfast or I might get left behind. As this is my sixth post of Croatian doors, I don’t feel I have to do too much introduction.

I hope you enjoy this selection:

Corporate city doors, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Corporate city doors, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Rusty old door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Rusty old door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Beware of the dog door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Beware of the dog door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
1874 doorway and wooden doors, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
1874 doorway and wooden doors, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Old wooden doors, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Old wooden doors, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Pretty wooden door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Pretty wooden door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Red diamond door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Red diamond door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Pretty wooden door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Pretty wooden door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023

May I wish you all a very pleasant 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 Thursday Doors post.

by Scooj

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Thursday doors – 23 February 2023

Doors 210 – Croatia doors (part 5) – Pula

A return to some doors of Pula, the largest city in the Istrian Peninsula and seventh largest in Croatia. These doors were photographed on our family summer holiday in August 2022. I long to be back there.

Ornate stonework and iron gate, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Ornate stonework and iron gate, Pula, Croatia, August 2023

Door within a door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Door within a door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023

Ghost door with 'rope' stonework surround, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Ghost door with ‘rope’ stonework surround, Pula, Croatia, August 2023

Ornate double door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Ornate double door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023

Blue double door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Blue double door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023

Art Nouveau style door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023
Art Nouveau style door, Pula, Croatia, August 2023

I have a busy day today, so this is a short one. Have a great weekend wherever you are.

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.

by Scooj

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Thursday doors – 9 February 2023

Doors 208 – Croatia doors (part 4)

The next instalment of doors from our family trip to Croatia last August. Before leaving Zaton, we took a trip to the Krka National Park, which even though crowded was spectacular, and the boardwalk through the woods and waterways will remain long in my memory. The first door this week was in the park on a small out building and had been coated in stickers. It felt like this was the one place in the entire park where people could express their subversive selves, and it made me laugh.

Door in Krka National Park, Croatia, August 2022
Door in Krka National Park, Croatia, August 2022

Our next destination was Pula where we spent a few nights, and I have to say that this city was the highlight of my holiday. Probably because the Italian influence in the Istrian Peninsula is very strong. Italian is spoken, the city feels like a suburb of Rome, shops have bilingual signage, and the Roman ruins are to die for. Here is a small selection of ancient and less ancient doors/doorways, with a promise of more to come soon:

Pula Amphitheatre arches and tourist entrance door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Pula Amphitheatre arches and tourist entrance door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022

 

Old door with heavy balcony, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Old door with heavy balcony, Pula, Croatia, August 2022

 

Temple of Augustus, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Temple of Augustus, Pula, Croatia, August 2022

 

Arch of the Sergii, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Arch of the Sergii, Pula, Croatia, August 2022

 

Blue-grey door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022
Blue-grey door, Pula, Croatia, August 2022

 

Time has caught up with me and cut my commentary a little short (mercifully, perhaps). I will have more for you next week.

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.

by Scooj

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