And, since I hate to be a tease, here for your viewing pleasure is a very brief video of BOTH kinds of knockers.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Nice Knockers
On our walks around old Sevilla, Jerry and I continue to see so many beautiful, unusual, and surprising sights. Among these sights are the old and new, large and small, door knockers, which I believe are called "aldabas" in Spanish. During our first week, Jerry would invariably (and innocently) comment, "Nice knockers" — not a phrase usually escaping Jerry's lips (or even crossing his mind). I've had to explain the double meaning to Jerry, but we really have seen some nice knockers (of the door kind... well, of the other kind too if I'm honest), and I've decided to share some of them here (again, of the door kind). I especially love the very large, plain iron ring (the first image on the left below) I found in an ancient church door, because it tops a little speak-easy window. ("Pssst. Judas sent me.")
And, since I hate to be a tease, here for your viewing pleasure is a very brief video of BOTH kinds of knockers.
And, since I hate to be a tease, here for your viewing pleasure is a very brief video of BOTH kinds of knockers.
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That's great! Being British, I love smutty humour and double entendres! And you did manage to photograph some beautiful knockers!
ReplyDeleteLove the double dolphins. You see the hand with the ball in it all over the place, maybe it's a European theme.
ReplyDeleteHad to laugh at the 'big knockers' vid.
Craig: I got some odd looks from people as I blatantly whipped out my camera and unashamedly zoomed in on the knockers, but it was worth it.
ReplyDeletePeter: I really loved the double dolphins, too. I did see the hand all over the place, and also variations on the theme.
Quite the set of knockers you've stumbled upon.
ReplyDeleteAmazing that something so simple, can be also something so beautiful.
Hey Mitch, even I can appreciate a 'good set' when I see one!!
ReplyDeleteThis was totally up my alley so to speak (not the KNOCKERS but the knockers)! Love the photos! Good job!
these are amazing, I would have a haRD time picking a fav ;)
ReplyDeleteI love these, it is always the small things, the details and the often overlooked that I think is really fascinating. I am concerned however, that you took an awful lot of pictures of Knockers that are phalic shaped. Just kidding of course, not really.
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Bob: So MANY knockers and I've hardly scratched the surface.
ReplyDeleteJim: So glad you like my knockers (not my KNOCKERS but my knockers).
David: I would see a door and think, these are my favorite. Then, I'd find the next one. I like each for a different reason.
Scott: The beauty is in the details. Haven't come across an actual phallic knocker (not just phallic-shaped), but I wouldn't be surprised.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWrCf7rAytc
ReplyDeleteLoving the double entendre moments with the Knockers....always need a good laugh and Gene Wilder can really bring it on!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for including the classic line and clip from Young Frankenstein (Frahken-STEEN)!!!
ReplyDelete-Todd
One of the things I miss most about Chicago is the architecture but this place . . . amazing at every turn.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I remember from Spanish 101 is a bit about the Alcazar in Sevilla. That alone made me want to travel there but there is something in each of your posts that adds to my reasons why I really should go there.
[loved the Young Frankenstein clip!]
Great pics and the title made me actually lol
ReplyDeleteFortunately, you didn't run across Frau Blücher (neigh, neigh, neigh) while photographing Sevilla's knockers.
ReplyDeleteSorry, all the good jokes were taken.
Writer: Ah, sweet mystery of life! LOL
ReplyDeleteSophie: So glad!
Todd: Makes me want to watch the entire movie again.
Linda: The Alcazar (http://mitchellismoving.blogspot.com/2011/01/alcazar-and-our-first-flamenco.html) did not disappoint in January. But, other sights here have been even more amazing for me.
ksatrtle: Happy to make you laugh. Thanks!
Walt the Fourth: Have you seen Frau Blucher's latest incarnation as a dotty grandma in the show "Raising Hope"?
No... the last time I saw her she was Ellen's mother somewhere in the midwest. Of course, I've seen her since, on my dvd's of MTM. But they're from the olden days. :)
ReplyDeleteI thought I had wandered into kenneth william's "carry on blog"
ReplyDeleteJohn: Oh no. I had never heard of Kenneth Williams and the "Carry On" films. (I just did a search.) Yet another new thing to explore! Thanks (I think).
ReplyDeleteWalt the Fourth: Cloris Leachman did an embarrassing (to me at least) season on "Dancing with the Stars" (that was around the time I finally got so fed up with the show that I stopped watching). This show, "Raising Hope," is quite a farce and we like it (oddly, we had never heard of it until arriving in Spain).
ReplyDeleteI have found that one needs to travel to finally see the beauty in the smallest things. When we are home we are always to busy. Always great to be reminded. That is why I love your blog.
ReplyDeleteNubian: You're so right. And we take so much for granted until we shake things up. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteLove those knockers!
ReplyDeleteNatalie: Why, thanks. I've been quite proud of them.
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