Blue City

Tags: Architecture, History, india, Jodhpur, Photography, Town, Travel

56 thoughts on “Blue City”

Eva Zwemmer Tauerova on March 24, 2013 at 2:13 PM said:

It looks a bit like a village in Spain, which was painted blue (as a Smurfs village), just because of the release of the Smurf film. It is not this one, is it?

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Mark Kertesz on March 24, 2013 at 2:30 PM said:

I did not know they did that to a village in Spain just for a movie. This village is not that one however, this is Jodhpur India and it’s a fascinating place to visit. Thank you for commenting on this post, hope to hear from you again.

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arjun bagga on March 24, 2013 at 2:30 PM said:

Nice capture 🙂

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- Mark Kertesz on March 24, 2013 at 2:32 PM said:
  
  Thanks for visiting again, I love hearing your feedback. Take care!
  
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Eva Zwemmer Tauerova on March 24, 2013 at 3:22 PM said:

Was curious and searched for the link to that Spanish village. Well, if you are intererested, here it is:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8964129/Spanish-village-painted-blue-for-Smurfs-film-votes-on-keeping-theme.html

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- Mark Kertesz on March 24, 2013 at 4:21 PM said:
  
  This is great! I had no idea – based on the article it looks like they decided to remain a blue town. Thanks for sending this to me.
  
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sph3re on March 28, 2013 at 7:21 PM said:

Fantastic image and interesting back story! Thanx for sharing!

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- Mark Kertesz on March 28, 2013 at 7:52 PM said:
  
  Very nice of you to take a look around and to start following my blog & thanks for the kind words!
  
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Muthe on March 30, 2013 at 12:35 AM said:

I love the point of view, and I am wondering is this some sort of the town’s rule to paint all the building in blue 😀

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- Mark Kertesz on March 30, 2013 at 12:56 AM said:
  
  Hello, thanks for stopping by my blog & having a look at my photo’s. In answer to your question, I don’t think it’s a rule as much as it has become a tradition. It is beautiful place to visit- Jodhpur India. Hope to speak to you again.
  
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enmanscamera on March 31, 2013 at 1:58 AM said:

what a view!

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- Mark Kertesz on March 31, 2013 at 9:49 AM said:
  
  Thank you. Great view and a beautiful place!
  
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joshi daniel on April 1, 2013 at 5:22 AM said:

that is a super cool view 🙂

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- Mark Kertesz on April 1, 2013 at 9:00 AM said:
  
  Thanks a lot Joshi! Nice of you to stop by again.
  
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Patricia Bobak-Lehmann on April 12, 2013 at 4:33 PM said:

Wow it’s beautiful!! 🙂 Such original scenery :)) Thank for the follow btw 😉

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- Mark Kertesz on April 12, 2013 at 5:08 PM said:
  
  No problem and likewise thanks for the follow and compliment.
  
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Henry G L on April 14, 2013 at 7:51 AM said:

Hei thatz something really unique and well framed shot too…
thanks for following my blog, c u around

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- Mark Kertesz on April 14, 2013 at 9:30 AM said:
  
  Thank you! I look forward to your future posts.
  
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geanina on April 15, 2013 at 10:35 AM said:

beautiful view!

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- Mark Kertesz on April 15, 2013 at 10:47 AM said:
  
  Yes it was a gorgeous view indeed! Thanks for stopping by my blog, very nice of you to look around.
  
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Uday Narayanan on April 20, 2013 at 10:08 PM said:

What a beautiful view! They paint their walls blue to ward off evil 🙂 It’s a lovely place, Jodhpur.

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- Mark Kertesz on April 20, 2013 at 10:23 PM said:
  
  Yes it’s a gorgeous place! Thanks again for commenting.
  
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- Barbara on August 31, 2013 at 9:34 PM said:
  
  Beautiful photo, and how fascinating to paint the walls blue to ward off evil! It certainly makes the place look very peaceful 🙂 Must visit the next time i visit India!
  
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  - Mark Kertesz on August 31, 2013 at 9:37 PM said:
    
    It’s a beautiful place and a must see when you visit next. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
mariannegv on May 7, 2013 at 12:39 PM said:

Wow! My favorite color is blues, so I would love to visit this place!

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- Mark Kertesz on May 7, 2013 at 12:41 PM said:
  
  If blue is your colour you would love this beautiful city! Thanks for “liking” some of my photos and for the comments.
  
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  - mariannegv on May 7, 2013 at 12:44 PM said:
    
    Than you for following my blog! Kind greetings.
Laurie Merritt Photography on June 28, 2013 at 3:41 PM said:

“Striking” comes to mind!

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- Mark Kertesz on June 28, 2013 at 4:17 PM said:
  
  Thanks Laurie, you just made my day :).
  
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markshimazuphotography on July 4, 2013 at 10:57 PM said:

The visual of that blue village is stunning. Thanks for sharing your image.

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- Mark Kertesz on July 5, 2013 at 6:19 AM said:
  
  Thank you Mark. And once again, you have a fantastic blog, some wonderful photos.
  
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Cardinal Guzman on August 27, 2013 at 8:00 AM said:

Some people I met while travelling went to the blue city – Jodhpur. I decided to go the pink city – Jaipur, but it turned out to be more dirty than pink. Still, I can’t complain, because I had great times with a Japanese girl I met there.

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- Mark Kertesz on August 27, 2013 at 9:20 AM said:
  
  I’m glad it all worked out in the end. Perhaps you’ll get a chance to hit the Blue City in the future? Love the story, very happy to have you comment on my blog. All the best.
  
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WildBlack on September 21, 2013 at 3:16 PM said:

Well captured 🙂 the rich colours in your frame compliments each other. Beauty!

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- Mark Kertesz on September 21, 2013 at 6:45 PM said:
  
  It was an amazing place to be, truly great experience. Thanks for the very kind compliment, it’s really appreciated :).
  
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abu zar on October 26, 2013 at 4:57 PM said:

chef Chaouen in Morocco is another of the blue cities… haven’t been to either of them yet !

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- Mark Kertesz on October 26, 2013 at 5:01 PM said:
  
  Why thank you for this information, I was not aware of this city in Morocco, I will have to look it up. Thanks for having a look around
  
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  - abu zar on October 26, 2013 at 5:07 PM said:
    
    I wasn’t either , until recently
    
    here’s a video that has me dying to go here:
    
    and I won’t be surprised if you are on a plane to Morocco soon to get here 🙂
  - Mark Kertesz on October 26, 2013 at 5:16 PM said:
    
    You are right, if I could, I’d be packing my bags right now to go. What a beautiful and peaceful looking place, I’d love to capture some moments here. Can’t thank you enough for passing along this video 🙂
Harsha on October 27, 2013 at 2:15 AM said:

This is a Lovely Place to visit when you are in Jodhpur…The Blue color makes them so beautiful.. 😀
Nice Capture Mark.. 😀

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- Mark Kertesz on October 27, 2013 at 11:15 AM said:
  
  Yes it was absolutely gorgeous, i would love to go back someday. Thanks for stopping by, hope to speak soon.
  
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janaline's world journey on November 8, 2013 at 7:33 AM said:

This is so beautiful! I love that the houses are all white or blue…so tranquil. Beautiful photos.

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- Mark Kertesz on November 8, 2013 at 8:26 AM said:
  
  Thank you very much! This is indeed a very beautiful place situated in a gorgeous country. Thank you very much for taking a close look at my work, it’s really appreciated.
  
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royleeclark on February 6, 2014 at 1:35 PM said:

Fantastic picture – love it.

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- Mark Kertesz on February 6, 2014 at 4:23 PM said:
  
  So nice of you to comment. Thanks a lot! Hope to speak soon. Cheers
  
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Costin Irimia on February 17, 2014 at 12:18 AM said:

Interesting…

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- Mark Kertesz on February 17, 2014 at 8:41 AM said:
  
  I’ll take interesting. Thank you for stopping by.
  
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Roshan Raj Clicks on February 20, 2014 at 6:35 AM said:

stunning photos of India.

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- Mark Kertesz on February 20, 2014 at 6:54 AM said:
  
  Hi Roshan. Thanks very much for commenting. It’s a beautiful country, I would love to go back on the near future.
  
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Miss Lou on March 1, 2014 at 6:07 PM said:

Beautiful Capture! – Video is great too.. 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing!

ML
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- Mark Kertesz Photography on March 1, 2014 at 6:12 PM said:
  
  hey Miss Lou, thank you for taking the time to have a look around and your many “likes”. It’s great having you around and hope to speak again. Cheers
  
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sunbystar on November 12, 2014 at 4:02 PM said:

Great photo. Beautiful place. I want to visit so many places… Thanks for sharing!
By the way, The Smurf Spanish village is Juzcar in the county of Malaga. But the truth is they paint the village in blue because it was a cheap paint! and not because of the film.

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- Mark Kertesz Photography on November 12, 2014 at 4:56 PM said:
  
  Thank you so much for going back to an older post and commenting. It really is a beautiful place with wonderful people. And thanks for the info regarding the village! Have a great day.
  
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Otto von Münchow on July 28, 2016 at 8:19 PM said:

A stunning overview of a special town. Those blue houses makes for a eye catching contrast in the landscape. A great capture.

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- Mark Kertesz Photography on July 30, 2016 at 11:41 AM said:
  
  Thanks so much Otto. Recently I’ve tried my hand at a few local landscape photos and really enjoy the change from my traditional street style. Have a great day
  
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  - Otto von Münchow on July 30, 2016 at 11:43 AM said:
    
    Hopefully you will be posting some of them. 🙂