Windows of Europe

A small notebook about old windows, shutters and facades.

Tallinn: double frames

October

Most wooden houses in Kalamaja keep the second inner frame. In winter the owners put moss or cotton wool between the frames. Some put small toys there. The paint is thick, with many layers, and the glass is a little uneven.

Porto: iron balconies

September

The tall narrow windows open to the floor. A thin iron balcony stops you from falling out. The tiles around the frame change from house to house: blue, green, sometimes dark yellow.

Ljubljana: shutters

August

Green shutters with adjustable slats. People close them at noon and open them again in the evening. The hinges are older than the houses' numbers.

What is next

I collect notes slowly. The next pages will be about Riga and about the small towns on the Danube.