France

Paris

September 1, 2008

The great capital of France. Beware of disapproving looks from the toffee nosed Parisian upper class, and be ready to fight through hordes of tourists, who like yourself see nothing more to interest them than the baroque architecture which winks at them for attention in all it’s bronze plated glory.

Rennes

April 8, 2008

Rennes is the capital city of the Brittany region. It really is a beautiful French city, the centre is made up of 14th to 19th century buildings and cobbled streets lined with cafe’s, patisserie’s, formagerie’s and several other ‘erie’s’ it’s like Paris without the busloads of tourists.

Le Neufbourg

December 1, 2007

My parents and sister live in this village in Normandy, Northern France. The village is essentially two roads running parallel, the population can’t be much more than a couple of hundred. The small town of Mortain is nearby.

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Paris

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Such as stereotypical image of Paris, the girl might aswell have a couple of baguettes tucked under her arm.

As if this needs an introduction.

A statue of some French hero, Napoleon most probably.

One of the many facade’s of Le Louvre. As viewed from the Seine. Yet another generic tourist photo, sorry about that.

The famous Paris Opera, designed by Charles Garnier in the same neo-classical baroque style as many buildings in Paris, has an imposing facade which features bronze busts of famous composers. My mum was ecstatically awed by this building. The back entrance is almost as impressive as the front!

Sacre Coeur, or Sacred Heart is a massive Roman Catholic basilica which sits on top of a hill in Montmatre, which is the highest point of the city. The steps up the hill and the entrance were absolutely crawling with tourists, and there were scammers everywhere trying to part cash from those who looked gullible enough, ie me.