Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Hotel sign at Queenscliff, Bellarine Peninsula
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This Way Thurs-Way #25
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In a southern land
All compass points are welcome
Hotel gathering
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I measure out my life with haiku. My camera films my soul. ~ Gemma Wiseman
AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Esplanade Hotel
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6 comments:
Hi Gemma,
Are you sure that's the Esplanade Hotel's logo? It is very similar to our national flag! Red white and blue, sky's over you!
Thanks for the visit.
I like that North sign. Reminds me of the movie Message in the Bottle. :)
Nice signage for a hotel.
Thanks for the visit!
Great haiku, Gemma~ Have a wonderful day.
Love the 'ku that goes with it, nice touch! Thanks for coming back to play TWTW, and for your enthusiasm. I love this meme too, and could not bear to see it die. I'd love to feature some of your work one week - think about it and let me know if you'd like to submit something.
thanks again -
Tink *~*~*
Nice nautical feel to their sign.
I love signs with compass points! Very neat find!
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