Orange houses

[caption id=attachment_88 align=alignnone width=1100] View of the bay in San Juan[/caption] IN SHORT Puerto Rico's nickname is the Island of Enchantment and I've also heard it described as Latin America for beginners. I think both are true, and great reasons for visiting. You can get a feel for Latin America--the colorful art, welcoming culture, upbeat music, tasty food--without having to be fluent in Spanish, think about currency conversions, get a passport, or worry about avoiding drinking…

Photographer and neighbor Antonio M. Rosario [http://amrosario.com/] sends these gorgeous shots of two of the neighborhood’s more colorful houses. Have you taken a great photo of the neighborhood today? Send it our way to get it posted on the blog. Two ways to do it: Email us at ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or join our Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner] and add local photos to the group.

Colorful house at Kampen in Oslo, Norway.

Easy-to-hang canvas print with that airy "floating off the wall" look Canvas is 15/64 inch (4mm) thick with clean folded edges With wooden rear spacer, print stands 3/4 inch (2cm) away from the wall Mount directly to the wall using included 3M tabs No nails, screws, or holes in the wall required

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The #tiles, called azulejos in Portuguese, are found throughout Lisbon, and indeed the country as a whole. In some Lisbon neighborhoods, they cover nearly every home. Tiles are so important to the culture of Portugal, Lisbon even boasts an Azulejos Museum. It has the largest collection of Portuguese tiles in the world. The #Portuguese #ceramic industry is an #export oriented sector selling tiles to over 150 different #markets.