Trieste is a mixed bag of bones with heavy history, especially for a Slovenian living in Italy such as me. I hear the Chinese are coming next and it will soon be them saying “Trst je naš.” (Trieste is ours in Slovenian.)
Better we focus on Mr. Joyce. James Joyce lived in Trieste for more than 15 years and if you visit you can follow his trail around the city. In the first Thursday Doors (and my yesterday’s post) you could see his monument, and today we pass a place where he lived and worked, and a certain place of public unrest. Curious? Have a look. Most of the doors have nothing to do with him, though.
If I commented on each photo I simply loved, my comment would be as long as your post. There is just so much visual interest – like the music building with the bars – and the hoped-for restaurant that was closed. Did you notice the little fish over the door?
Ahhh, Joanne, thank you so much! 🙂 I did indeed notice the fish and that’s what I was hoping to get there. 😉 Visual interest – oh yes, this is what Italy does so well.
The door with the stars…! So strange to have a padlock on it when you can peek through on the other side. Oh, I could so get used to all the archways. Beautiful, Manja!
Ahh, thank you, Sheree, for saying that! 🙂 So you could see for yourself that it is a pretty city but it has a heavy industrial component as well, especially if you arrive by car, or bus.
One thing that Thursday Doors has taught me is that there are more beautiful places in this world than I will ever have time to see. Frankly, Trieste would have never been on my radar if not for you. Thanks for enlightening me 😀
I keep circling back to the wonderful facades in the first and last shots; those buildings are stunning.
Excellent collection!
Thank you, Norm. 🙂 Blogging is good for us. We know more. Trieste is so close to Slovenia. It would make excellent double bill. And you’d see my country.
So beautiful! I love it! The Mister went in December and that’s when we should go 😉 So many beautiful sights, so many beautiful details — as with much of what I’ve seen in Italy photos, lots of golden light and warm colors.
Thank you, Joey! Oooo, December can be really bitchy, with the strong and chilly bora wind. Ask amore, he got sick the moment he crossed the border and stepped out of the car to buy the road toll sticker for Slovenia.
My only memory of Trieste is an enormous Calzone. So I’m very happy to see these photos. I can’t say they bring back memories, but just the feeling that I must have seen them is nice.
Thank you, I. J. I suppose it’s better when one forgets something nice than remembers something ugly. No, I don’t mean your calzone. 😀 I’m sure it was delicious.
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If I commented on each photo I simply loved, my comment would be as long as your post. There is just so much visual interest – like the music building with the bars – and the hoped-for restaurant that was closed. Did you notice the little fish over the door?
You wow me each and every time.
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Ahhh, Joanne, thank you so much! 🙂 I did indeed notice the fish and that’s what I was hoping to get there. 😉 Visual interest – oh yes, this is what Italy does so well.
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Great selection of doors Manja, Trieste looks a beautiful city.
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Thank you, Conspicari. Oh yes, it is. But there is also a heavy industrial component.
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The door with the stars…! So strange to have a padlock on it when you can peek through on the other side. Oh, I could so get used to all the archways. Beautiful, Manja!
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Thank you, Lois. I admit that I don’t remember what kind of place it was with the star door. I was rushing by and clicked. Yes, the arches win!
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Gorgeous selection, Manja, but I think that first one, the header, is my favorite. Maybe. 🙂
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Thank you, Janet. 🙂 It is rather hard to beat, I agree.
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I visited Trieste some years ago and it’s architecturally magnificent, a bit like your doors.
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Ahh, thank you, Sheree, for saying that! 🙂 So you could see for yourself that it is a pretty city but it has a heavy industrial component as well, especially if you arrive by car, or bus.
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Naughty it is. These are magnificent. I had no idea JJ lived there.
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Thank you, Bojana. 🙂 He did, with his wife and two kids, and apparently was quite happy there.
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Who wouldn’t be?
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Love the first and second doors one opulent one classy.
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Thank you, Scooj. Opulent is a word I’d have problems to use in a sentence. Must google. Thanks for teaching me. (English has so many synonyms.)
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Your English is utterly brilliant, vocabulary comes with time. I learn new words every day.
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It looks hot but also fantastic. Amazing doors.
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Thank you, Amanda. Trieste is fascinating indeed.
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In my opinion, Chinese wil say: 的里雅斯特是我们的 and not Trst je naš!
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Hihih, not if they make friends with Slovenians first.
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Everything, doors included, has so much character and colour – except perhaps the graffiti. Thank you for showing us.
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You’re most welcome, Chris. Yes, the graffiti are often messy but they are the reality as well. Character and colour win out, I hope. 🙂 Thank you!
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One thing that Thursday Doors has taught me is that there are more beautiful places in this world than I will ever have time to see. Frankly, Trieste would have never been on my radar if not for you. Thanks for enlightening me 😀
I keep circling back to the wonderful facades in the first and last shots; those buildings are stunning.
Excellent collection!
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Thank you, Norm. 🙂 Blogging is good for us. We know more. Trieste is so close to Slovenia. It would make excellent double bill. And you’d see my country.
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So beautiful! I love it! The Mister went in December and that’s when we should go 😉 So many beautiful sights, so many beautiful details — as with much of what I’ve seen in Italy photos, lots of golden light and warm colors.
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Thank you, Joey! Oooo, December can be really bitchy, with the strong and chilly bora wind. Ask amore, he got sick the moment he crossed the border and stepped out of the car to buy the road toll sticker for Slovenia.
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That #14 with the arch is pretty! Looking very stylish indeed!
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Thank you, Teresa. Indeed, it’s pretty grand.
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My only memory of Trieste is an enormous Calzone. So I’m very happy to see these photos. I can’t say they bring back memories, but just the feeling that I must have seen them is nice.
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Thank you, I. J. I suppose it’s better when one forgets something nice than remembers something ugly. No, I don’t mean your calzone. 😀 I’m sure it was delicious.
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