Residents and visitors have to pass on the left. I know this horrifies some visitors, who come from countries where litigation appears to be the norm, but when you are used to walking on bumpy roads, I suppose we are just careful and if we fall, it's our fault for not watching out! As for all those cables - I'm assuming those will be hidden when the work is done, or, at least they'll be fixed properly to the walls.
I presume we are looking at sewerage construction here but not being an expert on the subject - she said, with relief - I really don't know. It did smell a little strange.
Tomorrow I'll show you the other end of Rue Longue where the work appears to be finished.
I presume we are looking at sewerage construction here but not being an expert on the subject - she said, with relief - I really don't know. It did smell a little strange.
Tomorrow I'll show you the other end of Rue Longue where the work appears to be finished.
impressionnant ces travaux. en dessous c'est des catacombes
ReplyDeleteThat's a great view and makes me think of Les Miserables.....in some sort of fashion.
ReplyDeleteAnd there's certainly nothing wrong for taking personal responsibility for where and how you walk anywhere! ; )
That looks like something out of an Indiana Jones adventure!
ReplyDeleteGosh, Jilly. I find that photo VERY interesting. I'll be staying up all night to study it. ;-)
ReplyDeleteSeriously though...it is interesting.
There would be a few thousand years of history in this trench.
ReplyDeleteIt's history you can smell !!
These photos are wonderful. I stayed in an apartment on Rue Longue in October and these photos are bringing back a lot of memories. The apartment was at the finished end near Porte St. Julien. We enjoyed watching the work everyday although it was challenging at times trying to get around the work.
ReplyDeleteThe official website for Menton has several good pages on the history of Rue Longue and the work being done. It is interesting to find out that the Roman road Via Aurelia passed in the same area as Rue Longue.
Neat! Never seen what sewerage construction looks like before, because, yes, in the Sue-Happy Kingdom we are never allowed to get this close to a construction site. :(
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a lot of disruption. hope nobody falls into that.
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The ancient underground arteries of the town.
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Looks deep!
ReplyDeleteOh, this is intriguing looking to say the least!
ReplyDeleteI love this series! I would just want to spend days wandering around there! Thanks,
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Looking forward to tomorrow's photo! This one is just plain scary.
ReplyDeleteGood to see they are making improvements. It's a normal occurence to see roads dug up here in Toruń.
ReplyDeleteThanks to everyone for your comments. so glad you are all finding it interesting. And Marta, so nice to know you stayed at this end of rue Longue. I'll show more photos tomorrow. Perhaps it will include where you stayed?
ReplyDeleteYes, this was indeed the original Roman Road, via Aurelia - I can't find my brochure but the whole of this famous Roman road is being opened up to tourism in France and Italy. More on that another time.
HAHAHA! When I saw the photo, my first impression was law suit. :-)
ReplyDeleteI would not be able to look down if I were walking there for I would surely end up over the edge!
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