A souvenir bought back from a holiday long ago? A nostalgic Brit? A find in a secondhand shop? Who knows? Un souvenir ramené d’un séjour à l’étranger autrefois? Un Britannique plein de nostalgie? Une trouvaille dans une brocante? Qui sait?
Category Archives: Doors
Steps to Nowhere – L’escalier sans débouché
It’s not surprising that they blocked up the door. It’s doesn’t look like the safest set of stairs! Ce n’est pas étonnant qu’on a condamné la porte. Ce n’est pas un escalier très sûr …
Lockdown #2 Phase 2 – Day 10 – Reconfinement Phase 2 – Jour 10
After the constant rain yesterday we were pleased when the sun came out briefly this afternoon and we could go for a walk. I thought this wreath and pansies were very welcoming. There were another 11 500 new Covid cases today, a far cry from the figure of 5 000 which is needed to end …
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A Favourite Door – Une de mes portes préférées
Postcard #25 – Baroque & Renaissance Doorways in Görlitz
Görlitz has a surprising number of very beautiful baroque and Renaissance doorways. The first is the most richly sculpted while the second is the most popular among tourists. It was discovered quite fortuitously in the 20th century that someone standing on the left of the arch could hear quite plainly what was being whispered by …
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A Little Door in the Distance – Une petite porte tout au fond
I loved the look of this door at the bottom of a garden. I wonder what’s inside? J’adore cette porte au fond du jardin. Je me demande ce qui se trouve à l’intérieur ?
The Crimson Door – La porte magenta
Doors in France are works of art. Les portes en France sont des œuvres d’art.
The Grey Door – La Porte grise
What a shame there’s not a more discreet way of adding an intercom to this mediaeval door in the historical part of Blois. Quel dommage qu’il n’écrit pas un moyen plus discret de rajouter un interphone à cette porte médiévale dans le vieux Blois.
A Royal Door – Une porte royale
–Considering that François Ier , the owner and perhaps the design of Château de Chambord was born in 1494 and died in 1547, this door with his emblem, the salamander, must be about 500 years old. Etant donné que François 1er, le propriétaire et peut-être le concepteur du château de Chambord est né en 1494 et mort en 1547, …
Castel Macé – Le Castel de Macé
This original piece of architecture in the village of Macé has an interesting history. Pierre Hague bought the property in 1874 and made significant alterations. He added a belvedere formed by a dome made from 4 curvel panels, topped by a skylight surrounded by a circular balcony and covered with a copper roof in the shape …