Today, the final door post from Tarquinia and some celebrations, such as my sixth anniversary of posting doors on Thursdays.
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First, hurrah for my sixth anniversary of posting doors on Thursdays! My first Thursday Doors post appeared on May 1st 2015. I needed a month or so to become a regular but once I did, there was no looking back. The first three months of my Thursday Doors are gathered here.
Who would say then that I’d still be doing it six years later, now under new “management”, from Norm to Dan? Even this past year, when my blogging activity almost completely stopped, I still did my doors.
Today’s post is a great continuation from yesterday’s statue, not that it was planned this way (I know, I could lie). Unlike the last week’s 6-minute door dash, it took us two hours between the first and the last photo in this post. Lunch was included, you see.
This is the Etruscan coast of Lazio in Italy. The day is September 5th 2020. My last visitor, my one Italian friend and I have been strolling around Tarquinia for two hours already and we are hungry and thirsty. First we have a drink and realise that we need to prolong our parking fee, and then it’s a restaurant search race, in which we emerge victorious with our choice of Il boccone del prete.
And the doors, the doors are always everywhere anyway. Have a look.
And on Sunday raise a glass and say “cin cin, Manja”. I’ll turn forty-eleven.
Not everybody with a big nose is Dante. Giuseppe Mazzini was active in unification of Italy. This gelateria was closed. See, how near the sea. I wished to go nearer this door. The neighbour is the Tarquinia National Museum of archaeology in Palazzo Vitelleschi. What a nice door in door. Just a little peak… And another… And another. We could go in, I suppose, but we were hungry. And I’m not really a museum hopper. The carabinieri deserve a nice door shot too. A look up at the shutters. A look straight into another door-filled street. But we didn’t continue here. Uncle’s eyes are begging for a drink. We had to wait to be served. Even if they had food, we would be leaving. A look up from our table. The City Hall, Palazzo Comunale, shows us what all we could visit. The guardian of the parking meter. We followed our noses and our phones and landed at this table by a door. Always a good sign. Happy uncle even though pasta al dente is much too hard for his liking. As long as it’s beer. I had the wonderful fish menu and Flavia had some good meat pasta. These doors helped me identify the restaurant on Google Maps. Make a note: Il boccone del prete. As we were leaving, we saw this church in the distance but we’d had our fill of Tarquinia. Next stop: Santa Severa and its castle by the sea with youth hostel and a museum which we did enter.
For Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan at No Facilities

More great doors thanks Manja. Poor uncle at least he had a beer. I will make sure that on Sunday I’ll open a bottle, fill a glass and say “cin cin, Manja”. I hope it will be a wonderful day ❤
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Yessss, I hope that too, Bushboy. Thanks a lot and cin cin in advance!
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These are marvelous doors, Manja. Wooden doors. Just the way those beautiful stone entrances should be filled. It’s good I ate before gazing at the food. I also like the shutters and the balconies. It’s so fun traveling with you 🙂
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Thank you, Dan. I like taking you along. It’s almost as if you were all here with me. It’s good. I’m getting hungry too…
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Great doors, each and every time…
And many happy returns.
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Thank you, Bojana. ❤
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Great doors and a good lunch. What more could you ask? Congratulations on six years of doors and an early happy birthday!
janet
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Thank you kindly, Janet. 🙂 I believe you too must have just as many years if not more. I remember you from the start.
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I’ll have to check back as it seems as if I’ve been doing it forever…in a good way.
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Love the cloisters shots, Manja 🙂 🙂 Chin! Chin! for Sunday 🙂
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Thank you, Jo. And I love the chin up cheer! 😉
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Great doors. Love the shot with the green shutters. Say hi to Uncle.
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Haha, thank you, Paul. Do you recognize a kindred spirit? 😀 He is retired now but has worked for Union brewery all his life and is a big fan of beer.
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Some more lovely doors and a sensational taste of Italy. Six years… that is a whole lot of doors.
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Right, scooj? Can hardly believe it. As it is, it is not possible to run out of them here in Italy. Thank you for going through my doors, always.
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Your posts of Mediterranean sunshine always cheer me up.
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You make me want to go back to Italy, but for the small towns and villages. Thank you.
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This is most excellent to hear, Sofia, and the most I could hope for. 🙂 Always most welcome.
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What a wonderful color for a parking meter! Of course, a guardian us necessary. (K)
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Thank you for strolling with me, K. That guardian I wouldn’t have spotted at all if my friend wouldn’t be taking its photos.
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He did seem to know how to blend in–a good trait in a guardian.
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Thank you for sharing these wonderful door and other pictures. I love these Thursday Door posts, they take you on such an adventure.
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Thank you, Roberta, and for following me. An adventure is right! We can visit places that otherwise would remain far. Always welcome.
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Congratulations on your 6 years of door blogging and Happy Birthday, Manja! Loved your door tour, me me feel like I’m in Italy again!
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Yeah! That’s the spirit I wish to evoke. 🙂 Thanks, Gordon.
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The outdoor place settings in the closed gelateria throw wonderful shadows. I love that photo
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Thank you, I. J. I’m glad the gelateria was good for something even if closed. 🙂
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that must be the coolest car park guardian:)
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Thank you, Tanja. I wouldn’t mind paying a little extra for this scene. 😀
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A very entertaining post, Manja! 😄 I enjoyed your obsession with doors every step of the way. How do you feel about open doorways? As in door-shaped hole sans door?! 😄 Yours intrigued, Sunra ☀️
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Thank you, Sunra! 🙂 Haha, this obsession is very evident every Thursday. Everything door-shaped is just fine, sometimes even better because you can pass through without a problem. Always welcome back.
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😂👌☀️I tried to google the word for a door-phile, a lover of doors so to speak, but couldn’t find one. It’s been bugging me all morning! 😄 If you happen to know, do enlighten me!
Wishing you a good day ☀️
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You are right, we need a word! Doorophile doesn’t sound too bad. There are surprisingly many of us. Thank you!
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😂 I personally like door-shaped openings without the door, they invite you in and imply trust. Oh, see what you’ve done now, Manja, I feel a poem coming on! 😄 💕 ☀️
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That’s the spirit!
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