Today it is just some pictures I made whilst in the South of France.
Have a great week all ! And thanks for visiting !
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Category: history
LA DOUCE FRANCE(3)
This one is about some of the art we saw on our travels through the Provence.
MURAL
OLD ART IN A CHURCH
AND NEW ART IN GARDENS
In France you find art where ever you go, old, new, you name it , they got it !
Thanks for visiting, have a great day !
LA DOUCE FRANCE (1)
We just came back from a holiday in the South of France. France is one of our neighbouring countries and to go there is about 1100 kilometers.I would advice you not to go there in July and August unless you really have too as it is the summerschoolholiday for the whole of Europe then. But France is amazing and I am not surprised it gets the most tourists in the whole world !!! Personally I prefer the South, the Provence and the Cote d’Azur.
But hey, I think you want the pictures, not my bragging. So here they come.
We visited a special garden, it was the garden of a monastery in Mane ; Jardins de Salagon.
FROGS IN THE POND
PART OF THE OLD MONASTERY
DETAILS OF THE WALLS
THE FOLLOWING PICTURES WERE TAKEN IN THE GARDENS
IT WAS DEFINITELY PUMPKIN TIME IN FRANCE, THEY WERE EVERYWHERE
FIGS EVERYWHERE IN THE SOUTH, REALLY EVERYWHERE !!!
THE WILD PIGS RUINED ALL THE GARDEN PATHS THE NIGHT BEFORE OUR VISIT.
As you can see is was definitely Autumn in the South of France, earlier than usual cos of the severe heath and drought they had for months on end. Here too we have an early Autumn.
There is more to come about our vacation in France so if you are interested watch my blog.
Have a great day and thanks for visiting.
A SHORT VACATION (3)
This is the 3rd and last post about our trip to Scotland. Edinburgh was our destination. A beautiful and buzzing city.
THE SUMMER FAIR
A BEAUTIFUL OLD BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY CENTER
AND ANOTHER ONE
GRAFITTI ON THE WALLS
BEAUTIFUL ORNAMENTS
FLOWERS IN PEOPLES FRONT YARD
A CHRISTMAS SHOP THAT WAS OPEN ALL YEAR !!
STREET ARTISTS
BRIDES
UNUSUAL HAIRDO
AN SCOTTISH TERRIER, THEY HAVE THEM IN BLACK AND WHITE, WE SAW LOTS AND LOTS OF DOGS, IN ENGLAND AS WELL AS IN SCOTLAND
A CHANDALIER MADE OF WINEGLASSES IN A RESTAURANT
ON OUR WAY TO THE FERRY WE WENT TO SEE THIS CASLE AT BAMBURGH
THE END
We had a lovely short break, saw many interesting things, and we were lucky with the weather, what more do you want.
Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by !
A SHORT VACATION (2)
From Windermere we drove to Gretna Green, worldfamous for being able to get married without permission of your parents, even as young as 16 ! . I don’t now if you still need the permission of your parents these days but a long time ago you did. It was very busy over there and we saw at least 5 weddings in the hour we spent there….But I enjoyed looking arround, to the people, the little shops and the many dogs who were on vacation with their owners.
ALL THE SHOPS ARE BUILD ARROUND THIS BLACKSMITHS SHOP WHERE THE WEDDINGS TOOK PLACE IN THE OLD DAYS BUT NOT ANYMORE, THERE IS A WEDDING OFFICE NOW
WE SAW OUR FIRST SCOTTISCH BAGPIPER THERE, A MAN IN A SKIRT, I LIKE IT !
THIS STATUE STOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MARKETPLACE, IT WAS A HUGE BOW WITH THE HANDS ON TOP
THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN BY MY HUSBAND (CAN YOU TELL WHO IS THE BOSS IN THIS RELATIONSHIP ??)
Our next visit was to Edinburgh, the photo’s will follow soon.
Have a great day and thanks for visiting !
ART CREATED BY NATURE
I love gemstones and fossils and I find it fascinating how incredibly old they are and how they were made by nature.
On our travels in Arizona last March we found this museum in a cacti garden somewhere and it was awesome !
These biggies we found in Nogales at the border with Mexico.
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