- Exotic garden in Èze
- Tiger graffiti
Tiger graffiti in Èze. Exceptionally well made. - La Rue Obscure in Villefranche
La Rue Obscure, the completely covered street dates from 1260s! - La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
La citadelle Saint-Elme is from the 16th century. - La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
Roof of the remparts at the citadel. - Mediterranean garden
- Beaches in Cannes
I can't believe there is a beach called 3.14! - Beach in Cannes
The main beach in Cannes was closed for renovation. - 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. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
A stroll on one of the Lérin islands, L'île Sainte-Marguerite. The whole island is just beautiful. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Pointe du Dragon on the island of Saint Margaret - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
- L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Pointe du Dragon is one of my favourite places on the whole Côte d'Azur. - A tree trunk
Tiny little bugs started at the right top corner and grew fatter and fatter as they moved on, mostly towards bottom left corner. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Carpobrotus, also known as (according to Wikipedia) pigface, ice plant, sour fig, and Hottentot fig. To me it is just a very very pretty succulent. - Valbonne
La mairie, the town hall in Valbonne. - Valbonne, Rue Grande
Rue Grande in Valbonne. A lovely stroll in rain before a delicious dinner. - Valbonne
Another lovely street in the "Manhattan" of Valbonne. - Old houses in Valbonne
Through the whole old town of Valbonne, portraits of previous inhabitants are displayed. A wonderful idea as these houses surely have a lot to tell. - 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. - Nice
- Waves in Nice
Imagine sitting on the beach and listening to the sound of the waves. - Cimetière du Château in Nice
The graveyard on the castle hill in Nice. - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Inspired by ancient Greece. - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Are these Spartian soldiers riding dolphins? - Nice
View of the Bay of Angels (Baie des Anges) from the Castle Hill - Nice - Port Lympia
View from the Castle hill towards the Nice port - Heavy rain
Heavy rain season already started. - Good morning sunshine!
- 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 des Arcades in Biot
Recently renovated places des Arcades in the centre of Biot. - Place de l'Église in Biot
Recently renovated Place de l'Église in Biot. Perfect imperfection. Dating from 15th-17th century. - Place de l'Église in Biot
- Place de l'Église in Biot
One of the maltese crosses in the Church square in Biot. - Place de l'Église in Biot
Did they start in 1685 and finish in 1686? It surely looks like it. - 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
Dating from the beginning of the 16th century, the author being unknown. - 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 :-) - A gargoyle?
I actually don't know what or who his is, but he surely looks scared. Or scary. - Street art in Biot
- Rue Vieille Boucherie in Biot
One of the many pretty little streets in Biot. - Morning glory in Biot
- Maison du bonheur in Biot
- Impasse le Redon in Biot
Another lovely detail in Biot. - Rue des Tines in Biot
And another lovely corner 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! - La Légende des siècles
I wonder what is behind these doors... Maybe just a huge Hugo fan? Place des Arcades in Biot. - A detail in Antibes
The old town of Antibes is full of interesting details. This is one of them. - Antibes
One of the lovely streets in the old Antibes. - Anibes
Another lovely street 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. - Rue du Haut Castelet in Antibes
And yet another magical street in the old Antibes. - Passion fruit
A lovely gradient of colours on the passion fruit. - Antibes
View from the Promenade Amiral de Grasse. - Pointe de vue Gravette in Antibes
- Pointe de vue Gravette in Antibes
- Dilbar in Antibes
Dilbar on Quai des Milliardaires. Where it belongs. - 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
- Hermes
These Hermes perfume bottles remind me of Magritte's The Son of Man. - 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. - Wonderful sunset
- Piste Bashers on La Cucumelle
Plenty of piste bashers starting their night shift on La Cucumelle (2689 m) - Vallouise
Wonderful cross-country skiing trails! - Pont des Fontaines
One of the many bridges across L'Onde. Pont des Fontaines. - Before sunrise
Yes, this was the view from our apartment before sunrise. La Cucumelle (2689 m). - 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. - Lunch!
Plat du jour at the Restaurant d'altitude L'Etoile des Neiges. Potatoes with vegetables and (plenty of goat cheese). - Winter in Vallouise
We found a valley where the sun doesn't shine... And there was still proper winter. L'Onde valley.