It’s astonishing how a familiar scene can look so different seen through someone else’s eyes (or photograph). These are wonderful shots of shops I have passed more than once
without a second glance. Year-round Christmas shops are defintely a thing, sadly. We have one in our local town!
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I love old European towns; nice door finds!
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Great shots. Those colours just jump right out at you and say “Hey, come check me out!”,
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It’s lovely to see photos from home! Good old Christmas shop hehe
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I remember all the shops selling lovely tweeds and tartans but the Boy Wizard shop would have been after our visit. 😊
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These doors make me happy.
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Well I want to go to these places, what fun! Great cheery post. Thanks.
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It’s astonishing how a familiar scene can look so different seen through someone else’s eyes (or photograph). These are wonderful shots of shops I have passed more than once
without a second glance. Year-round Christmas shops are defintely a thing, sadly. We have one in our local town!
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These 2 shops were hard for me to ignore, but I think I was encouraged by the sun
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The Christmas Shop? Just …… no. Not yet. Please.
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Sorry! I think it’s a permanent shop – popular with tourists I assume. Or maybe the cold northern weather causes confusion over the time of year….
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GREAT NAMES FOR SHOPS DEBBIE, GREAT BLOG, CHINA
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Beautiful place, Nice photos.
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