Graffiti is so incredibly varied and imaginative. In Perpignan, I saw some graffiti expressing love in French and one with […]
Archive for ‘France’
Sunrises and Sunsets
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry mentioned in Le Petit Prince that when one is sad, one likes to look at sunsets. Maybe […]
Nature etc
The first dolmen I ever saw just blew me away! To think that thousands of years ago (4000 to 3000 […]
Ice, Rock and Sand
My geographers’ background has made of me somewhat of a fanatic when it comes to rocks, rock formations, erosion patterns […]
Wall Writings
Humour is everywhere, if one is open to it. I was walking in the very old village of Cucugnan first […]
Fishing Boats & Nets
Fishing boats in France are so wonderfully varied and colourful. From the Pinasse in the small port of La Teste […]
Music and Art
I have always loved to stop and listen to street musicians, sometimes to speak with them or smile and show […]
Grapes and Wine
How can anyone resist the beauty of the sun shining through a grape vine! In all the years I have […]
Village Life
Simple things in life can be so fulfilling: good food, pleasant surroundings, an old bicycle to get around, sitting outside […]
Fountains
When I read Marcel Pagnol and saw his amazing films, I realized the incredible importance of the village fountain… this […]
Villages
What can be more awe inspiring than to walk in a village where people have lived, worked, loved and laughed […]
Monuments and Ruins
What is so attractive about the archways with shadows in an old cloister or the ruins of a Cathar Château […]
Streets and Passages
Europe to me is represented by cobbled stoned streets, walls of stone or colourfully painted, very narrow passages, and people […]
Walls and Windows
In the Catalan region of southern France, one can still see the old round ovens jutting out of the side […]
Old Locks
Many years ago I saw a collection of old keys in the house of a friend. Years later another […]
Architectural Details
What is more classic than doors and shutters in Europe? But they still appeal to me in their immense variety […]
Colours
Let’s face it: I love colour and I really tried hard to do black and white photography. As a kid […]
Markets
This is where humanity is: what we eat to live, what we buy to please ourselves, and the way we […]
