This week, share an image of your happy place, a secret spot you love, or a faraway location you return to again and again.
By Do you have a favorite bench in your neighborhood? A secret spot that you seek every now and then to reflect or reset? A viewpoint overlooking your favorite town that you climb to whenever you visit? A location in a faraway city that brings you joy? We all have connections to these kinds of places: places of solitude, of refuge, of wonder. For me, one of these places is Neal’s Yard, a little plaza tucked away from the crowds of busy Covent Garden in Central London, England.
No matter how often I visit London to see family and friends, I always seem to find my way back to this colorful spot, often on my own. And even though I’ve taken this exact photo from this very angle so many times over the past two decades, I still take it on each visit. The shops and businesses have changed over the years — I remember getting one of my first piercings here — but these days I’m content with ordering a slice of pizza at Homeslice or coffee at 26 Grains and sitting quietly on one of the benches, gazing up at the painted walls and windows.
What’s your favorite place, near or far? Share an image in a new post!
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I’ve visited Covent Garden on a number of occasions. Next time I must look out for Neal’s Yard. It looks enchanting.
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Nice idea. I also know Covent Garden and seen it change over the years and with so many facets to it in such a tiny area. I’m inspired to revisit again sooner!
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Oh we have so many!
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Yes! Here it is…
https://m2explore.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/favorite-place/
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I love the featured photo this week! Happy Wednesday, everyone!
My entry: http://stenoodie.com/2018/03/21/weekly-photo-challenge-favourite-place/
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It’s in and outside my home on North Sulawesi:
https://insellos.wordpress.com/2018/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-favorite-place/
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Hello. I enjoy being in the woods, surrounded by the sweet smell of tree’s(almost smells like popcorn. But at the same time. Just being home is what I like best. It truly is a castle to me.
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Wow, love those colors. We visited Neal’s Yard for cheese some years ago. wish I could have brought back some of everything!
janet
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The hemlock forest on the Appalachian Trail, near Swatara State Park in Pennsylvania. Nature’s equivalent of a warm, safe blanket.
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I like this a lot, in Pullman my favorite place to sit is on the bridge downtown.
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Wow i love the place and i really wish to go right now in that place……….
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These colorful buildings are so beautiful and charming!
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There are A lot of places I like today I choose https://piecesofstarlight.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/wpc-my-favorite-place/
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Those pictures are gorgeous. I want to visit.
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Colourful and lovely..
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My favourite place is the beach:
https://mostlymonochrome.net/2018/03/21/what-the-tide-washed-in/
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What a riot of colours! This is wonderful.
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Wow, plenty of places I like. This time of year I like to be here:
https://wp.me/p3gqMf-J3
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In London, my favourite place to visit Hyde Park unless it is raining, then I’d choose the National Gallery and spend some time with the Rembrandts.
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My favorite place . . .
https://anthropologist.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/favorite-place-the-daily-post-photo-challenge-21-march-2018/
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Loved Covent Gardens, thanks for taking me back there! Here’s mine: https://wordpress.com/post/touringwithkids.com/1418
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I LOVE Neal’s Yard. That’s my favourite place in London too! Sissinghurst rose garden is my favourite favourite place. Here’s a recent post:
https://themindfulgardener.blog/2018/02/24/six-on-saturday-or-you-cant-keep-a-good-woman-down/
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Thank you for inspiring what will likely be next week’s blog post for me! And what a lovely happy place you have found.
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Beautiful entry.
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https://cascadesofhappiness.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/photo-challenge-favorite-place
This is my favourite place..where I spend time with my friends..or even alone. It’s kind of a shortcut to heaven for me 🙂 Whenever you guys plan to come to India..let’s visit this place together. Some vendors stand near this place..selling sprouts and fresh juice, that is an extra advantage 😉
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You might as well ask me which is my favorite child! I’m gonna go with Earth as a whole. And I will defend her until the day I die. https://scillagrace.com/2018/03/21/weekly-photo-challenge-favorite-place/
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I love how colorful and cheerful it is!! 🙂 So pretty, thank you for sharing. 🙂
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I can see why that’s one of your favorite places. Intriguing. I, too, am drawn to places with colorful buildings. This is a lovely post.
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I like visiting anywhere with flowers, do check out my last post on Instagram. Instagram.com/thattoyosi
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Favourite Place, Cheri? No contest… it has to be Venice. http://bit.ly/Ven-RB
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Neals yard is so cute! One of my faves too, I love the colours ❤️
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