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Inside Notre Dame de la Garde

Notre-Dame de la Garde (literally Our Lady of the Guard) stands high above Marseille, watching over the people below.   Local inhabitants commonly refer to it as la bonne mère (“the good mother”). Standing, as it […]

-France

Wooden Door

Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays  all over the internet bloggers  post a photo with no words to explain it. Also linked to Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors.

-Andalucia

A Refreshing Point of View

Looking back over my recent photo collections, I notice that I rather like a refreshing point of view: glasses, with or without refreshment, often feature; sometimes as a focal point, […]

Coffee Shops

Liquid Caffeine

Here’s a selection of photographs of enticing coffees, all featured previously in the Coffee Shop category on this blog. To see the original post for any of them, select the […]

-France

Rooftops of Marseille

The old buildings of Marseille have fantastic terracotta roofs.  The hilly nature of the city makes it easy to capture their beauty with the lens of a camera. Posted as […]

-Barcelona

Candles

The first photo is from the stunning Santa Maria del Mar in Barcelona, the second is from the imposing Notre Dame de la Garde in Marseille. . Posted as part […]

-France

Total Chaos by Jean-Claude Izzo

There’s no point beating about the bush, I might as well say it now, I loved this book. The author, Jean-Claude Izzo, was born in Marseille of immigrant parents (Spanish […]

-France

Cryptozoology and the Libraffe

The Oxford Dictionary defines cryptozoology as “the search for and study of animals whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the Loch Ness monster and the yeti”. […]

-France

Z is for… Funny ZOO

Je suis Panda venu de Chine Par un bateau sur la mer Abyssine Je suis Panda d’humeur badine Tatoué jusqu’en haut de l’échine As part of Marseille’s celebration of its position […]