tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post7944699984689852625..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: French travelsOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-52870124907991166182017-05-12T22:44:28.719-04:002017-05-12T22:44:28.719-04:00Nice travelogue here. Love the narrow street in t...Nice travelogue here. Love the narrow street in the town looking at mountains.<br /><br />And I'm impressed at climbing 8600 feet, not an easy feat.<br /><br />Marmots, haven't ever seen any at zoos, but wonder if they are related to prairie dogs and meerkats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-45976432696899799932017-05-09T00:36:25.581-04:002017-05-09T00:36:25.581-04:00yeah, some of those Scottish roads can be a little...yeah, some of those Scottish roads can be a little ... interesting. first time i drove a car from what i would consider the 'passenger seat' was on mountainous roads in Italy. i dipped the passenger side door mirror down for the first day so i could check how close i was getting to the edge of the road. after that, i was fine!Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-33495370338043372552017-05-07T17:32:02.660-04:002017-05-07T17:32:02.660-04:00Considering my recent experiences driving in Scotl...Considering my recent experiences driving in Scotland, Zoë, I think I'd prefer driving backwards than doing it from the right hand side ("passenger seat") on those French roads. I also suspect that not only would Barbara agree, but suggest Clyde do the driving. As for the photos, you made me homesick for my long ago drives down through to the south of France...Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-47484606892600857472017-05-07T17:20:42.980-04:002017-05-07T17:20:42.980-04:00hi Cara. i saw other trees that had been trimmed i...hi Cara. i saw other trees that had been trimmed in a remarkably symmetrical fashion, but didn't get the chance to photograph them, sadly. French tree surgeons are artists.Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-68076412154164665092017-05-07T17:18:32.031-04:002017-05-07T17:18:32.031-04:00thank you Marina, although i confess the marmot/ma...thank you Marina, although i confess the marmot/marmotte pic is not my own, although just about all the others are. since i stopped travelling loaded down with Canon camera gear, and started relying on my phone instead, i just can't get those telephoto shots any more which is such a shame because i managed to low-crawl to within about 15 feet of a big one, with his/her head and front end sticking out of its burrow. never seen one in the fur before, as it were. beautiful creatures.Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-68489600406442999852017-05-07T17:15:33.206-04:002017-05-07T17:15:33.206-04:00thank you, Annamaria, and Nice was indeed nice, th...thank you, Annamaria, and Nice was indeed nice, the little i saw of it on the way inland! There are so many strange and wonderful last names that i wouldn't be surprised if it is indeed his real one. my sister used to go to school with a girl whose last name was Bracegirdle. would be a great last name for an author of bodice rippers, wouldn't it?Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-89513916636494403952017-05-07T11:03:50.235-04:002017-05-07T11:03:50.235-04:00...the French 'manicure their trees' love ......the French 'manicure their trees' love it and so true, Zoe! Glad you were Bill's moral supportCara Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592098418515886674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-2860369279422211392017-05-07T09:54:11.529-04:002017-05-07T09:54:11.529-04:00Love marmottes and you were very lucky to get a pi...Love marmottes and you were very lucky to get a picture of one, as they can be quite shy. Ah, lovely pictures, made me quite homesick for France...Marina Sofiahttp://findingtimetowrite.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-73405855776373367382017-05-07T09:08:16.310-04:002017-05-07T09:08:16.310-04:00Zoe, thank you for the beautiful vicarious trip. ...Zoe, thank you for the beautiful vicarious trip. Anything that takes one to Nice is nice!<br /><br />We have Verglas here in my neighborhood. His first name is Antoine, and his a very hoity-toity fashion photographer. Now I wonder if that's his real name, or if he chose it from a roadsign.<br />http://www.antoineverglas.com<br />Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-56377707157103164632017-05-07T04:45:39.090-04:002017-05-07T04:45:39.090-04:00Hi Stan. It was a bit hairy when you met other tra...Hi Stan. It was a bit hairy when you met other traffic, but at least being in a right-hand-drive vehicle meant that the driver was very close to the edge of the road, which tended to concentrate his mind on the cliff face or the long drop!Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-67770004031947935632017-05-07T03:18:01.459-04:002017-05-07T03:18:01.459-04:00I'm jealous, Zöe. I love driving on mountain ...I'm jealous, Zöe. I love driving on mountain roads! Not too fast though - in case there's verglas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com