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Whodat Lyon? Wheredat Lyon? Howdat Lyon? https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...3a7cde324c.jpg They smelled even better. The marche is one of our faves, absolutement! https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...29e720f6bf.jpg The quai opposite had a market that sold poterie. |
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In olden times when people were still clapping every night, the Opéra Bastille displayed the photos of hundreds of health workers. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...5c8c2b7764.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...3348719535.jpg |
Zebec! What a treat to find these sunny photos lighting up my screen on this chilly morning. Thank you.
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In maitaitom's wonderful restaurant thread - https://www.fodors.com/community/eur...urope-1690876/ - I mentioned a trip to the south of France many years ago during which we spent a very memorable night in a hotel restaurant in Sarlat.
As fate would have it, in the course of scanning old pictures into digital before they decompose into dust (thousands down, thousands to go) I came across some snapshots taken on that trip, so why not share them? The new Saab we had acquired through their European delivery program, this time on the Mediterranean coast. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...cd8b845960.jpg The farmhouse outside Narbonne we rented for a few days/nights https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...ae87f4cab3.jpg Narbonne (or possibly Perpignan) street scenes https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...1d6a716c81.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...25c3eb34a5.jpg Narbonne market https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...0ba049e35e.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...e219239bb5.jpg The Canal de la Robine, a few steps from our house https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...b5c259b230.jpg |
Gardyloo, just fascinating to see your shots from that era. One does not see many images of Narbonne and Perpignan. Glad to hear that your new car experience resulted in a good time.
Kerouac, that is a classy idea on the part of the authorities to post that photo collage as such. Society tends to take front-liners fighting in the trenches for granted. Coq, chilly here too, about 5 degrees below the norm. Tossing a coin about whether to turn on the heat for the season. I am done. The never-ending thread. |
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Nocturne art shop. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...5f2522e6e3.jpg Maison Basoche lion. St. Jean: nous sommes du soleil. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...b1a70d2582.jpg St-George area's rue Mourget, with Maison de Sol, by Guignol puppet theatre. View from pont Bonaparte. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...1067828c12.jpg Quai Tilsitt as seen from pont Bonaparte. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...cb0db0cb89.jpg Monsieur Marionnette. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...0c63fcfb4d.jpg Pl. St. Jean. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...4db781502a.jpg We have covid; she had the Black Death. |
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Mme Marionette. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...c1ef51bd8b.jpg This mysterious cat hopped up behind the wheel of a modern, hi-tech APE while its driver was off on foot completing a pizza delivery. Everyone who passed it there in the middle of r. du Boeuf in old Lyon was greatly amused. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...f878ad2fec.jpg Cafe writer in Vieux Lyon. |
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Little women enjoying Place Rouville in the Croix-Rousse district. *The photo taken at same time as the 1st Trump-Hilary debate--wonder what they made of the election result back then? |
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We chanced across a Scout troupe beneath this shadow. The girls and boys were amused that anyone would wanna photo a shadow. |
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Love that cat. Thank you.
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Ah mon dieu MP! C'est parfait, oui?
Merci Treesa. I am done. The sharing. |
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Nice pic!
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I can only sigh at that photo, both for its subject and the excellence of the photo. This is a part of real France, no matter how much we visitors prefer to focus on France's grand chateaux, wine estates, fashion, fine restaurants, and so on.
France is currently #19 in the world in rates of death per millions from coronavirus--#16 if you don't count San Marino, Andorra, and Sint Maarten. The world is changing and who knows what life will be like for the French when the virus has done its worst. Of course, we all have the same fears about what the virus will do to our own countries. Thanks for the photo, kerouac. |
In the fantasy world of "Paris is always wonderful," somebody is supposed to say "How nice that it is still warm enough to relax outdoors."
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zebec, gorgeous Lyon shots and golden lighting.
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The chateau at Loches, as seen from the public garden along the river.
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https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...b2820b8f29.jpg People who were planning a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Paris to take the perfect selfie in front of the Eiffel Tower are probably very fortunate that their trip is postponed until next year at best. |
Love that shot of Loches, Coquelicot. I was there on a field trip in college many years ago - lovely place that you don’t hear about much.
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kerouac..........what is that structure in front of the Eiffel all about?
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They are clearly just doing some renovation works. However, if you turn around and look in the direction of the Ecole Militaire, you will see the construction site of the temporary Grand Palais, which will replace the big one for 3 or 4 years.
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Sad pic
Sad what will become of people in this country (and other places as well). Govetnments should help.its people.
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Chateau at loches
Its beautiful!
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There must have been a football game against a British team that day, because that is not at all a French custom.
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Not sure what to make of this pic
Are you sure this is a welcome?!!
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It was our first day ever in Paris (June 19, 2004) and we were really enjoying our ride on one of the big Bateaux Parisiens boats . As we were nearing Notre Dame, we saw several guys lining up on the left bank. All of a sudden, 9 of them turned around and mooned our boat. I have no idea what motivated them (I'm guessing there was alcohol involved) but it was actually pretty funny - especially the guy in the center of the picture. I'm just happy none of them fell in the Seine.
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Your boat getting mooned
I guess it's both funny and offensive!
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ldatt22 - I apologize that my picture has offended you. I will ask the moderators to remove it from this thread.
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Moon pic
No worries! Maybe they meant it to be funny.
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This might interest some people experiencing withdrawal symptoms.
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Boys in Toulon https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...55ebcfdd04.jpg Toulon https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...65d4f8ed62.jpg Cannes mural https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...54b27db5af.jpg Antibes https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...3c4c9a54e4.jpg Villefranche https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...a0028609b7.jpg Nice market https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...3a2f72ab7b.jpg Nice https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...d044b8f22.jpeg Nice https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fod...99cf2abc1.jpeg Nice |
We love Corey’s rides (and walks). He is one of several bloggers (?) we watch regularly that help us feel a bit more connected. I had missed this one, though, so thanks kerouac.
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whitehall, you get such great color in your photos. You came along at just the right time to catch the young car buffs in their driving caps.
I love that mural, looked it up, and discovered that Cannes has more murals to the cinema. I'll keep coming back to this. |
kerouac..........my morning coffee was enhanced by a bike ride through Paris. The scenes along The Seine
took me back to all of our nightly wanderings on Ile Saint-Louis. |
Is there a part #2?
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