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Post by breeze on Nov 6, 2021 23:29:54 GMT
We were in France this fall. Here are some of the things I saw when I took my eyes off my plate.  
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Post by breeze on Nov 6, 2021 23:53:07 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 7, 2021 0:18:40 GMT
God, I love you, Breeze! ("... when I took my eyes off my plate"  ) This is gorgeous stuff, but I fear it might start a stampede on France as it reminds the travel-deprived of what a beautiful country that is. Where is that exquisite garden with the gumdrop topiary & the metal? sculptures, please? Also, what is the buff-colored house with the dark ornamental brickwork around the doors and windows? |
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Post by htmb on Nov 7, 2021 1:08:25 GMT
Lovely photos, breeze! How wonderful that you were able to spend some time in France. It gives me hope!
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Post by breeze on Nov 7, 2021 1:23:31 GMT
Bixa,I'm glad I made you laugh. The garden is the public garden of Mortagne au Perche as seen through the window of the mayor's office. The stone and brick house is in La Ferte Bernard and it the only one of its kind there, as far as I know.
From the top, the hanging ribbons are in L'Aigle which has a busy market on Tuesday mornings.
After the photo of the brick and stone house, that's the Porte Saint-Julien in La Ferte Bernard. In the past they've had hanging umbrellas on display over the pedestrian street, followed the next year by hanging plastic flower pots. This year they put up clear colored globes which bounced lightly in the breeze. I am always on the lookout for planted green walls in France but I've only seen three--this one which only partly covers the wall, a big one at Charles de Gaulle airport, and one in La Gacilly.
This little girl on the carousel in Laval has such a blissful expression.
Plastic wire seems to be keeping these plantings as lush as real water would.
The sculptures in the public garden were a temporary exhibit of works by Fanny Ferre. I remember that most of the ones we saw looked like fired clay, but these don't, now that I take a closer look.
The little shop with the charming blue front sells its own chocolates, breads, and a limited selection of pastries.
We stayed in the house with the blue shutters for a week and I tried cooking with an unfamiliar cooktop and oven. Not my finest meals. I came to the conclusion that it was worthless to cook myself, when there are nearby restaurants so good and affordable.
And the last two photos are of a chateau with amazingly artistic brickwork. I've never seen anything else like it. We were there for the heritage weekend and the owner was recounting the history of the buildings and letting visitors walk around the exterior. The left wing can be rented for large groups and has a tennis court.
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Post by breeze on Nov 7, 2021 1:33:20 GMT
Going through my trip photos keeps me from realizing I'm now at home. Here's a better photo of the globes.  |
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Post by questa on Nov 7, 2021 6:14:56 GMT
Magnifique! Your colours are so crisp and pure...I think I could count the bricks in that beautiful building, or the hanging ribbons with so many shades. You have selected such a diverse collection I will be back many times to revel in it.
We see a gorgeous photo of a girl on a carousel...her face shows she is on a magic white horse flying through the air. Princes may be involved.
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Post by bjd on Nov 7, 2021 6:34:36 GMT
I see you keep returning to the same area of France, Breeze! Nice garden pictures -- I really like those watering cans over the flowers.
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Post by whatagain on Nov 7, 2021 7:25:01 GMT
Beautiful pics.
From an area i ve never been to - or i firgot about.
Keep them coming !
No pics of the food ? 😉😁
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 7, 2021 7:55:26 GMT
Superb pics breeze. Love the garden ones of course! Thanks!
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 7, 2021 11:37:11 GMT
Breeze, your excellent set of varied pictures reminds me of those connected sets of 10 postcards you can find in souvenir shops(and which made it so difficult to decide which card to send to which person).
The house where you stayed looks particularly wonderful.
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Post by tod2 on Nov 7, 2021 15:19:31 GMT
We stayed in the house with the blue shutters for a week and I tried cooking with an unfamiliar cooktop and oven. Not my finest meals. I came to the conclusion that it was worthless to cook myself, when there are nearby restaurants so good and affordable. Absolutely charming and just my style Breeze. Would you be so kind as to PM the address details etc. It would be so great to diarise it for the future.
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Post by breeze on Nov 7, 2021 15:57:38 GMT
Tod, I've sent you the link in a PM. I fell for the place online and in 2019 when we were in France we asked if we could stop by and see it. I figured it could not be as nice as it looked, but it was.
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Post by tod2 on Nov 8, 2021 16:39:07 GMT
Thank you - All gratefully received.
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