Interesting topic.
I like your pics all so far and it is like this indeed...many pics hold a pecial meaning of a place or a mood or a memory for us.
We have a lot of pics in our flat, some people call it crowded but I think nothing gives you more personal insight of people than their pictures in their flats.
Loads of pictures of friends, places, ships etc.
This one I bought on our last cruise. It is an original done by british painter Tim Davies, called Tuk-Tuk around India.
It is one of a kind and he painted it on board before we joined when the ship came from India to Dubai.
My wife liked it from Day 1, but it was not a bargain, which made her reluctantly saying No to it.
While in an unattended moment Mr Bond swept out the cabin when the Missus was on the balcony and made a deal with the art Gallery lady She took it off the auction list, I bought it, I arranged to take it off the ships invoice (so Mrs Sherlock Holmes will not notice the surprise) and made sure it will be sent to my parents so she will not see it before. We had our 10th anniversary and also it was her 30th Birthday, so it holds the memory for me of a great journey and a nice surprise.