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Mark H

@neonbubble@mstdn.social

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#FotoVorschlag - Objekte, die mit "W" beginnen

Photo theme - Objects beginning with "W"

The windmills of Mykonos, taken on a visit in 2016.

#Photography #Travel #Windmill #Mykonos #Greece

There's not a cloud in the piercingly blue sky on this hot day. There are low buildings and walls around a sloping bit of stone-paved land, all of them painted and plastered in white, typical of Greek structures in the Mediterranean. Tourists gather near a wide opening in the nearest wall on the right and their guide holds a Greek flag on a pole to help them keep track of his position. Motorbikes and cars are parked on the sloping area behind the wall and there's a bar with some awnings stretched out in front just behind the tourists. The name "Zorba's" is written in large black lettering on the upper part of the low building. Just beyond another low wall that runs around the top of the sloped parking area we can see five small windmills, one of them largely hidden by some other buildings. Each windmill is cylindrical, with thick white walls and a thatched, conical roof. Twelve, long, thin poles form the shape of the windmill blades but there are no sails mounted between them, leaving

#photography #fotovorschlag #travel #greece #windmill #mykonos

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