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Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts

Friday, July 11, 2025

Shortage of Housing?

 

 Finding a place to live is essential to a good life.  A home can be anything and anywhere. Could you live in any of these places below? 

May be an image of 4 people and Uluru

"Coober Pedy, located in South Australia, is recognized as the opal capital of the world, contributing over 70% of the global supply of opals. Since its establishment in 1915, following the initial opal discovery, this unique town has developed an innovative approach to managing the extreme outback heat by creating underground living spaces."

   

Portugal 

This may contain: an old building built into the side of a cliff with stairs leading up to it 

                                            In China, 194 grottoes  

This may contain: some buildings built into the side of a cliff 

Built on a cliff, it is even more thrilling than the Hanging Temple. The "Horseshoe Temple" has a history of 1,600 years.

unusual-homes-and-unique-real-estate 

A good example of Yemeni architecture, “Iman’s Rock Palace” is five stories high and has a system to cool water in earth ware jars.

Cliff Dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park

Mesa Verde  

It would be a stretch to say I would or could live in any of these. When I viewed these photos, I wondered about the people who lived there with their families. I could almost hear children playing and catch the scent of food cooking. 


Tis home where e’er the heart is,
Where e’er its loved ones dwell,
In cities, or in cottages,
Throng’d haunts or mossy dell,
The heart’s a rover ever,
And thus on wave and wild,
The maiden with her lover walks,
The mother with her child.

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