26/09/2025Taswegian1957

Thursday Doors: 26 September 2025


Nationality Rooms—Intro and Syria-Lebanon Room

I managed to find the time to create a Thursday Doors post today. My first photo is of the front entrance of the Natural History Museum in London. I stopped to rest my feet here before visiting the Victoria and Albert Museum which is just down the road.

Facade of a museum with ornate architecture, featuring a large entrance and steps, where several people are gathered.
Natural History Museum London May 2025

Here are a couple from Germany. A picturesque antique shop in Freiburg and one of the city trams.

A quaint antique shop with a display of various collectibles in the window, adorned with purple wisteria flowers along the façade.
Antique shop, Freiburg Germany April 2025
A tram with the number 254 in Freiburg, adorned with advertisements for Ferchau, featuring the text 'Vorfahrt für Ihre Karriere in Freiburg' and other company information.
Tram -Freiburg, Germany April 2025

The entrance to the Gornergrat Railway which takes you into the mountains near the Matterhorn.

Entrance of the Gornergrat Railway station featuring a modern design with a large sign and clock, surrounded by mountainous scenery.
Entrance to Gornergrat Railway – Zermatt, Switzerland April 2025

Now for something completely different. This is a dollhouse I saw at the London Transport Museum. It was made by Triang. It was included in a display to show the style of housing opening up in the suburbs. Public transport made it easier for people to commute to the city. Naomi and I have several Triang dollhouses ourselves. The whole front of this model swings open like a door.

A vintage dollhouse featuring detailed rooms, including a living area with furniture and a bedroom. The house has an open side revealing its interior, showcasing small furnishings.
Triang Model 60 Dollshouse

Finally, a pair of old phone boxes in Ross, Tasmania

Phone Boxes-Ross, Tasmania
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Taswegian1957

I was born in England in 1957 and lived there until our family came to Australia in 1966. I grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where I met and married my husband, David. We came together over a mutual love of trains. Both of us worked for the railways for many years, his job was with Australian National Railways, while I spent 12 years working for the STA, later TransAdelaide the Adelaide city transit system. After leaving that job I worked in hospitality until 2008. We moved to Tasmania in 2002 to live in the beautiful Huon Valley. In 2015 David became ill and passed away in October of that year. I currently co-write two blogs on WordPress.com with my sister Naomi. Our doll blog "Dolls, Dolls, Dolls", and "Our Other Blog" which is about everything else but with a focus on photographs and places in Tasmania. In November 2019 I began a new life in the house that Naomi and I intend to make our retirement home at Sisters Beach in Tasmania's northwest. Currently we have five pets between us. Naomi's two dogs,Teddy and Brodie and cats, Tigerwoods and Panther and my cat Polly.

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  2. What a lovely and varied collection. I love it! There are so many wonderful doors, I can’t pick a favorite, although I will say you started with a great photo. The dollhouse is amazing.

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  3. What an interesting assortment of doors! My granddaughter was in Freiburg just last year for a semester of her junior year in college. A very memorable semester. As for that doll house, I’d have been immovable from it when I was a girl — it’s a beauty.

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