Monday, June 28, 2010

My World Tuesday - Colorado Springs Sister City

Colorado Springs has several cities around the world with which it maintains "sister city" relationships. The first of these relationships was created in 1962, with Fujiyoshida, Japan, and this gate and shrine (in the middle of a busy downtown road) commemorate this.
The My World Tuesday blog site contains lots more fascinating worldly snapshots so please visit.
at

12 comments:

  1. Sylvia KJune 28, 2010 at 10:37 AM

    Terrific capture, Al! What an interesting post for the day. Love the colors and your beautiful blue skies! Have a great week!

    Sylvia

    ReplyDelete
  2. CarverJune 28, 2010 at 1:13 PM

    I love the red gate.

    ReplyDelete
  3. B i r g i t t aJune 28, 2010 at 1:29 PM

    This is something else than rounabout-dogs ;)
    Have a great week!

    http://foto.rudenius.se/post/2010/06/28/My-World.aspx

    ReplyDelete
  4. ClytieJune 28, 2010 at 5:05 PM

    I like the gate. I think it's neat when cities have 'sister cities' from around the world. I know our town does ... they have an 'exchange' every couple of years where some local citizens go to Japan while local Japanese citizens come here. It's really quite fun.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Regina June 28, 2010 at 8:00 PM

    It's awesome!
    Have a good week.

    ReplyDelete
  6. NaquillityJune 28, 2010 at 8:12 PM

    i love Japanese design. it's always so intriguing. a great capture...

    the Seattle pics and the Royal Gorge Incline are definitely eye catcher pics. you captured some inspiring views. glad you're not in immediate danger of those fires. hope all is well.

    ReplyDelete
  7. LewJune 28, 2010 at 10:45 PM

    Beautiful gate and shrine, but in an unusual location!

    ReplyDelete
  8. JimJune 28, 2010 at 11:58 PM

    Wonderful shot from that angle.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

    ReplyDelete
  9. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪June 29, 2010 at 11:58 PM

    I suppose they have Sakura flower trees too.

    ReplyDelete
  10. KaoriJune 30, 2010 at 5:32 AM

    What a pretty Torii! I like the stone path, too :-)

    ReplyDelete
  11. IndayJuly 2, 2010 at 7:44 AM

    I already guessed that the feature has a Japanese origin before I read the caption.

    I used to live in Orange and we also have a sister city from Japan over there. We also have a sister city of Orange CA.

    Isn't that wonderful? Fostering friendship and peace by adopting each city?

    Thanks for the post and for the visit/comment left while I was away.

    ReplyDelete
  12. AnonymousNovember 18, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    I have been to Fujiyoshida many times. They do have a lot of Toris in the city.

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment - I love reading them and look forward to viewing your blog. If you only allow Google+ comments I won't be able to leave a comment in return.