The Loire Valley and especially Blois
We were a bit worried this morning when we woke to overcast weather as we were to drive along the mythical Great Ocean Road in Victoria. But we needn’t have worried. Although we had mist and light rain when driving, they disappeared each time we got out of the car. The most famous eroded rock formations …
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Melbourne has a number of beautiful arcades, including the Royal Arcade built in 1869, with the mythical statues of Gog and Magog and Block Arcade, built in the 1880s thanks to the gold rush, with its Victorian Hopetown Tea Rooms. The more recent Melbourne Central Mall (last photo), with its tower and atrium, is the city’s largest …
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This is our first visit to Melbourne and we love it! It is said to be the most European city in Australia. We wouldn’t quality it as European but as cosmopolitan. It is a very attractive and vibrant city built on the Yarra River. C’est notre première visite à Melbourne et nous l’adorons ! Elle …
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The Shrine of Remembrance inaugurated in 1934 is one of Melbourne’s main landmarks and affords a spectacular view of the city in every direction. The photographs below show the city taken from the terrace on the front façade then looking left. The flowers are part of the Greek National Day Commemoration. Le monument aux morts inauguré en …
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The mythical vineyards of McLaren Vale and the Barossa Valley in South Australia produce some of the finest shiraz wines in the world but the continuing drought has scorched the countryside. Les vignobles mythiques de McLaren Vale et la vallée de la Barossa en Australie méridionale sont à l’origine des meilleurs syrahs du monde mais …
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The Botanic Gardens in Adelaide are among the best we have ever seen. There are two main greenhouses – Palm House, an exquisite, painstakingly restored Victorian glasshouse imported from Bremen, Germany in 1875 and designed by German architect Gustav Runge. Today, it features a wonderful collection of plants from the island of Madagascar. The Bicentennial Conservatory below (front and …
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Despite the fact that I am currently visiting Australia, which I left in 1975, the place where I belong is and will remain Closerie Falaiseau, our Renaissance home in Blois, built in 1584. The Loire Valley, with its many châteaux, untamed river and many bike paths, is home forever more. For other entries in this …
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This is the beautiful home exchange where we’re staying in Adelaide. I don’t know what period it comes from but I love the design, not to mention the garden. Voici la belle maison à Adelaide où nous faisons un échange-maison. Je ne sais pas de quelle époque elle date mais j’adore la réalisation sans parler …
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Nambucca Heads’ fascinating street mosaic comprises some thirty metres of tiled artwork beside the footpath which passes in front of the Nambucca Heads Police Station. Artist Guy Crosley and a team of local volunteers scoured the district for cast off tiles, pottery, china and other knick-knacks which were then cleverly “embroidered” into the spectacular streetscape you can …
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When we got out of the car to admire this view of Nambucca Heads where the Pacific Ocean meets the Nambucca River, we heard a woman say, “This must be the best view in Australia”. It’s certainly very beautiful. Lorsque nous sommes descendus de voiture admirer cette vue de Nambucca Heads où le Pacifique rencontre …