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- Wild Kong
Wild Kong by Richard Orlinski, 2012. - Biot beach
Just casually waiting for a train... - Sunrise
A place where time stops. - Sun pillar
Another morning - another wonderful sunrise. And a sun pillar! - Biot volcano
But what a lovely and remote place it is. - Biot volcano
A tiny hill is all what is left of an ancient volcano. - Freesia
More freesia in the garden. - Carpobrotus
A stunning carpobrotus. How can anyone call this plant 'pigface'? - 20
Tiny details make a street charming. - Biot
Rue de la Poissonnerie in Biot. - Freesia
What a beauty she is. - Hello sunshine
- Good morning!
Before sunrise in my favourite garden. - Good morning!
Ah, the mornings. One can never have enough of them. - Mouans-Sartoux
Le Mur de Mouans-Sartoux. The wall is repainted every two months by a different artist. This one was made by Mister Copy. - Mouans-Sartoux
The French. They can even make an ordinary town hall pretty. - Structure permutationnelle
Structure permutationnelle in the gardens of Château de Mouans-Sartoux. - Structure permutationnelle
Structure permutationnelle, an intriguing sculpture by Francisco Sobrino 1998/2015 in Mouans-Sartoux. - Mouans-Sartoux
This is NOT how you repair an old wall. - Mouans-Sartoux
A lovely old town, very similar to Valbonne. - Mouans-Sartoux
The traffic sign being swallowed by a tree looks almost like a lizard/dinosaur eye. - Mouans-Sartoux
I love the cat's admiring gaze. - Mouans-Sartoux
- Belluny
Well, the path around Belluny is not the most frequented. Yes, this is the path. - Lac de Saint-Cassien
Hydropower plant and its dam. And a lonely tree. - Lac de Saint-Cassien
View from Belluny. - Eucalyptus
And plantations of eucalyptus. We are close to Grasse after all. - Mimosa
Acacia dealbata - Le moulin de Saint Cassien des Bois
The mill is under renovation... and I suppose the people working there had a good time ;-) - Siagne river
What a picturesque place this is! - Siagne river
- Siagne river
- Lac de Saint Cassien
Not much going on in this time of year at Lac de Saint Cassien. - Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and Villefranche as seen from Plateau Saint-Michel. - The hills above Èze
Apparently there is wildlife in these woods. A boar or a fox could be 5 m away and I probably wouldn't notice it! - The hills above Èze
A lovely foggy walk starting from Voie Aurélienne. - Èze
Up towards Col d'Èze. Now that is a steep climb! - Èze
Rue du Barri - Èze
Rue du Barri - Èze
- Èze
Château Eza, a lovely corner of the town. - Èze
The clouds are rising so we even got a bit of a view. - Èze
Another wonderfully placed beauty, unfortunately I don't know her name. By Jean-Philippe Richard. - Èze
Exotic gardens in Èze. - Èze
Margot by Jean-Philippe Richard - Èze
Barbara by Jean-Philippe Richards, depicting the wind. - Èze
Melisande by Jean-Philippe Richard. What elegance! - Èze
Hedgehog Agave in the Exotic gardens of Èze. - Èze
I know, I know, Èze is famous for its views... but I love Èze in fog even more :-) - Èze
Carnival in town, Luffy from One Piece. - Èze
Carnival in town, Harry Potter and Naruto. - Poppies!
I love poppies but mid-March is simply too early. Even for Côte d'Azur. - Saint-Paul-de-Vence
A sculptured olive tree. - Olive tree
Sculpture of an olive tree by Constantinos Valaes in Galerie Lefakis in Saint-Paul-de-Vence - Impermanence
Impermanence by Dominique Rayou (2020ish). J'adore. - L’église Collégiale Saint Paul
The church was built between 12th and 18th century. - Saint-Paul-de-Vence
The town fountain. - Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Even mailboxes are art in this picturesque town. - Prévert's house
Jacques Prévert lived here. I would too. - Panthere
Panthere by Nicolas Lavarenne. A sleeping beauty. - Saint-Paul-de-Vence
A wonderful town. I can imagine it can get very crowded so getting there off-season late in the day was a good choice. - Salvador and Frida
- Saint-Paul-de-Vence
- Venus's hand
Venus's hand picking oranges and yet holding an apple :-) - Venus victrix
Auguste Renoir and Richard Guino, Venus Victrix, 1913-1915. - Grande Laveuse
Auguste Renoir and Richard Guino, Grande Laveuse, 1917. Yes, because women do their laundry naked... - Buste de Pâris
Paris by Auguste Renoir and Richard Guino, 1914. - Renoir's house
Renoir's atelier. He moved to Cagnes in 1908. - Renoir's house
The house of Auguste Renoir and his family in Cagnes, now a museum. Not a bad house, not bad at all. - Brunch in Antibes
This brunch was to die for. The softest and lightest brioche perdue I have ever had and will ever have in my life. - Antibes
A lovely morning in Antibes. - Île Saint-Honorat
Areal view of Saint-Honorat. Lérins Islands are so so beautiful. - Above the clouds
Il fait toujours beau au-dessus des nuages :-) - Maritime Alps
I think Cima Ventosa is in the front left. I'd kind of like to know which mountains are in the background: Mercantour, Queyras, Ecrins in the clouds? - Maritime Alps
I think this is the border between sunny Italy and cloudy France. Towards Monte Frisson. - Fly me to the Moon
A sculpture by J. C. Farhi (2011) at Venice airport. Is it just me - but I see Pikachu :-) - More beauties in the garden
- A tranquil garden
- Carpobrotus
I just have a special affinity for this plant. - La baie des Anges
Yes, definitely too many photos of the sea. - La baie des Anges
So this is where the Angels are hiding ;-) - La plage des Ponchettes
Listening to the waves is probably the most relaxing thing. - The waves!
Yes. - La baie des Anges
Too many photos of the sea? - La Tête Carrée
A library (2002). If you design modern architecture, make a statement. Well done. - Paysage Méditerranéen by Chagall
Detail of the Paysage Méditerranéen tapestry (1971). And again - a comforting mother with child in the bottom right corner. - Adam et Ève Chassés du Paradis by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise (1961), detail. My favourite part of the painting. - Le Paradis by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Le Paradis (1961), detail. The Temptation of Adam and Eve. This is just beautiful. - La Création de l'homme by Chagall
Marc Chagall, The Creation of Man (1956-1958), detail. And just like that, there's someone hanging upside-down on a pole, while God is creating Adam. - Les Arlequins by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Les Arlequins (1922-1944), detail. I kind of like the detached leg. - Le Cirque Bleu by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Le Cirque Bleu (1950-1952), detail. Moon playing a violin, but of course. - La Tour de David by Chagall
Marc Chagall, La Tour de David (1968-1971), detail. - La Création de l'homme by Chagall
Marc Chagall, The Creation of Man (1956-1958). - Le Paradis by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Le Paradis (1961). Eve's creation on the left and the Temptation on the right. - Adam et Ève Chassés du Paradis by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise (1961). Self-portrait in the top right corner. Animals look away but the mother with the child "confirms this rather optimistic vision of the Sin". - La Rose Bleue by Chagall
Marc Chagall, La Rose Bleue (1964). - Paysage Méditerranéen by Chagall
Detail of the Paysage Méditerranéen tapestry (1971). A superb depiction of La promenade des Anglais. And a superb tapestry. - Paysage Méditerranéen by Chagall
A tapestry by Chagall (1971). He claimed he was born for the second time once he moved to Côte d'Azur (Vence). The left sun is above St. Paul de Vence and the right sun above Nice. - Blue!
The Creation of the World, stained glass window. By Chagall, of course. Not many artists get to co-create their own galleries. - Nooooo!
This is a very clear message!