Thursday’s Special: Of the night

This night scene is the first photo I took on my trip to Italy this month. The historic centre of Bologna was welcoming and the rain did not spoil the excitement of discovering a new location. Freshly bathed streets were glistening, and the light coming from the old towers gave the whole square a golden reflection.

 

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The church in the photo is San Petronio. I loved the way it looked on that rainy night, so I visited it the following morning, but could not take any inside photos (and not for the lack of trying!!).

If  you are curious to see more pictures from my walk in Bologna, make sure to come back next week 😉

For those who want to take part in my non-challenge Thursday’s Special, please post a photo/s taken at night-time (or any other time of day, since you are not bound by a theme) and link it to this post. More information on this non-challenge can be found in the original post. A click on the bellow widget will take you to the previous TS entries and links.

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Here are the friendly bloggers’s entries to TS:

Jo’s Nordic Walk on the rugged shore 

Cardinal’s Early Morning Workers

Debbie’s going to the Gee Gees

Ese’s night in Marseille 

Drake’s Blue Angel 

Colline’s classroom art 

Patricia’s almost dark 

64 responses to “Thursday’s Special: Of the night”

  1. Wonderful scene. It reminds me a lot of a church we saw in the Azores.

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    1. I don’t have a picture of that church in my drafts, but here’s one for your Thursday post:

      Early Morning Workers

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      1. This is fabulous CG. I like the light and focus and the whole scenes. Well done, you!!!

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  2. Non avevo mai visto San Petronio fotografata cosi! Molto suggestiva e unica!

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    1. Ciao bella Anna. Sono una mala amica che non ti visita spesso. Vengo presto. Grazie per le tue parole.

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      1. Non sei una cattiva amica…!
        Ma se verrai a trovarmi , mi farai un immenso piacere!

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  3. […] and Paula’s home, I’m linking up there too.  She has the most delicious night time shot and if you have some spare time you can even enrol in her Portuguese classes too- for […]

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  4. The church (and the photo) has that indescribable, a touch surreal mood that I like a lot. The first thing came to my mind was…”enlightenment” 🙂
    I felt inspired, Paula, and here’ s what came out of it: http://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/thursdays-special-of-the-night/

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    1. Thank you for your enlightenment Ese 🙂 I have never experienced Marseille at night. Beautiful.

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  5. Good morning, teacher 🙂 What a fabulous shot! I think you need to teach me photography. Ah, well- one thing at a time 🙂 Nice music too. Beautiful post, Paula.
    http://restlessjo.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/1-day-1-world-project-11-00-12-00-2/

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    1. 😀 Sorry I was too distracted to thank you here yesterday, Jo. Hope you are having an active and enjoyable Friday.

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      1. I haven’t really got going yet, Paula! Still catching up on comments and visits. Off to DO things now 🙂

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  6. What a beauty Paula, and Ill be checking out your new blog too. Here’s my post for today: http://travelwithintent.com/2014/10/16/racing-chester-gee-gees/

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    1. I would love to go to Gee Gees with you, Debbie, especially if I can see and touch some closes up close 🙂 Thank you so much for giving my language blog a “follow” 🙂

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  7. Excellent captured part of nightlights – it’s such sceneries which makes it worth walking through the night in cities… 😉

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    1. Thank you, Drake. I am in love with that view 🙂 Have you been to Bologna?

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      1. Yes, but it so many years ago – as backpacker student, passing through a summer – okay not longer than the trains were invented at that time… 😀

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  8. We were there, but only briefly. And the photo we took of the church is godawful. At least this is a beautiful photo, Paula ! 🙂

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    1. Thank you, cherie 🙂

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  9. Looking forward to more photos Paula. I’d have been out in the rain too, taking photos. 🙂

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    1. You look awfully smiley for someone who got wet taking photos 😀

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  10. The lighting and rain certainly makes the church look ethereal.

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    1. Couldn’t find any night shots that I haven’t yet shared so I thought I would go with a little art 🙂

      Creating with Fall Leaves

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      1. Precious! They did a fantastic job, Colline. Thank you for the submission and for complimenting on my work 🙂

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        1. You are welcome Paula. I always enjoy your posts. I already have something planned for Sunday 🙂

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  11. Ciao Paula, vedo che sei venuta in vacanza nella città in cui abito 🙂

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    1. Ah, e non te ho visto!!! Mi piace molto Bologna sai.:)

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      1. eppure, probabilmente ero nella Biblioteca Sala Borsa – quella vicina al Nettuno – sarà per la prossima volta 🙂

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        1. Oh, I have missed that. What are you studying Renzo?

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          1. Stavo leggendo ”Le Rouge et Le Noir’ di Stendhal 🙂
            Se qualche volta tornerai d’estate a Bologna, in quella stessa piazza che hai fotografato, potrai assistere a diverse proiezioni cinematografiche sotto il cielo stellato; infatti ogni estate vi sono due rassegne: ” il cinema ritrovato” e ” il cinema sotto le stelle”.

            A presto;
            Renzo

            P.S.: Bello il tuo blog!

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            1. I would have never thought you as a Rouge and Noir guy, but then I don’t know you that well. I love French classics and have studied them at the University. I would love to go back to Bologna especially since I was there for just a day and a half. I will be pending on your photos of Bologna if you post any…. Grazie mille, Renzo and forgive me for switching to English – I am in a hurry to make logical sentences in Italian.

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              1. capisco quello che scrivi grazie a bing translator 🙂

                anche io amo la letteratura francece.

                Ciaooooooooo 🙂

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                1. Se vuoi studiare portoghese conme vieni al mio altro blog 😀

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                  1. Paula, credo proprio che passerò dal tuo blog portoghese :-).
                    A me piace Pessoa: certe notti leggendo qualche pagina dal ”Livro do Desassossego” mi pare di galleggiare sulla poetica malinconia di Lisbona 🙂

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                    1. I have a book of his poems (in English :D). Have you read Jose Saramago?

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                    2. Jose Saramago mi manca :-(. Tu abiti vicino Lisbona? Io non sono mai stato a Lisbona ma un po’ c’è l’ho nell’immaginario grazie alle atmosfere di Pessoa e al film di Wenders ”Lisbon Story” 🙂

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                    3. No, I live in Croatia, and my Portuguese is really poor 😀

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                    4. Bella pure la Croazia!
                      Paula è un nome ”latineggiante” 🙂

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                    5. Sim, por isso estudo os idiomas latinos 😀

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                    6. Allora, se vuoi esercitarti un po’ con un’altra lingua neolatina, l’italiano appunto, sai dove trovarmi 🙂

                      Paula, è stato un piacere:-). La prossima volta interrogazione di lingua italiana :-)… Scherzo.
                      Ciao 🙂

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                    7. Non c’e problema. Anche per me e stato un piacere. Ciao Renzo 🙂

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  12. Lovely… I was in Italy two years ago and loved the country…

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    1. How could you not 😀

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  13. Gorgeous! Love the golden lights framing the church Paula. I so wish I had stayed overnight instead of the day trip I did last April.

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    1. I stayed one night only but it was a magical night. Thank you very much for coming here Madhu. I will come to your place to see all the posts that I have missed but I especially want to see photos of Bologna again. If you have time, could you paste the link.

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      1. Sure. Here it is: http://theurgetowander.com/2014/06/02/bologna-a-walk-in-the-rain/
        I just had the day, and a rainy day at that, to catch up with a fellow blogger.

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  14. […] post is linked to Paula’s Thursday’s Special. Head on over and have a look at others’ […]

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  15. […] Inspired from the always worth visiting Paula’s Thursday’s Special this week *theme*: “Of the night“ […]

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  16. I have the view from my balcony tonight. I love seeing the sky and it’s many moods.

    Thursday’s Special, almost dark…

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    1. 🙂 I like it a lot, Patricia, as well as your description of it. The gradually coloured sky turned out pretty accurate in your shot. Thank you very much for your lovely entry.

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  17. Interesting architecture, Paula. I love the way the rainy night makes everything glow! 🙂

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    1. Thank you, Linda. The rain added a desired glow to the place, but ti is true, I also found that design interesting

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  18. Gorgeous nighttime shot, Paula. What a beautiful church. 🙂

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    1. Thank you, Sylvia. Nice of you to check San Petronio. I wish I could take you inside but the bad people wouldn’t let take pictures 😉 I have never seen this type of a facade on a church before so I was quite mesmerised by it.

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  19. What a beautiful photo Paula! The lighting looks very effective in the rain – very moody and atmospheric! I’ve never been to Bologna myself but have heard it’s well worth visiting and I’m looking forward to seeing some more photos of your trip!

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  20. what a striking photo – the light still has me looking around with interest – after many views.
    oh 0 and they have these new body cameras that look like a button and so next time you go – just pin one on and voila – just kidding, just kidding….

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    1. 😀 Thank you, Yvette 🙂

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  21. Beautiful shot Paula. The golden lighting has a lovely effect on the picture!

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  22. I love the monumental perspective and the rain is magical.

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  23. […] is a sequel of my last Thursday’s Special. I promised Jo several photos from my night walk in Bologna this month. Boy, did I like that town!! […]

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  24. […] connect so naturally – and so in today’s post I link up with Paula’s “of the night” challenge, JNW’s chocolate brown color, and Kan’s Joy […]

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