27 May 2008

Trompe l'oeil


This is the same house we saw two days ago. You can just see the old boy's balcony on the front of the house - behind the tree - above the lamp.

Note the four windows - how many are real?!

Internet & phone still down. Thanks so much for comments. My ability to comment is limited but am using neighbour's WiFi when poss. Will catch up with everyone eventually.
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14 comments:

  1. Olivier27 May, 2008

    surprenante cette photo, on dirait que l'arbre tient la maison.

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  2. Anonymous27 May, 2008

    That took me a while to locate it. Nice shot. Glad to see the old boy has a home.

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  3. Janet27 May, 2008

    What a great stone house! Not sure about the fake windows.

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  4. maria elisa27 May, 2008

    Thank you for the visits to my blog

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  5. Mab27 May, 2008

    Hi, I believe that only one of these windows are real, extremely good trompe l'oeil. I love it.

    Mab :)

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  6. Fénix - Bostonscapes27 May, 2008

    Very convincing trompe l'oeil!

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  7. Trude27 May, 2008

    Thank you for all great photos and information about Menton. I am going there on vacation June 17th. Looking at your blog has given me lots of information and inspiration. Best wishes from Norway.

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  8. Bergson27 May, 2008

    des trompe l'œil étonnants sur un mur de pierre

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  9. crittoria28 May, 2008

    It looks like only one window is real? Such an interesting thing to paint the windows onto the house. Fascinating!

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  10. Clueless in Boston28 May, 2008

    I love trompe l'oeils. I count only the upper right window as being real.

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  11. Jim Klenke28 May, 2008

    Those are painted on? Maybe the upper right is the only real one?

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  12. Jane Hards Photography28 May, 2008

    The top right is the only one that it could be. This is a marvellous example of the genre. You are doing a trerling job with limited internet usuage.

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  13. MmeBenaut28 May, 2008

    One - top right. Very clever! How observant of you Jilly. I love the stonework in those old houses. It's something we don't see so much of in a young country like ours.

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  14. Anonymous29 May, 2008

    Two years ago, we were sitting with a cofee at the restaurant just infront of these 4 windows ( the resto that has the huge big wild boar head). I suddenly saw that 3 of those were fake.

    Was easy for me, because in Menton many fake pictures are done. But in Menton it took me 2 trips ( 2 years)before I realize them. :-))

    There is some near the Bar du Cap, and others spread over Menton.

    Maybe we will discover more next June, as usual.

    Luc & Carole, Montreal, Quebec

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