Mediteranian and Indian architecture, from whatever quarter, just speaks to me. The ruffled arches in India, the colors in Morocco, the columnades in the classical world just sing to me. They seem so much more comfortable than the modern slabs of stone in modern US serious archicture.
It's interesting, though, that The Pink City is quite red, and the Red City quite pink. Must be in the eye of the beholder.
Absolutely wonderful, lil'guy!
Makes me want to put on my travelin' shoes.
I was looking at those photos of the blue city and thinking that it was all just so incredible and beautiful. I thought, "Too bad stuff like that doesn't happen in the US." And then I thought about these large new developments where the houses are all the same color and style. Most people -- myself included -- think that those kind of developments are rather unattractive. But are those developments that I think of as hideous really just our version of something I think is beautiful in another culture?
It is fascinating to me how I can think things in another culture are cool, but in my own culture I think they suck. Religious traditions and beliefs that I am very used to? Offensive. Religious traditions and beliefs of other cultures? Cool and must be respected. That is really sort of asinine.
Amazing. presumably Jodhpur is where the boots come from (?)
boots trousers
Boots or trousers, I think?
'nockle, houses in the blue city are built on a human scale and show a sense of community. They indicate how people have lived together for eons, families building on another story to accommodate the next generation. Our obscene suburban 8000 square feet homes that house two adult people who are there only a few hours of the day are ugly, because it shows our separation from our families and our community.
As far as religious beliefs, I respect them insofar as the beliefs don't stunt the growth and prevent the education of their followers, cause pain to anyone (physical, mental, emotional) or cause their practitioners to inflict their beliefs upon non-believers. The average practitioner of any religion is not a fanatic, and is just trying to live a life they believe is correct. Thus, I have reservations about ANY religion, and respect for the majority of the sincere practitioners of all.
Huh, I could have sworn I commented on this thread before... Thanks for the links h-dogg, they're gorgeous.
*adds Valparaiso to near the top of Places I'd Love To Visit list*
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