{"id":4190,"date":"2013-05-18T15:46:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T15:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikewish.wordpress.com\/?p=4190"},"modified":"2013-05-18T15:46:28","modified_gmt":"2013-05-18T15:46:28","slug":"weekly-photo-challenge-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikewish.org\/?p=4190","title":{"rendered":"Weekly photo challenge: Escape"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I walked up over this hill in the early morning and looked back at the village, I was completely alone on a small part of the Mediterranean coast. No one knew where I was.<\/p>\n

\"Village<\/a>
Port-Vendres from top of the hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Turning round to see the sea, I looked down over this cove, and, on the far side, a fort and war ruins, French and German, that remain on the cape.<\/p>\n

\"Cove<\/a>
Cove between Port-Vendres and Collioure, France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Having escaped from civilisation for a brief hour, I walked down to take a closer look at the ruins and saw why this point had been chosen for a fort; it\u2019s ideal for shooting and blowing up shipping way out on the horizon. No escape for them.<\/p>\n

This is one of two arches through which cannons were pointed, with holes for thinner weapons. Unfortunately, with the arch and holes positioned as they are, it resembles a face.<\/p>\n

\"Gun<\/a>
Gun and cannon slots, Fort Mauresque, Vermilion Coast, France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was horrible, seeing this war junk lying all along the cliff edges.<\/p>\n

\"War<\/a>
War junk, coastline between Collioure and Port-Vendres, France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What struck me was the ugliness of concrete, while the nineteenth-century stone fort has that element of beauty found in stone construction all around this region, whether it be houses, barriers, walls, steps or forts. Here\u2019s some more ugly concrete, a piece of German war litter, a base for a revolving cannon.<\/p>\n

\"Base<\/a>
Base of revolving German cannon, leftover from WWII, between Collioure and Port-Vendres, France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fortunately, wars end, and life is good again.\u00a0 But if you need to take a break from the troubles of ordinary peacetime life, I recommend this coastline where surprises make every day special.\u00a0 I found this beautiful Bottlebrush tree, which I didn’t know grew outside of Australia,\u00a0 growing on a hill with red roses, grapevines and palm trees, all overlooking the blue Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

\"Bottlebrush,<\/a>
Bottlebrush, Mediterranean Sea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I walked up over this hill in the early morning and looked back at the village, I was completely alone on a small part of the Mediterranean coast. No one knew where I was. Turning round to see the sea, I looked down over this cove, and, on the far side, a fort and … <\/p>\n

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