Paris, Texas

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

or Paris, France I’m in Paris for a couple of days to catch up with family. It’s nice to be back in this beautiful city....

Montpellier – Fête de la Musique

Monday, June 28th, 2010

I happen to be quite lucky and be to be in Montpellier just when the famous “fête de la musique” is on! This musical fest...

Carcassonne

Monday, June 21st, 2010

After yesterday’s wedding, an amazing party and a very short night of sleeping, my brother, his girlfriend and myself headed to the town of Carcassonne...

Clarisse and Emmanuel’s wedding

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Today is the Wedding day, in the small village of Saint-André, near Lezignan, in the South West of France. My cousin Clarisse is getting married...

My French Office

Friday, June 18th, 2010

I’m staying for 2 days at the Domaine des Étoiles, an english-run self-catering house in the south of France. Working in this astonishing environment, surrounded...

Villasavary, Aude

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

After Toulouse, we drove to the East, towards Carcassonne, to stay with one of my uncle’s friends Steve, an englishman who owns guesthouses in this...

Capitolium de Toulouse

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

This weekend my cousin is getting married in the South of France so I’ve headed down there early to visit the area between Toulouse and...

Grenoble Highrise flats

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

There are quite a few of these in Grenoble, so I thought I’d try to picture them in the best that I could, so here...

Top of Bastille

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Picture courtesy of Alice, of François and I sipping a beer at the top of Bastille. Mmmm...

Insitut Dolomieu de Grenoble

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

This is the building where my friend François, whom I’ve visiting in Grenoble, studies. Actually, it’s not the real building where he studies, but the...

Téléphérique de la Bastille

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

After visiting the Old City, we headed to La Bastille, the old fortified fort of the city, built in 1591 by the Seigneur de Lesdiguières,...

Grenoble Centre Ville

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Today we’re visiting the centre of Grenoble, which, to be fair, looks a lot nicer than the outskirts. Typically french. I can’t help notice small...

Planes over the Alps

Monday, April 5th, 2010

As we were lying down, I realised how many planes were flying above our heads. I took the camera out and managed to get this...

BBQ in Laval for Easter

Monday, April 5th, 2010

It was Easter Monday today, so we headed to the mountains near Grenoble for a bbq. Absolutely amazing day, with clear blue skies and temperatures...

Grenoble

Monday, April 5th, 2010

I made it to Grenoble, where I will be staying with a couple of friends for a few days. After a long journey from La...

Chambéry

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Today is Easter Sunday, and not the greatest day to travel in France! As it’s a bank holiday, public transport is limited. As I’m making...

Riding a Skidoo

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Getting ready for Canada, and riding a ski-doo on this pic, with my uncle’s wife Ning. Or not! It was just parked on the slope....

I’m Skiing!

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

It’s been snowing so much recently that it’s actually become quite a mission to get by on a snowboard, with this sticky spring snow. Therefore,...

La Vieille Ferme Sunset

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Here’s the pic from the sun coming down today. It was snowing all day and we finally got a bit of sun around 5.30pm. More...

Chillin’ in the lift

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

One great advantage of coming to the mountains at the end of the ski season is amount of people you have to share the slopes...

Spring Snow

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Today we had quite a big snow storm, with about 25cm of fresh powder accumulating on the slopes. This is quite unusual at this time...

Le Mont Blanc

Monday, March 29th, 2010

This week I’m spending my time in a small(ish) ski resort in France called La Clusaz, near Annecy. It’s the end of the season here...

L’assemblée Nationale

Monday, October 5th, 2009

This Saturday in Paris was the “Nuit Blanche” (white night) and things were happening all around the city during the night. We went for a...

La Lande sur Eure

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

I got invited by my French friend Matthieu to his country home in Normandy, where this picture is taken. I like this shot because it...

Rue de l’espérance

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

This is a picture from my uncle, Jacques-François, featuring himself, myself, and my friend Alexandra. They have these tags in this quarter of Paris, called...

Streets of Rouen

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Today was our tour of Rouen, nice little town about 100km west of Paris, in Normandy. It is famous for its cathedral and churches, as...

Mont Saint Michel

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

We came from Rouen to visit the Mont Saint Michel today, which is a 2-hour drive west in Normandie. It was quite a drive but...

Pont au change

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Another busy day in Paris! After a late start, spent the rest of what was left of the day seeing people, then going to the...

Chateau de Vaux le Vicomte

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Today I was visiting my aunt and cousins the southern suburbs of Paris and they took me out for the day to see the castle...

Commis ar at d olice

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Everyone knows about the famous French riots which occur once in a while in this beautiful country. Well, I don’t know (exactly) when the last...

La Main St-Eustache

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

I went to see a silent movie with a live pianist improvising on stage. It was my first time and it was pretty impressive, especially...

Paris National Day

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

This is one of the only shots I have of the Eiffel Tower on the 14th of July 2009, celebrating the 120th anniversary since the...

Angers French House

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

I’m back in France, in Angers, at my family’s. I’m staying in this really nice house (with swimming pool, please!) which is typically French, with...

Montmartre

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Montmartre is the highest point of Paris, with one of its most beautiful features, l’église du Sacré-Coeur. This picture was taken in the narrow streets...

Ile de la Cité

Monday, April 6th, 2009

This shot was take on one of the two islands in Paris, on the river Seine. L’Ile de la Cité is one of the most...

La Clusaz Off Piste

Monday, March 30th, 2009

After two days of snow showers in this lovely resort of Haute Savoie in the French Alps, the slopes offered some of the best powder...

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