12 January 2016
11 January 2016
10 January 2016
Blue Boots
Ice rink at the Coulee Vert in Nice: don't you love the blue boots!
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Patinoire de la Coulée Verte à Nice : genial - les bottes bleues!
Posted by Jilly at 07:25 2 comments
Labels: Nice
09 January 2016
08 January 2016
Closing Down - 2
Almost time to close up the salon and go home.
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Il est presque temps de fermer le salon et de rentrer à la maison.
Posted by Jilly at 06:33 2 comments
Labels: Street Photography
07 January 2016
06 January 2016
Pain & Cie
Great place to eat in Nice: 'Pain & Cie' in the Old Town.
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Un bon endroit pour manger à Nice: « Pain & Cie » dans la vieille ville.
Posted by Jilly at 07:35 2 comments
Labels: Restaurants and Bars, Street Photography
05 January 2016
04 January 2016
03 January 2016
Party Time in Gorbio!
Gorbio knows how to give a New Year's Eve party! Thank you to the amazing volunteers who worked for days preparing the wonderful food we all enjoyed.
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Gorbio sait comment on donne et on apprécie le réveillon du Nouvel An ! Merci aux dévoués bénévoles qui ont travaillé plusieurs jours à préparer les merveilleux plats que nous avons tous appréciés.
Posted by Jilly at 07:31 3 comments
Labels: Villages near to Menton: Gorbio
02 January 2016
Emma
Little Emma with her proud Papa, enjoying the New Year's eve celebrations in the Salle de Fete in Gorbio.
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La petite Emma avec son fier papa, profitant des réjouissances de la veille du Nouvel An dans la salle des fêtes de Gorbio.
Posted by Jilly at 07:45 2 comments
Labels: Villages near to Menton: Gorbio
01 January 2016
Gorbio at midnight!
Midnight in Gorbio.
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year and with the wish for a peaceful kinder world in 2016.
And thank you so much to you, my dear Facebook friends, who look at my photographs and have been so encouraging and kind. It means so much to me. xxx
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Posted by Jilly at 09:43 5 comments
Labels: Villages near to Menton: Gorbio
31 December 2015
30 December 2015
Road to Mortola Superiore
Marriage is a wonderful invention: then again, so is a bicycle repair kit.'
~ Billy Connolly
'Le mariage est une merveilleuse invention: et pourtant, un kit de réparation de vélo l'est aussi.'
Posted by Jilly at 06:40 2 comments
29 December 2015
Lucky black cats?
If a black cat crossing your path means bad luck, do two mean good luck?!
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Si un chat noir traverse votre chemin c'est un signe de malchance, s'il y en a deux c'est une bonne chance ?!
Posted by Jilly at 07:05 6 comments
Labels: Cats, Villages near to Menton: Dolceacqua
28 December 2015
Dolceacqua - Manpower
Dolceacqua - a medieval village across the border in Italy - and twinned with Gorbio. In the old days, donkeys were used to lug produce up into the village - nowadays it's man-power.
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Dolceacqua - un village médiéval de l'autre côté de la frontière en Italie - et jumelée avec Gorbio. Dans les temps anciens, les ânes étaient utilisés pour monter jusqu'en haut du village - aujourd'hui, c'est l'homme qui doit le faire.
Posted by Jilly at 07:36 1 comments
27 December 2015
Rescue!
This little boy had stopped bouncing and was stuck up in the air. His mother had to lean across and grab a foot to bring him down to earth.
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Ce petit garçon avait cessé de rebondir et il était trop haut dans l'air. Sa mère a du se pencher et lui saisir un pied pour le ramener sur terre.
Posted by Jilly at 06:39 2 comments
Labels: Fêtes
26 December 2015
25 December 2015
24 December 2015
Curtains of Light
Christmas lights in Rue Loredan Larchey, Menton and a lone skater.
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Lumières de Noël dans la rue Loredan Larchey à Menton avec un skater solitaire.
Posted by Jilly at 06:26 4 comments
Labels: Fêtes