YOUNG MAN ON THE LAWN

These 2 pictures are for Angella,
my new blogger friend from Nice.

Nice Daily Photo

Visiting her blog, is visiting Nice in a way! So, if I had an advice to give you, follow the link. You'll find colors, heat, a way of life, in her pictures.
She posted a few days ago, a young man 's picture at Nice laid down on the lawn, when I saw him, I thought it was my son's best friend.
Make a comparison Angella!





















Ces 2 photos sont pour Angela, ma nouvelle amie-blogger.
Visiter son blog, c'est visitez Nice. Ses couleurs, sa chaleur, son mode de vie.
Si j'avais un conseil à donner, suivez le lien.
Il y a quelques jours, elle a posté une photo d'un jeune homme à Nice sur une pelouse. Et je crus qu'il s'agissait du meilleur ami de mon fils.
Faites la comparaison, Angela.

SKY WATCH FRIDAY # 13

Better than a TV evening, at the beach skimming stones in the sea . At night fall.

Mieux qu'une soirée TV, sur la plage, des ricochets dans la mer. A la tombée de la nuit

To visit more Skies lovers, go to Sky Watch Friday, hosted by Tom; Sandy; IMAC, and Klauss. They're waiting for you to join, or just visit, watch, and comment.

IN THE OLD TIME DAYS . . . . .

About one week ago, I've seen this bus in Paris (XX ème arrondissement).

It's an "Old time" bus. It's possible, nowadays, to rent this kind of buses for special occasions.

Il y a à peu près une semaine, j'ai vu ce bus dans une rue du XXème arrondissement.

Peut être avait il été loué à l'oocasion d'une célébration .

Here 2 pictures I found in Google, just to illustrate its 'previous life' about 40 years ago and more.

Pour se remettre dans le contexte .....

SKY WATCH FRIDAY # 12

Flags in front of the Casino, on the promenade du soleil at Menton.

TODAY, I see in that particular picture, nations unified against terror.

Tribute.

No comment please, just always remember.

Drapeaux devant le Casino sur la promenade du soleil à Menton.

AUJOURD'HUI, je vois dans cette photo particulière, les nations unies face à la terreur.

Hommage.

Pas de commentaire, juste souvenez-vous en pour toujours

To see more Skies, go and watch all the blogs linked at Sky Watch Friday, hosted by Tom, Sandy, IMAC, and Klauss.

HOLIDAYS TIME

During these holidays, we changed our schedule. We were able to stay outside for un picnic on the beach during the night. Then to attend to the Open of the Classical Music Festival, on a stage upon the sea.

Pendant ces vacances, nous avons modifié nos habitudes. Nous pouvions, par exemple, rester à l'exterieur pour un pique-nique sur la plage pendant la nuit. Puis assister à l'ouverture du Festival de Musique Classique, sur une scène, sur la mer.

It was the time to strenghten the feeling bond.

Between a Big sister and her little brother.

C'était le temps de la complicité.

Pour renforcer les liens.

Entre une grande soeur et son petit frêre.

Between a big brother and his little brother.

Dreaming in front of the toys-shop window.

Entre le grand-frère et son petit frère.

Réver devant la vitrine du magasin de jouets.

To strenghten friendship between a gang of forever friends

De renforcer les liens d'amitié entre une bande de copains de toujours.

Sea pleasures.

I know, you get the same teenager.

Wherever you live.

Plaisirs de la mer.

Je sais, vous avez le même adolescent.

Où que vous habitiez.

The time for soccer season to begin again,

and the opportunity to go back again at the zoo.

Le temps pour la saison de football de reprendre.

Et la possibilité de retourner au zoo.

The time to be happy .

Le temps d'être heureux .

We bring you back souvenirs de la région.

Candied fruits, nougat.

And candy.

Nous vous avons rapporté des souvenirs de la région.

Fruits confits, nougat.

Et bonbons.

SKY WATHCH FRIDAY # 11

One night in Menton.

I invite you to make a wish.

Je vous invite à faire un voeu.

“Every one is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody”

"Chacun est une lune, et possède un coté sombre qu'il ne montre jamais à personne."

Mark TWAIN

So, I decided to show you the bright side, no Doctor Jekill is invited on this blog!

Do you get an expression as 'Mr or Mrs Everybody'? I am Mrs Everybody, I get no professional, neither particular camera, so my picture is a little bit blurry. So, just imagine what spectacular sight, in real, was in front of my eyes, that particular evening.

Have a great week-end. To reach the immensity, go and travel from one sky to an other. The departure is at SKYWATCH FRIDAY hosted by Sandy, Tom, Imac and Klauss.

NO BORDER INDEED

You ask for pictures ? Here you are!

First of all, let's place where we were.


Agrandir le plan

And set in time : To sum up , I don't want to play the teacher, but you must know that this area was a possesion of the Savoie, and an Italian possession . In 1861, Italia gave it back to Napoléon III. Too bad, you, Italian, had not kept it on your side. Sorry, I regret, they're ours now : )

Now you can understand the similarity on the both side of the border.
You get VINTIMIGLIA on the Italian side : And Menton 15 kms on the French side Menton Old city:



nd Sospel in the montain 15 kms at the North of Menton

Then Nice old town :

You know what unify all this cities, their vivid colors, their architecture, their markets, their heart because they remain animated and alive, and Italian and French language is spoken indifferently every where, and by most of the residents.

And these little details in the daily life which remind us that we were a great Catholic country during all our History, and we've forgotten it, little by little

Menton, specific front with trompe-l'oeil shutters, and a blessed Virgin.

An other Virgin in old Menton, with all its simplicity.

Sospel, surrunding wall with an other Virgin and Jesus.

And many others in many the towns of this area.

Hope I share with you a little breath of the spirit of such old towns, until an other post about the subject.