blue skies, golden sands ...........

wonderful blue skies over golden sands

near the old port of Saint-Malo

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chatting ...........

~   Jardin du Palais-Royal   ~

 

when the sun comes out Parisians head for the many parks and gardens

jotted around this beautiful city.

snatching a pocketful of sunshine - lazing by the fountain

or catching up with friends and chatting

c'est la vie

 

 

 

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Feathered Skies over La Ranche .......

 

It's just a short walk!!

instructions from my Frenchie friends

 as I headed out on a stroll along the River Ranche

Well 3 hours later and very foot-weary, I reached my destination for pick-up

but was it worth it ?  Definitely.

 

 

 

 

 

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I Love Pontrieux ..........

 

A delightful little village in rural France

with signage on many of the shop windows saying

"I Love Pontrieux"
I would have to say -  I too Love Pontrieux
it's just gorgeous

 

 

 

 

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Medieval Reflections .......

~   Ponte Vecchio    Florence   ~

 

The beautiful River Arno which winds it's way through

the ancient city of Florence with it's many bridges

is perfect for catching reflections

 

 

 

 

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The Artists' Square ..........

~   place du tertre ~

 

Many tourists don't speak kindly of Place-du-Tertre

with it's scramble of artists painting portraits of tourists

who are less than pleased with the results.

 

The talented artist above, loved the atmosphere

of painting en-plein-air amid the hustle and bustle

He was very dedicated to his craft.

Bravo Monsieur!

 

 



 

Some of the paintings were painted from photographs

in a style & era dictated by the buyer and were extremely detailed.

 

 

 

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Take Time to Smell The Roses .......

~   Au Nom de-la Rose   ~

 

I love how florist shops in Paris spill out onto walkways

billows of roses from old buckets .... petite posies in boxes tied with pretty ribbons 

roses - sweet peas - freesias

 Parisians love to buy flowers - I guess most do not have gardens

but live in apartments and so they beautify their space

with flowers on tables and pots of colour trailing over wrought-iron balconies.

 

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One of my favourite florist is on Rue St-Antoine in the Marais District

it sells only roses - roses - roses

so that's where I go to "take time to smell the roses"

 

 

 

 

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Postcard From Normandy .....

 

 

 

somewhere north of the lovely sea-side village of Cancale

I spotted these beautiful lilac tinted clouds

 floating perfectly above grey slated tiles

and was So ....  happy our driver stopped

 

I hope you like them

 

 

 

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