Nice and eclectic set, Chris. On the sunset image of the Seine, you could have
tilted the camera up a big so as to capture the top of the tower on the right
side.
But otherwise lovely all around.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Jun 15, 2013, at 7:32 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> We spent the first week of June in France, on a short break. The weather was
> a little iffy initially, but it settled down to just right. We drove to
> Portsmouth, on the south coast and stayed a night in an indifferent B and B.
> We then took the day ferry from Portsmouth to Caen (Ouistreham is the port)
> before driving to the Villa Aliénor in Les Andelys
>
> I've put only a few of my shots on Zone-10:
>
> The Moulin Rouge on Boulevard Clichy; we stayed on Rue Blanche, not far from
> this place. I couldn't reccomend it, but my lovely X100S captured it pretty
> well, I thought:
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5867
>
> We enjoyed an evening visit to the Île de la Cité; the cathedral was closed,
> but people-watching was a decent substitute. This is a quick snap, but not
> too bad for all that:
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5880
>
> Here's the lovely Notre Dame and Seine in panorama:
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5871
>
> And, slightly later, looking the other way, the sunset on the Seine:
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5874
>
> On our last day we visited the St Germain area, just strolling around, and
> came upon this rather lovely church:
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5877
>
> After leaving Paris, we spent another night in Les Andelys before heading
> back to Ouistreham to catch the early ferry back to Portsmouth. This gave us
> the opportunity to wander the windy beach where we found a memorial that I
> had not seen before:
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5886
>
> France is, of course, a beautiful country; and Paris had its share of beauty.
> I had not seen the Louvre before, nor the Tuilleries. There was beauty all
> over the place:
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5883
>
> It had been 32 years since Julia and I had a few days of our honeymoon in
> Paris, staying at the Cercle des Armées on Place St Augustin and it was
> really good to be back, enjoying the place.
>
> Chris
>
>
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