PROVENCE and COTE AZURE - HOLIDAYS IN FRANCE 2008
PROVENCE and COTE AZURE
Saturday 16th - Friday 22nd August 2008
HOLIDAYS IN FRANCE 2008
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| 17:08:17 Arena at Arles | 17:23:42 Gianfranco, Silvio and Chiara at the Arena | 17:25:29 Interesting shot, arches and little bell-tower... |
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| 17:44:15 Entrance of the Cathedral at Arles | 18:01:22 Cathedral was busy with a wedding so we had to go check out some old Roman Spa, quite disappointing... | 18:17:07 Here the wedding is over and we could enter the church |
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| 18:23:29 I love this picture, it's the confessional, but I took it for the remote sadness that it radiates... Dunno why but it gives me that feeling! | 18:25:47 Cathedral at Arles from the side | 20:21:33 One of our eating marathons has been this BUILLABESSE, they gave us a HUGE amount of fish and soup we couldn't finish it... |
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| 08:52:54 Picture of "Mas Rose" th place where we had the room, quite great. | 09:01:26 They also have horses... | 09:12:46 Erm..... |
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| 10:55:14 Pont du Garde, a very old Roman acqueduct that it's still in place... it's really huge! | 11:10:54 More Pont du Garde | 11:21:56 And again all of us and the bridge! |
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| 12:19:51 We then moved to Avignon to visit the Pope's palace | 12:20:48 I love the middle ages so I was quite curious to see inside... | 12:21:41 Look at these turrets! |
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| 12:28:29 This building was in front of the palace... | 12:48:21 Nice windows! | 13:06:18 And even nicer inner grounds... |
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| 13:08:34 Chiara looks like a princess in distress here! :D | 13:10:16 Bastions... | 13:21:57 Unfortunately all the inner rooms were stripped bare... |
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| 13:41:02 Clocktower in Avignon | 13:42:18 I loved this bell-tower... | 13:43:44 Gargoyles! |
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| 14:29:23 Big wooden door to the main chambers | 14:30:38 A corridor with arches... | 14:43:43 This one is taken outside |
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| 14:47:47 And the palace in all its might! | 14:53:02 We skipped the visit to the famous bridge of Avignon, but I took a pic anyways! | 15:55:39 We then moved to Bain de Provence, a fortified city village.... |
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| 16:11:36 Catapults and trebuchets!!!! | 16:20:34 A dream come true, they are going to load and fire the trebuchet!! :D | 16:31:45 FIRE!!! |
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| 16:31:46 Swing.... | 16:31:47 Release!!! | 16:34:19 This is the view from Bains the Provence, quite stunning... |
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| 16:45:02 A ram to break into the main gates! | 16:47:47 We were then convicted of being foreigners... Chiara is the first... | 16:48:30 Then Gianfranco... |
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| 16:49:04 Silvio is trying to put in a fight at least!!! | 16:49:50 One last kiss... | 16:50:01 And here I go too! |
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| 16:54:56 View of the fortified bits of the village... | 16:58:02 And mandatory view of the village itself! | 17:23:43 Pigeon... |
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| 09:04:45 Chiara in the morning having breakfast... | 12:06:53 Chiara cycling in Camargue! | 12:18:31 Bikes and the rest of the group. |
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| 12:36:35 I almos fell off the bike to take this shot! | 13:04:02 Shores in Camargue (and some rare sun coming out!!) | 13:23:59 White birdie with the salt lake in the background! |
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| 13:54:26 Chiara resting... | 13:59:05 FINALLY, two pink flamengos close enough to take a decent shot! | 13:59:43 YESSSSSS |
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| 13:59:44 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS | 13:59:45 BLOODY YEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS | 13:59:45 Come ON!!! |
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| 13:59:47 MORE !!! | 13:59:48 TOP SCRAM | 13:59:54 Whoops.. landing now... |
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| 14:00:02 Touchdown!!! | 17:16:37 Here we are at Algues Mortes in Camargue | 17:17:15 One of the entrances to the city |
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| 17:24:13 Algues Mortes is right into Camargue surrounded by swamps in the winter... | 18:55:58 Pink Flamingos flying aginst the sun! YES!! | 19:09:57 Some horses and bulls on parade, Camargue is full of them and the roam freely |
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| 19:15:58 I liked this shot... | 20:22:35 This is meant to be bull meat! | 11:38:38 The Alyscampes in Arles, the last day of our visits in Provence |
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| 11:40:33 Actually the best visit that we had in Arles... | 11:42:37 Door and vegetation | 11:43:43 Cannot miss the gargoyle |
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| 11:46:54 Coffins | 11:47:34 This is actually the little dome on the top of the church, not the four opposing windows, I loved them! | 11:48:10 One of my favourite pictures... |
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| 11:48:33 This is even better, more detail, lots of colours.... | 21:35:34 In the evening we went for some crepes! | 10:37:19 I was assoulted by this creature on the beach (i.e. it jumped on my belly....) |
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| 18:21:00 ARGGGGGG sweets!!! | 18:40:49 Here we are at Port Grimaud... | 18:42:00 French flag |
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| 18:56:01 More Port Grimaud | 20:02:27 Chiara at Saint Tropez | 20:12:50 The famous bell-tower at Saint Tropez |
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| 22:54:09 Moonlight at night... | 10:43:32 Here we are in Grasse at the Fragonard Perfume Factory, the oldest producer in the world! | 11:42:33 Some of their products on display... |
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| 12:24:35 Church of Grasse from the outside... | 12:28:32 Some inside action, the church is actually very nice!! | 12:33:21 More internal details... |
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| 12:34:37 Long range shot | 15:14:06 Here we moved to Port du Vence, yet another fortified village with lots of shops! | 15:20:45 Nice alley |
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| 15:20:56 Lovely house here | 15:21:09 Chiara walking down the stairs | 15:23:45 Bell-tower with palm... I liked the colours here... |
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| 15:33:49 This is also one of my favourites!! | 15:38:19 Cool Cat!!! | 15:39:39 Nothing moved this cat, we tried stoking it, poking it, but no he wouldn't even open an eye (it was not dead though)... |
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| 15:47:28 Port du Vence from the outside... | 13:03:18 On the beach eating! | 13:03:25 Yeah rock on! |
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| 13:03:35 Random beach shot... |
