One of the pleasures of exploring a hill village is the element of surprise. Turn a corner, climb some steps, traverse an alleyway - you always find something new.I've been going to the medieval village of Roquebrune for years - indeed I lived just below it for seven of them but here's a corner I discovered just before Christmas - isn't it pretty.
It is very pretty indeed, timeless.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a very nice place. I guess the people living there have a great view.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Just the right moment for a sunny photo!
ReplyDeleteBarbara from Germany
Looks very nice.
ReplyDeleteIs true, it's wonderful!
ReplyDeleteA former blogger used to have a series on doors, and it was fun to view. I like this one very much, and the "corner" has some creative touches, too.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, Jilly. The video yesterday of sand artist was really amazing.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, it's beautiful. I have dear friends who lived part-time in Roquebrune for many years...Erik and Lenore Blegvad. Did you know them by any chance?
ReplyDeleteBrattcat, Oh yes, a famous children's book illustrator from Denmark. I did meet them indeed but I didn't know them at all well - they were friends of a good friend of mine and I met them at his house. They've not remember me I'm sure. I've just remembered another artist friend who also knows them well. Well how about that! It's a small world.
ReplyDeleteYou would be surprised, Jilly. Lenore passed away more than a year ago but Erik might still remember you. It is a small world, isn't it.
ReplyDeleteOh dear I'm so sorry to hear that Brattcat. How sad.
ReplyDeleteThis is the reason that when I travel, the most important thing to me is to be able to walk the streets. I love finding the interesting and beautiful places that are not in the guide book.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sharon's comment above. (And have walked the streets of Argentina and Uruguay with her.)
ReplyDeleteYou photo today illustrates the delightful discoveries of the nooks and crannies of charming, quaint, old European towns. Scenes like this are not possible in modern American suburbia, where you drive by, not walk, past houses that all seem to look the same.
Oh, yes. Just the treatment I want for my front door. It wouldn't go with the rest of the house, but never mind that.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful doorway(s), absolutely lovely. I like slightly faded color of the doors and the placement of the hardware in the center of the doors.
ReplyDeleteReally a charming entryway. I could spend months traveling and photographing doors like this.
ReplyDeleteLove it - looks very rustic!
ReplyDeleteThis is delightful, Jilly. One of the fabulous benefits of the "job" of blogging is to discover liitle nooks like this. To poke, and peer all over the town. I love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking us into the nooks and crannies and leading us to delightful little discoveries such as this! Beautiful, cozy, and heartwarming...
ReplyDeleteDavid
Make a great painting, love windows and door ways .
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