Monthly Archives: October 2013

Views of an Imaginary City VIII – A Neighbourhood Best Avoided after Dark

A Neighbourhood Best Avoided after Dark It’s a strange thing about those old narrow streets by the river in the eastern part of the Sofluri district. By day, the area is really quite picturesque and charming, with its cobbled passageways, its … Continue reading

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Views of an Imaginary City VII – The Stairway to Nowhere at Tanalisca

The Stairway to Nowhere at Tanalisca Sensuka is a city of many religious orders, and contains within its limits an incredible number of sanctuaries, convents, monasteries, and missions. The monastery of Tanalisca is among the most famous of these, owing … Continue reading

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Views of an Imaginary City VI – The Street Where The Girl Lives

The Street Where the Girl Lives In narrow Labera Street, just inside the city walls near the Geroro Gate, at the southern end of the city, lives the girl with whom one might at last find happiness. One can see … Continue reading

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Views of an Imaginary City V – Lisipéh Terraces

Lisipéh Terraces The Lisipéh Terraces take their name from Lisipéh hill, a rocky outcropping that rises steeply out of the narrow river valley upon which the centre of Sensuka is built. A century ago, owing to its forbidding topography, the … Continue reading

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Views of an Imaginary City IV – View of Rilito Harbour

View of Rilito Harbour The Sensuka suburb of Rilito is built around a fine harbour that has long made it a centre of the local fishing industry. In the last decade, however, the neighbourhood has acquired an unexpected fashionableness, owing … Continue reading

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