Hint, hint!
Few years ago I was in Italy, in Venice. I fall in love with the city, I spent four whole days wandering through the small streets and canals, exploring hidden yards and passages. I was also collecting photos of objects and situations that seemed to me to be interesting. And now it’s the right time to show you one of the collections, which is called Bars and Grids of Venice, for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Metal.
Smaller grids
“Flower” bars
Doors
PragueByKaty 
Jan 11, 2013 @ 11:39:32
Amazing details – we’re heading to Venice next month so looking forwards to seeing some of these for myself!
Jan 11, 2013 @ 11:44:17
Nice Blog !
Jan 11, 2013 @ 14:25:29
Forging must have been a popular industry in Venice at some point Katy !
Great post for the theme 🙂
Jan 11, 2013 @ 15:23:30
Metal is the element of my nature and anything built with it touches my heart, as does this exhibit of yours. Thank you so much for sharing this with me! I hope to make it to Italy some day. At the present I am hoping to go to Paris this summer. If you have ever traveled there, I would love to learn from you…? 🙂
Jan 11, 2013 @ 19:16:55
First you have to watch movie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211915/ and some other “Parisien” movies :-).
Places that I love in Paris and which I always visit there (I am not going to mention Eiffel tower and other traditional touristic sights that are must see):
Canal St. Martin (where Amelie from the movie plays with stones) – walk around the water or take a boat here, take a coffe and just enjoy the place.
Montparnass tower – brilliant view
Sitting on the stairs of Sacre Coer (take a lift up) and having my lunch there (baguette and cheese)
Place du Tertre – lot of artists
Orangerie museum, Monet’s gorgeous water lillies (Nymphas) and other paintings (I love Matisse and Modigliani and Rousseau)
Notre Dame – climb up, it worth it.
Go to the Le Defense quarter and take a lift up the arch
Visit Saint Chapel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Chapelle
Rue Mouffetard – markets http://www.apartexchange.com/Guide_Paris5th_Mouffetard.htm
Jardin de Louxembourg – walking, sitting, enjoying
Jardin des Plantes – walking, sitting, enjoying
Arenes de Lutece – watching people playing petanque
Mosque – must go for coffee to the cafe on the corner, but the mosque is beautiful as well
And I think these are the most important places.
In case of any other questions, do not hesitate to contact me :-).
Jan 11, 2013 @ 22:55:36
Thank you, dear Katy, for all this wonderful information.
I hope to take pictures and share them here on WP. 🙂
Jan 12, 2013 @ 08:03:50
I am looking forward 🙂
Jan 11, 2013 @ 19:24:06
My early years, we had a screen door with scrollwork. Now I understand why my mom chose it! Both her parents were from Italy, and she was steeped in the sensibilities. Thanks for the insight and the trip down memory lane.
Jan 12, 2013 @ 01:37:24
Beautiful metal works. Great selections for the theme,Katy!
Jan 12, 2013 @ 06:47:42
This is amazing. Keep posting great !
Jan 13, 2013 @ 16:52:53
Loved this– thank you for sharing your pictures & information!!!
Jan 13, 2013 @ 17:09:54
Absolutely beautiful, Venice just has so much to recommend it!
Jan 13, 2013 @ 21:35:03
What a cool idea for this theme! Beautiful photos, really nice series. I love Venice too!
Jan 15, 2013 @ 20:12:51
These are great designs!! Thanks so much for being a part of the fun of this challenge!
Jan 29, 2013 @ 12:21:05
What a beautiful collection of photos! I often take photos of small details of places that I visit in Europe – they’re so intricate! And thanks for stopping by my blog! =)