France is the most visited country in Europe, and
one of the countries I have visited most often (except for England, but that doesn't count!)
These pictures only show small parts of the country, it is quite diverse, with a varied
climate. Generally though, it can be just as wet and rainy as Scotland, especially in
the north. It's a great place to go for the summer as it's so close to Britain, and
those who live in the south of England often hop over on the Chunnel just for the
afternoon! France can be a little more expensive than Britain for some things, but good
deals can be had on crates of beer in the Hypermarche.
This isn't anywhere in particular, just a nice looking
building in the centre of Nice, south of France. The Provence region of France
is a lovely part of the world, very scenic. I stayed in the Interlaken Hotel
across the road from the railway station, and I found out later some friends of mine
had stayed in the same room as me a couple of years before. Weird.
Again Nice, this time a place on the Promenade
D'Anglais or however you spell it, down at the pebbly beach. This picture has
an interesting diffusion effect of the streetlamps just out of shot, through the
green of the palm trees.
Brissac, a very large Chateux in the north of France, near the
river Seine.
The village of Conques (pronounced Konk) in the Massif
Central region of southern central France. I visited Conques on my rugby tour of France
in 1997. We didn't win.
Fougeres is in Brittany, northern France. It is
like many other towns in the region, very old and well fortified. In the picture
you can see the ancient walls which guarded the city.
This is a shot of a campsite we stayed at in Martigne
near Dieppe in the north of France. My Mum and Dad thought it was very peaceful,
which it was, but that to me translated to begin a bit dull. They did however have
windsurfing on the lake.
Mont-Saint-Michel on the border between Normandy and
Brittany, was built at the command of a vision seen by a middle-aged monk. It is a
strangely tall piece of land just offshore in the Golfe de St-Malo, connected by a
causeway. The ocean disappears over the horizon at low tide, and comes racing back
in, covering the causeway and creating an island. Nowadays there is a permanent
connection to land, but you are warned not to leave your car parked after tea time!
Down on the Promenade D'Anglais back in Nice,
on my sixth visit to France. This is a nice spangly casino, seems to be the theme
down here what with Monte Carlo and Cannes just round the corner.
