Villeneuve lèz Avignon The legs you saw yesterday are part of an open-air art exhibition called "A toutes jambes" by a local art s...

Villeneuve lès Avignon Ooops, what's going on here? Look at both images closely, there's oddity everywhere. I'll tell you more a...

Rue Bonneterie Home sweet home? How come the man of the house looks so distressed then? (fellow Avignon blogger Michel Benoit has the answ...

River Rhône Acacia tree blossoming by the Rhone. Did you know that you can make a delicious dessert with acacia flowers? Just pick the flowe...

Rue des Marchands "They say they average woman has 19 pairs of shoes. Is that all?" I found this poster in the shop window of a fr...

Jardin public, Villeneuve lès Avignon In the public gardens of Villeneuve lès Avignon last week, I spotted some wedding photos being taken. ...

Place Crillon A calade is the art of paving a street, courtyard or square with river stones rather than cobblestones. With the river Rhone ...

River Rhône I can't believe that I've been blogging about Avignon for almost two years now and showing so many pictures or the Rhone...

Rue Victor Hugo At sunset, who is the massive bearded figure greeting visitors at number 21, rue Victor Hugo? Do you think this is Poseidon...

Villeneuve les Avignon I love observing in nature how a flower grows to fruit. These pears are no more than an inch long and won't be ed...

Rue Saluces When I saw those fig tree shadows on the wall across from the City Archives building I couldn't help but think of Henri Mati...

Villeneuve lès Avignon Over the long weekend 21-24 May while the debate over McDonald's raged on (see my two previous posts), an exhibit...

Villeneuve lès Avignon A fireman helps a young boy remove the helmet and heavy fireproof jacket he wore during a three-minute drill during w...

Villeneuve lès Avignon Do you know this clown? I'd be surprised if you said no - he must be one of the best known characters in the whol...

Cathedrale Notre Dame des Doms Sunbathing at the cathedral door at sunset. Notice the shadow of the lamp post above her. Notre Dame des Doms...

Palais des Papes Standing at the Popes' Palace main entrance gate, looking up - impressive enough. The diners at yesterday's restaur...

Place du Palais Sitting on the steps of Place du Palais (Popes Palace square) in the last ray of sunshine, writing a postcard to Mom and Dad...

Place des Halles "We love Facebook" says this ad advertising Avignon's first Facebook party which took place last Saturday. I ...

Rue Victor Hugo An ad in a shop window, an interesting building across the street, a great deal of time spent placing myself in the right sp...

Inhabited wild rose tree. Macro photography gives access to an amazing world. Addition 2 days later: thanks to those of you whose comments h...

Menton While this post has nothing to do with Avignon it is fully relevant to the world of blogs. Last weekend I was in Menton with a bunch ...

Rue du Vieux Sextier Yesterday I was going down one of Avignon's pedestrian streets, following a young man in charge of cleaning the str...

Rue des Teinturiers Rue des Teinturiers with its little stream running alongside it used to be the street where dyeing manufacturers operate...

What better than ripening fruit can teach you that time is the essence? These little strawberries which didn't grow in a greenhouse in S...

Cour d'honneur, Palais des Papes With is massive crenelated walls the main courtyard of the Popes Palace has mighty proportions. Used fo...

Ile de la Barthelasse Green interlude, I'm away for the weekend - I'm at Jilly's in Menton for a happy bloggers' meeting. ...