- Pic de Clouzis (3465 m)
Pic de Clouzis in the clouds. - Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m)
- Puy Saint Vincent
Station 1600. As huge as it is, it still somehow fits. - View from Lac de Pré Rouge
From right to left: Petit Pelvoux (3753 m) and Mont Pelvoux Pointe Puiseux (3943 m), a tiny little bit of Barre des Écrins (4102 m) and Pic Sans Nom (3913 m), L'Ailefroide (3953 m) and Pointe Guyard (3461 m). What a lovely bunch! - Mont Pelvoux (3943 m)
Pointe Puiseux (3943) and the Petit Pelvoux (3753). - La Cucumelle (2698 m)
Ah, the lovely Cucumelle. One can actually see a ski lift, part of Serre Chevalier. - Mont Blanc
First view of Mont Blanc when arriving from Aosta Valley. - Beaune
Usually one would not want to connect driving school and vineyards. Usually. - Vézelay Abbey
Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine was under repair, so we only saw a part of it. - Château de Chenonceau
Every room had its own fireplace, making the castle rather cosy. This is a detail on the fireplace in Chambre de François Ier. - Château de Chambord
The residences of François Ier include a large wardrobe and closet. They surely dressed ... royally. - Château de Chambord
Wallpaper in the 18th century apartments. - Puy de Pariou
Plenty of butterflies around here. - Puy de Pariou
A crowded thistle. - Mont Blanc
No, don't look at this rock in the front, look in the back, way back. There is Mont Blanc, above the clouds, almost 100 km away. - Col de Montgenèvre
A historically super-important pass, known already to Romans (including Julius Caesar). But, as you can guess, also a possible route for Hannibal. "Does not lie in sleep." - A swordfish!
A swordfish in the middle of the Alps. At least not as scary as gigantic ants nearby. Made by local artists (Lahu, Fermor & Ducret). - Cap d'Antibes
You would think that you'd be safe on the path, up there. - The answer
I forgot what the question was, but this definitely is the answer. - Tête de Faune Chevelu
A hairy faun head in Picasso's museum in Antibes. This is IMHO one of the best paintings there. - Nature morte a la sole et aux trois oursins
Most of the drawings/paintings in the Picasso Museum are like this. Maybe I don't get art, but I have dozens of very similar drawings from my kids. - Satyr, Faun and Centaur with Trident
There is something lovable about these guys. - Old Antibes
Well... But I am now getting more curious about that man pouring paint over his head - I spotted the same guy in Théoule ;-) - The beach at Théoule-sur-Mer
- Département des Alpes-Maritimes
There is something pretty about the Département des Alpes-Maritimes logo. - Antibes
A charming old window in Antibes. - Tiger graffiti
Tiger graffiti in Èze. Exceptionally well made. - Fancy shoes in a shop in Cannes
- Église Notre-Dame-d'Espérance
The church of Our Lady of Hope in Cannes dates from the 16th century. - Cagnes-sur-Mer
Imagine sitting on the rocks and listening to the sound of the waves. - Place Garibaldi in Nice
- Nice
Corsica ferry leaving Nice. - Waves in Nice
Imagine sitting on the beach and listening to the sound of the waves. - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Inspired by ancient Greece. - Jellyfish in Biot
Jellyfish made of glass in Biot - Glasswork in Biot
One of the many glassworks/galleries in Biot. - L'envol by Kees Verkade
L'envol (1993) by the Dutch sculptor Kees Verkade in the centre of Biot, Rue Saint-Sébastien. - Tiles in Biot
Tiles in the center of Biot. - Place de l'Église in Biot
One of the maltese crosses in the Church square in Biot. - Place de l'Église in Biot
Fleur-de-lis in Place de l'Église. They didn't even try to make it symmetric, did they? - A letter box in Biot
Letter boxes in Place de l'Église in Biot. Is one hole for letters and the other for pigeons? - Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Biot
Some frescoes in the church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Biot. - Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Biot
A very interesting church as you have to walk down to enter it. But there is a limited amount of asymmetry I can handle - and a main entrance that is off is just too off for me :-) - Street art in Biot
- Maison du bonheur in Biot
- Brugmansia (Angel's trumpet) in Biot
- Maltese cross in Biot
The history of Biot is closely related to the Templars. If I understood correctly, the whole town was given to the Templars in 1209. - Place des Arcades in Biot
Recently renovated place des Arcades. Notice the periodicity in the randomness! - Antibes
One of the lovely streets in the old Antibes. - The Wall
The wall around the old town. - Local art in Antibes
Some tiles on an old building in Antibes. Rue du Haut Castelet. - Pointe de vue Gravette in Antibes
- Le Nomade
The Nomade by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa, Bastion St. Jaume in Antibes. Although I love the statue, to me it seems a bit too static for a nomade. - Le Nomade in Antibes
- Map of Antibes
Map of Antibes on Rue Thuret - I Love Nice
- Pic de Peyre Eyraute
Winter holidays in Puy Saint Vincent. This is the view of Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m) from Residence la Dame Blanche. - Pic de Peyre Eyraute
View of Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m) from Puy Saint Vincent 1800. - La Cucumelle
View of La Cucumelle (2698 m) from our apartment before sunrise - La Cucumelle
View of La Cucumelle (2698 m) from our apartment at sunrise - View from Pousterle towards SW
Close to Refuge de la Pousterle, view towards Tête de la Canonnière (3205 m), Tête de Soulaure - Pic Félix Neff (3232 m) and Pointes de Rougnoux (3160 m). - Puy Saint Vincent 1800
Station 1800 with Mont Pelvoux (3743 m) and Pic de Clouzis (3453 m) - Col de la Pousterle
View from Col de la Pousterle over Vallouise towards Pic de Clouzis (3453 m). A lovely walk or an intense cross-country track. - Mont Pelvoux
View from Col de la Pousterle: Pic Sans Nom (3913) on the left, Mont Pelvoux (3943 m) with the glacier, and Petit Pelvoux (3739 m) in the front - Col de la Pousterle
A wonderful harmony of hiking, snowshoe walking, cross-country skiing and ski touring. They live happily ever after :-) - These feet were made for walkin'
There wasn't much snow so walking with crampons was much safer and comfortable. - Bliss :-)
- Still life
From Tournoux towards Lac des Hermes. These are some steep cross-country slopes! - Branch art
Well, hello there! Found along the the "Rando Luge" track. - Vallouise
Wonderful cross-country skiing trails! - Pont des Fontaines
One of the many bridges across L'Onde. Pont des Fontaines. - Still life
Another still life, this one is in front of the Restaurant d'altitude L'Etoile des Neiges. Where we had lunch ;-) - Planes!
I don't know what was going on but we're just not used to seeing so many planes in the sky anymore! Love the difference in the colours of the contrails. Great for conspiracies ;-) - Snow track
Somebody or something descended to the artificial lake - Ice on the artificial lake
There really wasn't much snow/water. The artificial lake was almost empty. - View towards SE
View from the artificial lake (left to right): Tête du Puy (2528 m), Crête de l'Aste (2620 m), way back Le Peouvou (3222 m), Crête des Pareis (2622 m), way back Pics de la Font Sancte (3371 m), Aiguille de Chambeyron (3396 m) and Brec de Chambeyron (3376 m), Pointe Jean Rostand (3220 m) ... Very little snow indeed. I should acknowledge the source: PeakVisor.com - Snow
- Dog sleigh!
Oooh, next time I'm trying this as well! Mushing add!ct. - Winter in Vallouise
We found a valley where the sun doesn't shine... And there was still proper winter. L'Onde valley. - Vallouise
What a lovely name for a bridge: Pont Sans Nom ;-) There may be more to it, though, as there is also a Pic Sans Nom nearby. - Winter in Vallouise
- Vallouise
Pont des Fontaines over L'Onde - Petite Onde
- Ice
Fluffy ice crystals - Black and white
The Onde valley where the sun doesn't shine - winter 10 meters higher - spring - Tender clouds
Fairy clouds above La Blanche (2954 m) and La Rouya (2751 m) - Tender clouds
More playful clouds over La Blanche (2954 m) and La Rouya (2751 m) - Madame Carle
Statue of Madame Carle by Christian Burger (2017). Plenty of legends about the Madame Carle, but basically she lived here in the early 16th century as the wife of Geoffroy Carle, Président du parlement du Dauphiné. Now Pré de Madame Carle up the valley is a very touristic spot. Next time. - Edward Whymper mural
A graffiti of Edward Whymper, FRSE (1840-1911). When climbing Mont Pelvoux (3946 m), he realised that there was a taller mountain nearby: Barre des Écrins (4102 m). He was the first to climb the Barre des Écrins (4102 m). Also, the first who climbed Matterhorn :-) And - the one who invented the A shaped tents :-D - Saint Etienne Church in Vallouise
What a lovely pretty ceiling. - Saint Etienne Church in Vallouise
The main nave of the church. First row of pillars is rectangular, the rest is cylindrical. Someone changed their mind during the construction! A baptismal font from 1518. - French pattiserie
I wish we could have taken more... - The beach at Théoule-sur-Mer
- Le Nomade
Le Nomade (by Jaume Plensa) is still there. Still lonely. - Théoule-sur-Mer
We're reminded to take care of the environment on (almost) every step. - Femme allongée
A statue by Popoy (1993). - Local art
Well, I must admit I've got no idea what this is about. - La pointe de l'Aiguille
Super windy and almost stormy weather. But a lovely day to walk to the Pointe de l'Aiguille. - Le Vent
This is a wonderful statue of the wind by Popoy (2013). - Antibes
Le Fort Carré in Antibes