FOWC with Fandango: Attic
Tag: France
The Janus Fountain in Strasbourg
was designed by Tomi Ungerer. He was a graphic artist and book illustrator, born and raised in the Alsace (a biography of him calls him an Alsatian artist which sound really odd). The fountain was to represent the duality of the Alsace with roots in France and Germany.
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Coming and Going, and then Some
In the village with little traffic the children really can use the road to race.
In France the pace is slower but the baguettes need to be carried home.
And how could I not end this post with a photo from eight years ago. Springbok fans in Newcastle when the Rugby World Cup was hosted by England, Scotland, and Wales. Today, Springbok and other rugby fans can be seen in the streets of France, I’m sure.
Cee’s Which Way Challenge: Streets with People in It
Sayings with Exclamation Marks
“Gimme back the ball! I want to throw it!! I’m feeling playful!!!” “Look it! Look it! It’s thingy … you know, whatshisname? – WALLY! He is so distinctive!” “Let’s go ride. But let’s swop saddles. This one is more comfortable on a horse.” “They must … Continue reading Sayings with Exclamation Marks
Summers in Provence
From age 13 to age 18 I was packed off during summer to family friends living in our twinned town in Provence. Cavaillon is known as the capital of melons, and everywhere in Provence are fields of lavender. For me, these two scents – ripe melons and lavender blooms – conjure up innummerable memories.
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Common Scents
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I’m a Fan of Ancient Toilets
Inspired by Geriatrix’ toilet signs last week I consulted my archive and came up with these:
Arranged according to age:
A Roman toilet from around the 2nd century in a villa rustica near Höchst im Odenwald. The Windeck toilet with a long drop built around 1100 AD in Weinheim. The Tiefburg in Handschuhsheim is about 200 younger but features the same kind of jutty toilet. And the simple hole in a stone toilet in Oppède-le-vieux, also from the middle ages.
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Dead Water
At least, it used to be. Aigues-Mortes en Camargue.
Water, Water Everywhere
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The Sands of Roussillion
Silent Sunday
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