A canal runs through the center of Bayeux, Normandy, France.
Just back from Normandy, where it was cold, foggy, misty and beautiful. Have many photos to share, as well as images from two separate trips to Versailles. I'm posting the latter photos slowly, as it is possible to be overwhelmed by excessive amounts of gold gilt. I also have pictures from an excursion to the flea market at Porte de Clignacourt, Paris. Please stop by later today for more photos and a story or two.
A nosegay of purple poesies in Bayeux.
An iron panel in a hotel doorway has been painted white.
A sidewalk sign advertises lunch specials. No, we didn't eat here!.
Can't wait to see the pics Tara, as always. Does it feel good to be home?
Posted by: rach | 19 April 2007 at 10:10
Oh Tara, it's always refreshing to stop by here. I must say that a zillion times! Your pictures are just perfect. I'm sending you an email, look out for it.
Posted by: bella | 19 April 2007 at 05:30
Hello Tara,
I will stop by again, look forward to the pictures.
best
Robin
Posted by: Robin Sherwood | 19 April 2007 at 00:10
Welcome home,
i will stop by again to see more of the pictures.
best
Robin
Posted by: Robin Sherwood | 19 April 2007 at 00:09
Welcome home! Love the pictures and can't wait for the rest ;) XXOO
Posted by: Tammy | 18 April 2007 at 23:52
Oh my such wonderful photos. Especially the canal. It's such a haunting photo, you can almost feel the moisture in the air.
Posted by: artzyjudie | 18 April 2007 at 23:30
I LOVE the purple nosegay!!
Looks like a lovely trip xo
Posted by: Di | 18 April 2007 at 22:54
great photos, thanx for sharing, love your blog!
Posted by: carlene | 18 April 2007 at 22:40
Tara,
Just like a lover beckoning her mate with the crook of a finger, so too your photos draw me back to France!
rel
Posted by: rel | 18 April 2007 at 22:24
Ahhhhh...someday I will visit there, too! Thank you so much for sharing your fabulous pictures (especially the iron on that door!).
BTW, you have mail making its way to you....
Fondly, Andrea
Posted by: Southern Heart | 18 April 2007 at 22:20
Welcome home Tara. I've been enjoying all your pictures and commentary.
Posted by: Brian | 18 April 2007 at 20:25
Hee! Your photo of the lunch specials reminds me of a trip to Quebec City. I was traveling with my husband, sister-in-law and her 2 kids. We found a great restaurant called Le Cochon Dingue.
Your purple posies are lovely!
Posted by: Madeline | 18 April 2007 at 19:20
Lucky You. Can't wait to see those Porte de Clignacourt images.
Posted by: Di Overton | 18 April 2007 at 18:27
I don't know if it's a writer's thing, but word associations play in my head: Bayeux = jambon! Poor piglet!
Lovely photos. My husband's ancestors were from Normandy. Well, a good chunk of Ireland has Norman ancestry!!
I'll be back!
Posted by: Colette | 18 April 2007 at 17:32
I love the canal pic.......and the colour of the posies......
It was a while ago that I travelled this area, but the pictures in my memory are as vivid as if it were yesterday.......your photos regenerated them for me.
ps. Versailles is an amazing sight to behold. you're right.......you can almost be "blinded" by the gold gilt...... :) or lose your head over it! :)
Posted by: awareness | 18 April 2007 at 16:22
So, so beautiful, I appreciate seeing all the things you have shown us. Paris is a place a world away for me and one I will never get to visit except through your eyes. Thank you so much. connie from Texas
Posted by: Connie McEntire | 18 April 2007 at 15:53
I am so glad t visit France on a daily basis through your photos and posts.
Posted by: Jone | 18 April 2007 at 15:34
It all looks so beautiful! i will make sure to be back later to see the rest of the photos.
Posted by: Alina Popescu | 18 April 2007 at 13:30
It looks just lovely there! Thanks for the photos!
Posted by: mymelange | 18 April 2007 at 13:17
Love the purple posies and the painted wrought-iron.
Posted by: A Wildlife Gardener | 18 April 2007 at 12:35
that photo of the canal is just gorgeous - isn't the world a wonderful place? so many, many beautiful things to look at..
Posted by: miss*R | 18 April 2007 at 12:07
Oohhhhhh, Tara, I think I envy you more than ANYBODY I KNOW. This is your life, every day. Versailles and flea markets and Paris department store windows. Ohhhhhhhhhhhh!
Posted by: Laini | 18 April 2007 at 08:30
We visited Bayeux a few years ago. Stayed in the most charming b&b where the girls felt like princesses in a castle. And of course saw the tapstry.
Posted by: Britt-Arnhild | 18 April 2007 at 08:22
Oh these are such lovely, lovely photos! The photo of the canal especially - it's just magical, like something from a fairytale. Can't wait to see and hear about more of your trip. Thank you for sharing the joy, Tara! xo
Posted by: tinker | 18 April 2007 at 07:48
My heART is singing looking at these pictures! I have a deep longing in my soul to be right there! Merci for posting such luscious photos!
Posted by: pam aries | 18 April 2007 at 03:41
Your photos are so vibrant and alive. The colors and the French sense of style are mesmerizing to me.
Posted by: ally bean | 18 April 2007 at 02:06