Sharing the France I love so much through the lens of my camera ... One day at a time!
jeudi, le 19 juillet 2012
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| An auberge on the bank of the Canal du Midi. |
mercredi, le 18 juillet 2012
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| For nearly 200 years, plane trees have formed a tree-lined avenue of the entire 240km of Sun King Louis XIV's Canal du Midi, watching over Europe's oldest, largest and most spectacular manmade waterway. |
mardi, le 17 juillet 2012
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| An upstream view of the Seine from Pont Alexander III to the Pavillon de Flore at the Louvre. |
lundi, le 16 juillet 2012
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| Entance to the Cour Carrée of the Old Louvre from rue de l'Amiral de Coligny. |
dimance, le 15 juillet 2012
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| The benedictine monastery in Tournus was founded by St. Philibert (616-85) with construction on L'Abbaye Saint Philibert commencing in the late 10th century. Here the clocher of one of the largest Romanesque monuments of France is peaking out behind the cloître. |
samedi, le 14 juillet 2012
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| Le quatorze juillet commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération which took place on the Champ de Mars. The 1790 celebration was held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 which was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern nation. |
vendredi, le 13 juillet 2012
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| Time was running out, the lavender season not yet in full swing but I had to see the purple fields. And then, on the road to the sleepy hollow of Puimoisson, we took the road less travelled … |
jeudi, le 12 juillet 2012
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| Le Bourg d'Oisans in the Isère is in the heart of cycling heaven. Nestled in the valley of the Romanche river this quaint town is on the south side of the Col de la Croix de Fer and at the base of the road to the incredible Alpe d'Huez. Both often included on the route of Le Tour de France. |
mercredi, le 11 juillet 2012
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| A gourmet trip through France took me to a memorable chocolate mousse desert at L'etable in Champagnier. |
mardi, le 10 juillet 2012
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| A beautiful carousel outside the Château de Vizille. |
lundi, le 09 juillet 2012
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| Lac du Bourget in the Savoie, the largest natural lake in France. Rachmaninov was one of the many famous visitors to the area - could this have inspired the awesome second piano concerto? |
dimance, le 08 juillet 2012
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| View from the Caveau at the Château de Messey in Ozenay. |
samedi, le 07 juillet 2012
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| Brancion, the most authentic of the medieval villages in Bourgogne. |
vendredi, le 06 juillet 2012
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| Little Drummer Boy. Sitting high above Louvre's Denon wing, calling tourist to see La Gioconda? |
jeudi, le 05 juillet 2012
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| The dome of Le Palais de l'Institut de France, an educational institution housing a number of académies, of which the most famous is the Académie française. |
mercredi, le 04 juillet 2012
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| Palais Garnier where the Phantom strolls through the grand foyer and glides down the staircase to close the doors when the last patrons leave. |
mardi, le 03 juillet 2012
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| Seen on the Champs-Élysées. I think this the avenue of the Elysian Fields for the living. Strolling up and down la plus belle avenue du monde, I feel truly blessed and as close to happy as a cynic can get. |
lundi, le 02 juillet 2012
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| The 'Mairie' of the 5th Arrondissement exuding Xmas cheer. |
dimance, le 01 juillet 2012
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| Le grand foyer of Palais Garnier and the magnificent ceiling painted by Paul Baudry. |
samedi, le 30 juin 2012
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| It isn’t Flanders Fields but the poppies blow and Ay, Marieke, Marieke, they are so French and so beautiful… Just outside Vizille (Isère, Rhône-Alpes). |
vendredi, le 29 juin 2012
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| On Place Vendôme, on the corner of rue de la Paix, on the way to the Opéra Garnier. |
jeudi, le 28 juin 2012
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| A fabulous meal of Rognons de Veau, Jarret du Porc and a strawberry Tiramisu to share comes to mind, served in this quaint restaurant in Tournus (Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne). |
mercredi, le 27 juin 2012
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| I had the undeniable privilege to shake hands with Claude Terrail when dining in his then two-starred Michelin establishment. Canard number 1,031,414 was served to me. Though the meal itself and the company was unfortunately perfectly forgettable, the experience remains etched in my memory. |
mardi, le 26 juin 2012
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| The Place de l’Hôtel de Ville of the delightful medieval village of Noyers-sur-Serein (Yonne, Bourgogne) is by all accounts the oldest house in the town, with foundations dating back to the 12th century. Truly indicative that in Noyers every stone is steeped in history!! |
lundi, le 25 juin 2012
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| Galerie Bartoux is in an arcade off the Champs-Élysées and another one of those places I make a point of swinging past every time I am in Paris. The gallery always has the most incredible life-sized and larger sculptures on exhibit. This sculpture was on display years ago and always reminds me of Leonard Cohen's Dance me to the end of Love. |
dimance, le 24 juin 2012
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| Waking up to a misty June morning in Magnieu in the Rhône-Alpes. |
samedi, le 23 juin 2012
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| One of the eighty-six entrances to the Métro de Paris designed in art nouveau style by Hector Guimard that still exist. This is the entrance to the Saint-Michel station. |
vendredi, le 22 juin 2012
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| The magnificent Pyrénées extending from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean. |
jeudi, le 21 juin 2012
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| Pont Neuf on a balmy summers evening. |
mercredi, le 20 juin 2012
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| Approaching a lock on the Canal du Midi. |
mardi, le 19 juin 2012
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| Collecting ingredients for miel de la forêt, perhaps? Use lavishly on Brie!! |
lundi, le 18 juin 2012
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| Water feature in a village. |
dimanche, le 17 juin 2012
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| A perfect sky blue Parisian day and gargoyles chasing all evil away. |
samedi, le 16 juin 2012
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| A delightfully chubby sculpture in the ancient Benedictine monastry, Saint-Philibert, in Tournus in the Bourgogne region. |
vendredi, le 15 juin 2012
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| Basilique du Sacré-Cœur at the summit of butte Montmartre basking in the winter sun as seen from the Centre Georges Pompidou. |
jeudi, le 14 juin 2012
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| Happy summertime flower boxes. |
mercredi, le 13 juin 2012
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| A medieval statue protected in an alcove. |
mardi, le 12 juin 2012
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| Even in the tiniest villages the street lamps are an artistic delight! |
lundi, le 11 juin 2012
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| The Hôtel de Ville in one of the many Les plus beaux Villages de France. |
dimance, le 10 juin 2012
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| A quaint café in rue Montorgueil. |
samedi, le 09 juin 2012
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| A gargoyle-like downpipe in Carcassonne. |
vendredi, le 08 juin 2012
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| The Arc de Triomphe honouring those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars. |
jeudi, le 07 juin 2012
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| Pont Neuf is, despite its name, the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris. |
mercredi, le 06 juin 2012
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| Écluse de la Peyruque – between the war and the criminal on the Canal du Midi. |
mardi, le 05 juin 2012
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| The magnificent Hôtel Biron which houses the Musée Rodin. |
lundi, le 04 juin 2012
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| Elegant street lights in Carcassonne. |
dimanche, le 03 juin 2012
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| A beautiful Parisian building. |
samedi, le 02 juin 2012
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| Trompe-l'œil on a wall in Maury. |
vendredi, le 01 juin 2012
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| A favourite Parisian restaurant!! |
jeudi, le 31 mai 2012
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| Flowerbox. |
mercredi, le 30 mai 2012
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| Elegant topiary on Place Vendôme. |
mardi, le 29 mai 2012
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| Elegant heels for an elegant city. |
lundi, le 28 mai 2012
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| Hôtel de Ville in the late afternoon sun. |
dimanche, le 27 mai 2012
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| Ancient cornerstone in the Pyrénées. |
samedi, le 26 mai 2012
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| Seen in Paris! |
vendredi, le 25 mai 2012
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| The route for all food lovers leads to rue Montorgueil. |
jeudi, le 24 mai 2012
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| A dog's life in Les Puces de Saint-Ouen!! |
mercredi, le 23 mai 2012
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| La Conciergerie in the late afternoon sun. |
mardi, le 22 mai 2012
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| An artistic lock keeper's control box on the Canal du Midi. |
lundi, le 21 mai 2012
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| The magnificent Pont Alexandre III. |
dimanche, le 20 mai 2012
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| Les tournesols! |
samedi, le 19 mai 2012
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| On display inside Palais Garnier. |
vendredi, le 18 mai 2012
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| Shutter handle. |
jeudi, le 17 mai 2012
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| Parisian Cathedral. |
mercredi, le 16 mai 2012
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| Beautiful medieval cathedral in the Yonne region. |
mardi, le 15 mai 2012
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| Henri de Miller's L’Écoute in Place René Cassin in front of the Église Saint-Eustache beautifully contrasting old and new. |
lundi, le 14 mai 2012
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| Neatly rolled straw bales in the Pyrénées! |
dimanche, le 13 mai 2012
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| Mother's Day in Paris taking in the sights on a bateau mouche with my 92 year old mother! |
samedi, le 12 mai 2012
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| In the garden of Pascal Borrell's Michelin starred restaurant, La Maison du Terroir, in Maury. |
vendredi, le 11 mai 2012
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| Light and mirrors! Inside Palais Garnier, the most beautiful building in all of Paris! |
jeudi, le 10 mai 2012
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| Sisteron, the Gateway to Provence, basking in sunlight, embraced by the mighty Alps. |
mercredi, le 09 mai 2012
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| The awesome domed ceiling of Galeries Lafayette has been watching over shoppers for 100 years in 2012! |
mardi, le 08 mai 2012
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| Peak hour traffic on the Canal du Midi and looking for parking. |
lundi, le 07 mai 2012
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| The oldest house in Paris (1407), belonged to one of the greatest alchemists of his time. |
dimanche, le 06 mai 2012
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| Gracefully enjoying the cool waters of the Canal du Midi. |
samedi, le 05 mai 2012
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| In winter the leaves on my favourite square trees light up to become tulips! |
vendredi, le 04 mai 2012
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| The fabulous ceiling in a wine shop next to the Canal du Midi. |
jeudi, le 03 mai 2012
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| Parisian street scene. |
mercredi, le 02 mai 2012
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| A rickety bridge over a peaceful stream in the Pyrénées. |
mardi, le 01 mai 2012
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| Archangel Michael and the devil, the centerpiece of the Fontaine Saint-Michel. |
lundi, le 30 avril 2012
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| One of the many bridges to navigate under when barging on the Canal du Midi. |
dimanche, le 29 avril 2012
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| The magnificent Fauchon has been producing luxury foods with elegance and style since 1886. |
samedi, le 28 avril 2012
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| La Ville-Lumière’s most famous landmark built as the entrance arch for the 1889 Exposition Universelle. |
vendredi, le 27 avril 2012
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| The ancient city wall of Carcassonne with the first fortifications being built in the late 3rd and early 4th centuries. |
jeudi, le 26 avril 2012
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| Famous restaurants, quaint cafes, one of the oldest bakeries in Paris, cheese shops, the obligatory wine stores and much more all on a food-lover's walk down rue Montorgueil! |
mercredi, le 25 avril 2012
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| The unmistakable beautiful city scape of Paris taken from the Centre Pompidou. |
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