<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932</id><updated>2012-02-23T22:44:59.436+01:00</updated><category term='Villages near to Menton: Dolceacqua'/><category term='Villages near to Menton: Grimaldi - Italy'/><category term='Villages near to Menton: Latte - Italy'/><category term='Towns near to Menton: Bordighera'/><category term='Sport'/><category term='The Old Town'/><category term='Architecture'/><category term='Exhibitions'/><category term='Miscellany'/><category term='Ports and Yachts'/><category term='Friezes'/><category term='Dogs'/><category term='Boules/Pétanque'/><category term='Restaurants and Bars'/><category term='Art'/><category term='Villages near to Menton: Roquebrune-cap-Martin'/><category term='Fêtes'/><category term='Villages near to Menton: Bussana Vecchia - Italy'/><category term='Gardens - Jardins Biovès'/><category term='Fêtes - La Fête du Citron'/><category term='Hotels'/><category term='Villages near to Menton: Sainte Agnès'/><category term='Food and Wine'/><category term='Villages near to Menton: Castellar'/><category term='People'/><category term='Gardens'/><category term='Churches'/><category term='Markets'/><category term='Cats'/><category term='Sculptures'/><category term='Villages near to Menton: Sospel'/><category term='Gardens - Palais Carnoles'/><category term='Cemeteries'/><category term='Villages near to Menton: Gorbio'/><category term='Shopping'/><category term='Daily Photo Theme Day:'/><category term='Beach and Sea'/><category term='Villages near to Menton: La Mortola - Italy'/><category term='Guest Photographers'/><category term='Doorways and Windows'/><category term='Gardens - La Serre de la Madone'/><category term='Gardens - Le Clos du Peyronnet'/><category term='Villages near to Menton: Apricale - Italy'/><category term='Gardens - Maria Serena'/><category term='Towns near to Menton: Ventimiglia'/><category term='Public buildings'/><category term='Museums'/><title type='text'>Menton Daily Photo</title><subtitle type='html'>one of the most beautiful towns on the French Riviera</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1843</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-5419684604746874845</id><published>2012-02-23T06:54:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-23T06:56:06.218+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fêtes - La Fête du Citron'/><title type='text'>Fête du Citron - the Hand of Buddha</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TGU2Md1RRRQ/T0U_n9BL7kI/AAAAAAAAaiQ/VZOhVRKZtuw/s1600/Hand%2Bof%2BBuddha%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TGU2Md1RRRQ/T0U_n9BL7kI/AAAAAAAAaiQ/VZOhVRKZtuw/s640/Hand%2Bof%2BBuddha%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712041658016329282" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E9QbjnU13mE/T0U_BPZ4M3I/AAAAAAAAaiE/YZ3uMwnmXRs/s1600/Hand%2Bof%2BBuddha%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E9QbjnU13mE/T0U_BPZ4M3I/AAAAAAAAaiE/YZ3uMwnmXRs/s320/Hand%2Bof%2BBuddha%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712040992936833906" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;It looks like an anomaly of nature, doesn't it but in fact this lemon,  known as the Hand of Buddha (Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis), is one  of the oldest members of the citrus family. Although it smells strongly  of lemon, it has no juicy pulp hidden beneath its rind. Instead, the  Buddha’s Hand is grown commercially for its powerful zest. The aromatic  rind is used to flavor lemon liqueurs and specialty vodkas, and provides  aroma to lemon-scented cosmetics. Chinese and Japanese households use  it to perfume their rooms and personal items, such as clothing. It even  has a place in some religious ceremonies in buddhist temples. According  to tradition, Buddha prefers the "fingers" of the fruit to be in a  position where they resemble a closed rather than open hand, as closed  hands symbolize to Buddha the act of prayer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And you can buy this tree at the Fete du Citron in Menton.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Cela ressemble à une anomalie de la nature, n'est-ce pas, mais en  fait, ce citron, connu sous le nom de La Main de Bouddha (Citrus  médica var. Sarcodactylis), est l'un des plus anciens membres de la  famille des agrumes. Bien qu'il dégage une forte odeur de citron, il  n'a pas de pulpe juteuse cachée sous son écorce. Pour cette raison, la  Main de Bouddha est cultivée commercialement pour son zeste puissant.  L'écorce aromatique est utilisée pour les liqueurs au citron et les  vodka spéciales, et elle fournit un arôme au citron pour  les  cosmétiques. Les ménages chinois et japonais l'utilisent pour parfumer  leurs chambres et des objets personnels tels  les vêtements. Elle a  même une place dans certaines cérémonies religieuses dans les temples  bouddhistes. Selon la tradition, le Bouddha préfère que les "doigts"  du fruit soient dans une position fermée  plutôt qu'une main ouverte  ,les mains fermées symbolisant pour Bouddha l'acte de la prière.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Et vous pouvez acheter cet arbre à la Fête du Citron à Menton.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qsFvHZPUOng/T0U-w-dMwUI/AAAAAAAAah4/qWHQRaqwRZE/s1600/Hand%2Bof%2BBuddha%2B4%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qsFvHZPUOng/T0U-w-dMwUI/AAAAAAAAah4/qWHQRaqwRZE/s640/Hand%2Bof%2BBuddha%2B4%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712040713509454146" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-5419684604746874845?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/5419684604746874845/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=5419684604746874845&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/5419684604746874845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/5419684604746874845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/fete-du-citron-hand-of-buddha.html' title='Fête du Citron - the Hand of Buddha'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TGU2Md1RRRQ/T0U_n9BL7kI/AAAAAAAAaiQ/VZOhVRKZtuw/s72-c/Hand%2Bof%2BBuddha%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-1335918723169243620</id><published>2012-02-22T06:29:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-22T06:29:00.154+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fêtes - La Fête du Citron'/><title type='text'>Fête du Citron - Castles of the Loire</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-18KNw-WxUSc/T0N5zkYDiQI/AAAAAAAAagQ/K5RdtVlLLxA/s1600/Loire%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-18KNw-WxUSc/T0N5zkYDiQI/AAAAAAAAagQ/K5RdtVlLLxA/s640/Loire%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711542679280781570" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gt-wGu32JYk/T0N5b6AGBQI/AAAAAAAAagA/K46vy55Z2Hc/s1600/Loire%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gt-wGu32JYk/T0N5b6AGBQI/AAAAAAAAagA/K46vy55Z2Hc/s320/Loire%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711542272769000706" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The theme for this year's Fete du Citron is 'Regions of France.'  Today: the Loire with its castles and knights of yore.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Le thème de la Fête Citron de cette année  est «Les Régions de France . "  Aujourd'hui : la Loire avec ses châteaux et des chevaliers d'antan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-1335918723169243620?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/1335918723169243620/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=1335918723169243620&amp;isPopup=true' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/1335918723169243620'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/1335918723169243620'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/fete-du-citron-castles-of-loire.html' title='Fête du Citron - Castles of the Loire'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-18KNw-WxUSc/T0N5zkYDiQI/AAAAAAAAagQ/K5RdtVlLLxA/s72-c/Loire%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-4651654588227225017</id><published>2012-02-21T07:05:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-21T07:08:25.237+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fêtes - La Fête du Citron'/><title type='text'>Fête du Citron - La Capeline de Menton</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2sABiQ8Ef6o/T0KAKG7KiyI/AAAAAAAAafc/u4-3ZCIGhkE/s1600/Capeline%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2sABiQ8Ef6o/T0KAKG7KiyI/AAAAAAAAafc/u4-3ZCIGhkE/s640/Capeline%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711268188605025058" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9CUBIuUHcrA/T0J_7zKG1BI/AAAAAAAAafQ/0whr1sdyTjo/s1600/Capeline%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9CUBIuUHcrA/T0J_7zKG1BI/AAAAAAAAafQ/0whr1sdyTjo/s320/Capeline%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711267942780818450" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The folk group &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;La Capeline de Menton&lt;/span&gt;, founded in 1935,  was present at the inauguration of the Fête du Citron.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A capeline is a &lt;span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;wide-brimmed hat&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;with&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;round crown&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The group was &lt;span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;created to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;maintain local traditions&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;to support&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;all forms of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;folk art. They perform the songs and dances of Menton and as you can see, the participants start young...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Le groupe folklorique La Capeline de Menton, fondé en 1935, était présent à l'inauguration de la Fête du Citron.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; Une capeline est un chapeau à larges bords avec une calotte ronde.  Le  groupe a été créé pour maintenir les traditions locales et pour  transmettre toutes les formes d'art folklorique. Ils exécutent des  chants et des danses de Menton et comme vous pouvez le voir, les  participants commencent jeunes ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KAF3GUxDXFI/T0J8d6xNRaI/AAAAAAAAafE/s5tqIC8kwz4/s1600/Capeline%2B1%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KAF3GUxDXFI/T0J8d6xNRaI/AAAAAAAAafE/s5tqIC8kwz4/s640/Capeline%2B1%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711264130892907938" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-4651654588227225017?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/4651654588227225017/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=4651654588227225017&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/4651654588227225017'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/4651654588227225017'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/fete-du-citron-la-capeline-de-menton.html' title='Fête du Citron - La Capeline de Menton'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2sABiQ8Ef6o/T0KAKG7KiyI/AAAAAAAAafc/u4-3ZCIGhkE/s72-c/Capeline%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-8898117412508446949</id><published>2012-02-20T06:16:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-20T18:37:24.937+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fêtes - La Fête du Citron'/><title type='text'>Fête du Citron - Champagne!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q1PmkNFwvBs/T0DAvvYh7fI/AAAAAAAAadw/r65MTM68fME/s1600/champagne%2B%25282%2Bof%2B2%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q1PmkNFwvBs/T0DAvvYh7fI/AAAAAAAAadw/r65MTM68fME/s640/champagne%2B%25282%2Bof%2B2%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710776253911526898" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ChPUdyuBRpI/T0DCdbyXJsI/AAAAAAAAad8/vI0INAP5Vw0/s1600/champagne%2B%25281%2Bof%2B2%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ChPUdyuBRpI/T0DCdbyXJsI/AAAAAAAAad8/vI0INAP5Vw0/s320/champagne%2B%25281%2Bof%2B2%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710778138436773570" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;So here we are again! Menton's famous Fete du Citron has opened and this  year - the 79th edition - the theme is 'Regions of France' - so let's  start in the Champagne Ardennes region and a Fountain of Champagne. As  you walk past, you hear corks popping and champagne being poured - pity  it's only water...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A metal frame is constructed for each exhibit and then it's covered in  wire netting and then each lemon or orange is fixed to the wire with a  rubber band. It takes a long time. This year 182 tons of fruit have been  used - that's nearly 1 million lemons and oranges.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Donc nous continuons!  La célèbre Fête du Citron de Menton a ouvert et  cette année - la 79e édition - le thème est « Régions de France » . Nous  allons donc commencer par la région Champagne Ardennes et une fontaine  de champagne . Quand vous passez devant , vous entendez les bouchons qui  sautent et le champagne qui coule - malheureusement, ce n'est que de  l'eau ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Une armature métallique est construite pour chaque pièce , elle est  couverte de grillage et ensuite chaque citron ou d'orange est fixé sur  le fil avec un élastique . Cela prend beaucoup de temps . Cette année  182 tonnes de fruits ont été utilisées - c'est près de 1 million de  citrons et d'oranges. &lt;pre wrap=""&gt;  &lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BuvJ4If7_4s/T0DC9zaB_VI/AAAAAAAAaeI/dvba04_3lyc/s1600/champagne%2B4%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BuvJ4If7_4s/T0DC9zaB_VI/AAAAAAAAaeI/dvba04_3lyc/s640/champagne%2B4%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710778694532988242" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-8898117412508446949?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/8898117412508446949/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=8898117412508446949&amp;isPopup=true' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/8898117412508446949'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/8898117412508446949'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/fete-du-citron-champagne.html' title='Fête du Citron - Champagne!'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q1PmkNFwvBs/T0DAvvYh7fI/AAAAAAAAadw/r65MTM68fME/s72-c/champagne%2B%25282%2Bof%2B2%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-5175171914175532284</id><published>2012-02-19T07:06:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-20T18:36:18.053+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fêtes - La Fête du Citron'/><title type='text'>Fête du Citron - the Beauty Queens</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BQ32MQ1ozsI/Tz_r10FzxfI/AAAAAAAAadg/_5gz5LcGF4Y/s1600/Beauty%2BQueens%2B%2B%25282%2Bof%2B4%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BQ32MQ1ozsI/Tz_r10FzxfI/AAAAAAAAadg/_5gz5LcGF4Y/s640/Beauty%2BQueens%2B%2B%25282%2Bof%2B4%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710542162277680626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PqMBdp-2wXg/Tz_q_1VO4hI/AAAAAAAAadU/ujzlh_gL80A/s1600/Beauty%2BQueens%2B%2B%25284%2Bof%2B4%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PqMBdp-2wXg/Tz_q_1VO4hI/AAAAAAAAadU/ujzlh_gL80A/s320/Beauty%2BQueens%2B%2B%25284%2Bof%2B4%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710541234897871378" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The 79th Fete du Citron was inaugurated yesterday and along with the  great and the good of Menton were two gorgeous girls, Miss Cote d'Azur  and Miss Provence - 3rd and 4th runners up to Miss France 2011.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More tomorrow ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;La 79e Fête du Citron a été inaugurée hier et parmi le beau monde de  Menton, il y  avait deux filles magnifiques, Miss Côte d'Azur et Miss  Provence - 3ème et 4ème dauphines de Miss France 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; Demain, il y aura plus de choses ... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7thVzy7lXME/Tz_qnXGAV7I/AAAAAAAAadI/uWfxce8bESY/s1600/Beauty%2BQueens%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B4%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7thVzy7lXME/Tz_qnXGAV7I/AAAAAAAAadI/uWfxce8bESY/s400/Beauty%2BQueens%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B4%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710540814464079794" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-5175171914175532284?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/5175171914175532284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=5175171914175532284&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/5175171914175532284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/5175171914175532284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/fete-du-citron-beauty-queens.html' title='Fête du Citron - the Beauty Queens'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BQ32MQ1ozsI/Tz_r10FzxfI/AAAAAAAAadg/_5gz5LcGF4Y/s72-c/Beauty%2BQueens%2B%2B%25282%2Bof%2B4%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-5767273205564347561</id><published>2012-02-18T06:53:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-18T06:53:00.450+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ports and Yachts'/><title type='text'>Mellow Yellow</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Toa6WBOp4Vw/Tz6jf1UgE9I/AAAAAAAAacA/3Bkg_S9_Y_k/s1600/yellow%2Bballs%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Toa6WBOp4Vw/Tz6jf1UgE9I/AAAAAAAAacA/3Bkg_S9_Y_k/s640/yellow%2Bballs%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710181144836707282" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zo2INF5AS5o/Tz6jH9LHNFI/AAAAAAAAab0/hAJgGIuinEE/s1600/yellow%2Bballs%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zo2INF5AS5o/Tz6jH9LHNFI/AAAAAAAAab0/hAJgGIuinEE/s320/yellow%2Bballs%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710180734627951698" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;There is renovation work going on in the dry dock area of the port - hence the barrier created by the yellow balls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just the right colour to lead us into the Fete du Citron tomorrow...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Il y a des travaux de rénovation en cours sur la zone de cale sèche du port - d'où la barrière formée par les balles jaunes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;C'est juste la bonne couleur pour nous conduire vers la Fête du Citron demain ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YnH-zIcn-nA/Tz6oMRqEPoI/AAAAAAAAacM/GYmzS0ttlbg/s1600/yellow%2Bballs%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YnH-zIcn-nA/Tz6oMRqEPoI/AAAAAAAAacM/GYmzS0ttlbg/s400/yellow%2Bballs%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710186306404105858" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DsDeWoPrO9s/Tz6iXeH_DqI/AAAAAAAAabo/4YReICcRThE/s1600/yellow%2Bballs%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-5767273205564347561?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/5767273205564347561/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=5767273205564347561&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/5767273205564347561'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/5767273205564347561'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/mellow-yellow.html' title='Mellow Yellow'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Toa6WBOp4Vw/Tz6jf1UgE9I/AAAAAAAAacA/3Bkg_S9_Y_k/s72-c/yellow%2Bballs%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-5638345359198190055</id><published>2012-02-17T06:23:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-17T06:23:00.119+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Miscellany'/><title type='text'>Colours of Menton</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ceWT6PPpNMQ/Tz0t-eqMpKI/AAAAAAAAaaU/P0rQKB8iNuM/s1600/pine%2Bwindow%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ceWT6PPpNMQ/Tz0t-eqMpKI/AAAAAAAAaaU/P0rQKB8iNuM/s640/pine%2Bwindow%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709770453980849314" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sun is back, the grey has gone - Menton shows us her colours again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Le soleil est de retour, la grisaille a disparu - Menton nous montre à nouveau ses couleurs.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-5638345359198190055?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/5638345359198190055/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=5638345359198190055&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/5638345359198190055'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/5638345359198190055'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/colours-of-menton.html' title='Colours of Menton'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ceWT6PPpNMQ/Tz0t-eqMpKI/AAAAAAAAaaU/P0rQKB8iNuM/s72-c/pine%2Bwindow%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-9117781597694829965</id><published>2012-02-16T06:46:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-16T06:46:00.107+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ports and Yachts'/><title type='text'>'Gigi'</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AZNsUwuXWFE/Tzv94Uq_Q7I/AAAAAAAAaZw/ffjgy03ijmA/s1600/gigi%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AZNsUwuXWFE/Tzv94Uq_Q7I/AAAAAAAAaZw/ffjgy03ijmA/s640/gigi%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709436096685753266" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just a little blue boat in the port of Menton. Remember Colette's  Gigi and the musical with Maurice Chevalier, Lesley Caron, Louis Jourdan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Juste un petit bateau bleu dans le port de Menton.  Souvenez-vous de  Gigi de Colette et la comédie musicale avec Maurice Chevalier, Lesley  Caron, Louis Jourdan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gklr27cysmA" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-9117781597694829965?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/9117781597694829965/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=9117781597694829965&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/9117781597694829965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/9117781597694829965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/gigi.html' title='&apos;Gigi&apos;'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AZNsUwuXWFE/Tzv94Uq_Q7I/AAAAAAAAaZw/ffjgy03ijmA/s72-c/gigi%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-6559456158671450738</id><published>2012-02-15T06:30:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-15T06:30:02.016+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Old Town'/><title type='text'>Silhouette</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gORs3HmmDzQ/TzqmNgvjIyI/AAAAAAAAaYk/zovzr5TA_QM/s1600/silhouette%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gORs3HmmDzQ/TzqmNgvjIyI/AAAAAAAAaYk/zovzr5TA_QM/s640/silhouette%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709058228703404834" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Late afternoon sun behind a palm creates a silhouette.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;En fin d'après midi, le soleil  derrière un palmier crée une silhouette. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-6559456158671450738?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/6559456158671450738/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=6559456158671450738&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/6559456158671450738'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/6559456158671450738'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/silhouette.html' title='Silhouette'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gORs3HmmDzQ/TzqmNgvjIyI/AAAAAAAAaYk/zovzr5TA_QM/s72-c/silhouette%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-7392260508916223231</id><published>2012-02-14T07:26:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-14T07:32:56.263+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Miscellany'/><title type='text'>Reflection</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5mMV-NFWQDs/Tzlaux88DcI/AAAAAAAAaYA/FHH5kOfGNUc/s1600/ivy%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5mMV-NFWQDs/Tzlaux88DcI/AAAAAAAAaYA/FHH5kOfGNUc/s640/ivy%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708693762398227906" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sunlight pouring through a French window is reflected in a painting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;La lumière du soleil passant à travers une fenêtre française se reflète dans une peinture.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-7392260508916223231?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/7392260508916223231/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=7392260508916223231&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/7392260508916223231'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/7392260508916223231'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/reflection.html' title='Reflection'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5mMV-NFWQDs/Tzlaux88DcI/AAAAAAAAaYA/FHH5kOfGNUc/s72-c/ivy%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-1443474007999892192</id><published>2012-02-13T07:28:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-13T07:29:43.985+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='People'/><title type='text'>The Gentle Man</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BE5CUqcN3CA/TzfoVOs4fsI/AAAAAAAAaW4/s8u2Q3emGQY/s1600/SDF%2B%25281%2Bof%2B3%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BE5CUqcN3CA/TzfoVOs4fsI/AAAAAAAAaW4/s8u2Q3emGQY/s640/SDF%2B%25281%2Bof%2B3%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708286504136638146" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sNGWAG5dJxc/Tzfn2FP9GCI/AAAAAAAAaWs/3reDH8zHf70/s1600/SDF%2B%25283%2Bof%2B3%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sNGWAG5dJxc/Tzfn2FP9GCI/AAAAAAAAaWs/3reDH8zHf70/s320/SDF%2B%25283%2Bof%2B3%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708285969023440930" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Earlier in the day this man had been helpful in pointing out a carpark space.  Later, he recognised me when he was sitting on the pavement, saw the camera, and invited me to take a photo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't normally photograph an SDF (sans domicile fixe, or homeless person) but he was posing, making funny faces and then offered me this little model of a cow which he displayed on his wrist. Of course I gave him some money.  Now I wish I'd given him more.The cow sits on my desk and brings me luck.  I also wish I'd asked his story. Most SDFs put a paper cup on the pavement - this gentle man begs with a beautiful piece of tapestry, perhaps from India or Thailand.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En début de journée,cet homme m'avait été utile pour sortir d'un  parking. Plus tard, alors qu'il était assis sur le trottoir, il m'a  reconnu, il a vu mon appareil  et m'a invitée à prendre une photo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Normalement, je ne photographie pas un SDF (sans domicile fixe, ou une  personne sans-abri , mais il prenait la pose, faisait des grimaces  amusantes ou sérieuses, puis m'a offert ce petit modèle d'une vache  qu'il posait sur son poignet. Bien sûr, je lui ai donné un peu d'argent.  Maintenant,  j'aurais aimé lui avoir donné plus.Le vache se trouve sur  mon bureau et me porte chance. La plupart des SDF posent un morceau de  papier sur le trottoir - cet homme sympathique mendie avec un beau  morceau de  tapisserie, peut-être venant d'Inde ou Thailande. J'aurais  également  souhaité lui demander son histoire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-srki-OOzF9M/TzfkILUsGkI/AAAAAAAAaWg/byZWyNn28uI/s1600/SDF%2B%25282%2Bof%2B3%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-srki-OOzF9M/TzfkILUsGkI/AAAAAAAAaWg/byZWyNn28uI/s640/SDF%2B%25282%2Bof%2B3%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708281881845045826" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yFprM54tUoE/TzfixKdFwKI/AAAAAAAAaWU/woRpcpAEXfs/s1600/sdf%2B4%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yFprM54tUoE/TzfixKdFwKI/AAAAAAAAaWU/woRpcpAEXfs/s320/sdf%2B4%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708280386963226786" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OtMX-ZovI2Y/TzfgGWqw6qI/AAAAAAAAaWI/s9zVEXIhxmo/s1600/sdf%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-1443474007999892192?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/1443474007999892192/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=1443474007999892192&amp;isPopup=true' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/1443474007999892192'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/1443474007999892192'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/gentle-man.html' title='The Gentle Man'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BE5CUqcN3CA/TzfoVOs4fsI/AAAAAAAAaW4/s8u2Q3emGQY/s72-c/SDF%2B%25281%2Bof%2B3%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-2514236767359839609</id><published>2012-02-12T07:08:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-12T07:08:00.326+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Markets'/><title type='text'>Villa Beau Rivage</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VnT2MVWMa8Y/Tzaut9Tay3I/AAAAAAAAaU0/ZHPM_QTGpA4/s1600/Beau%2Brivage%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VnT2MVWMa8Y/Tzaut9Tay3I/AAAAAAAAaU0/ZHPM_QTGpA4/s640/Beau%2Brivage%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707941682312039282" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where was the Villa Beau Rivage? Who lived there? Who died there? Who loved and laughed and argued and then made up again?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Où se trouvait la Villa Beau Rivage ? Qui a vécu là-bas? Qui est mort  là-bas? Qui y a aimé et y a ri, s'y est disputé et puis réconcilié? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-2514236767359839609?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/2514236767359839609/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=2514236767359839609&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/2514236767359839609'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/2514236767359839609'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/villa-beau-rivage.html' title='Villa Beau Rivage'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VnT2MVWMa8Y/Tzaut9Tay3I/AAAAAAAAaU0/ZHPM_QTGpA4/s72-c/Beau%2Brivage%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-4971551582099112972</id><published>2012-02-11T06:34:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-11T06:34:00.367+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Villages near to Menton: Roquebrune-cap-Martin'/><title type='text'>Coco Chanel's $50 million Villa</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b4IhJpPE4A8/TzTnJMThN8I/AAAAAAAAaTs/_krlvLQOoek/s1600/Chanel%2527s%2BHouse%2B1%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b4IhJpPE4A8/TzTnJMThN8I/AAAAAAAAaTs/_krlvLQOoek/s640/Chanel%2527s%2BHouse%2B1%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707440772893194178" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vg5cfqFWvBk/TzTmip6UrOI/AAAAAAAAaTg/wp1-FgEEZkc/s1600/Chanel%2527s%2BHouse%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vg5cfqFWvBk/TzTmip6UrOI/AAAAAAAAaTg/wp1-FgEEZkc/s320/Chanel%2527s%2BHouse%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707440110825680098" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This was fashion icon Coco Chanel's summer home, La Pausa, in Roquebrune  which was built for her by her  lover, the extravagant Duke of Westminster. She was actively involved  in the design of the building which stands in 9 acres and lived here  from 1929 to 1953.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The estate has a long and fascinating history involving  artists, musicians, writers and painters, including Stravinsky, Cocteau,  Picasso, Bonnard, Luchino Visconti, Somerset Maugham. It was later bought by author, literary agent and art collector Emery Reves:  during that time, Winston Churchill was a frequent guest and it is where  he completed his memoirs and enjoyed painting the view. But the villa  was also a social destination for other figures as Field Marshal  Bernard Montgomery, the Duke of Windsor, Noel Coward, Aristotle Onassis, Greta Garbo, Rose Kennedy, as well as Graham Sutherland, Prince Rainier  and Princess Grace, Konrad Adenauer, Anthony Eden, and Paul Reynaud.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La Pausa is believed to be for sale at an asking price of around $50 million.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These photos of La Pausa were taken in 2009, (on the old donkey track that leads to Roquebrune village) with the camera before the camera before the camera I currently use!  I kept meaning to go back and photograph the house from the other side, and never did but click on &lt;a href="http://www.burger-sothebysrealty.com/property-villa-for-sale-roquebrune-cap-martin-french-riviera-chanel-exclusivity-sp2448.html"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"&gt;Burger-SothebysRealty.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and you'll see many more photographs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zFc7Vs9QyC4/TzUsU2Z6XjI/AAAAAAAAaUE/B62UEI-wKFI/s1600/coco-chanel1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zFc7Vs9QyC4/TzUsU2Z6XjI/AAAAAAAAaUE/B62UEI-wKFI/s320/coco-chanel1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707516839475174962" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Voici ce qui fut la résidence d'été d'une icône de la mode Coco Chanel,  La Pausa, à Roquebrune, qui a été construite pour elle par son amant,  l'extravagant duc de Westminster. Elle a participé activement à la  conception du bâtiment qui se trouve sur 9 hectares et elle a vécu ici  de 1929 à 1953.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; Le domaine a une histoire longue et passionnante impliquant des artistes, musiciens, écrivains et peintres dont  Stravinsky, Cocteau, Picasso, Bonnard, Luchino Visconti, Somerset Maugham. Il a ensuite été  acheté par l'auteur, agent littéraire et collectionneur d'art Emery  Reves: c'est à cette période que Winston Churchill était invité  fréquemment et c' est là où il a terminé ses mémoires et où il aimait  peindre la vue. Mais la villa était aussi un lieu de rencontre pour  d'autres personnalités telles que le maréchal Bernard Montgomery, le  duc de Windsor, Noel Coward, Aristote Onassis, Greta Garbo, Rose  Kennedy, ainsi que Graham Sutherland, le Prince Rainier et la  Princesse Grace, Konrad Adenauer, Anthony Eden, et Paul Reynaud.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; Le prix de vente de La Pausa est estimé à environ $50 millions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; Ces photos de La Pausa ont été prises en 2009, ( sur la vieil chemin  muletier  qui conduit à Roquebrune-Village) avec l'appareil photo  ...avant l'appareil photo... avant celui que j'utilise actuellement !  J'avais l'intention de revenir photographier la maison de l'autre côté et je ne l'ai jamais fait, mais cliquez sur &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.burger-sothebysrealty.com/property-villa-for-sale-roquebrune-cap-martin-french-riviera-chanel-exclusivity-sp2448.html"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"&gt;Burger-Sothe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.burger-sothebysrealty.com/property-villa-for-sale-roquebrune-cap-martin-french-riviera-chanel-exclusivity-sp2448.html"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"&gt;bysRealty.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;  et vous verrez d'autres nombreuses photos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h2F_R12wcTI/TzUrnJ-NYaI/AAAAAAAAaT4/f7W3LMM-49A/s1600/coco-chanel1.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-4971551582099112972?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/4971551582099112972/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=4971551582099112972&amp;isPopup=true' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/4971551582099112972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/4971551582099112972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/coco-chanels-50-million-villa.html' title='Coco Chanel&apos;s $50 million Villa'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b4IhJpPE4A8/TzTnJMThN8I/AAAAAAAAaTs/_krlvLQOoek/s72-c/Chanel%2527s%2BHouse%2B1%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>16</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-3910423723670351060</id><published>2012-02-10T07:02:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T07:09:55.553+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Villages near to Menton: Gorbio'/><title type='text'>Wash Day in Gorbio</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EKMmip5VPBY/Ty7md2Zn3kI/AAAAAAAAaPM/7zhOI7w02a8/s1600/shadows%2Bof%2Bwashing%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EKMmip5VPBY/Ty7md2Zn3kI/AAAAAAAAaPM/7zhOI7w02a8/s640/shadows%2Bof%2Bwashing%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705751178418576962" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L-LiuSvPqZo/Ty7mJRvN7xI/AAAAAAAAaPA/kshUBpQ8uag/s1600/shadows%2Bwashing%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L-LiuSvPqZo/Ty7mJRvN7xI/AAAAAAAAaPA/kshUBpQ8uag/s320/shadows%2Bwashing%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705750824979656466" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Shadows in &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Place Honoré Vial&lt;/span&gt; in the medieval village of Gorbio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Ombres sur la Place Honoré Vial dans le village médiéval de Gorbio. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-3910423723670351060?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/3910423723670351060/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=3910423723670351060&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/3910423723670351060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/3910423723670351060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/wash-day-in-gorbio.html' title='Wash Day in Gorbio'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EKMmip5VPBY/Ty7md2Zn3kI/AAAAAAAAaPM/7zhOI7w02a8/s72-c/shadows%2Bof%2Bwashing%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-2206716797842710475</id><published>2012-02-09T06:16:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-09T06:16:00.836+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Public buildings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Old Town'/><title type='text'>Hôtel Adhémar de Lantagnac</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ly4snzqxID8/TzKgMW5HhII/AAAAAAAAaSM/d4BSNlyhYdA/s1600/small%2Btourist%2Boffice%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ly4snzqxID8/TzKgMW5HhII/AAAAAAAAaSM/d4BSNlyhYdA/s640/small%2Btourist%2Boffice%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706799811995862146" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H6fghL4_QvE/TzKzfX1u0QI/AAAAAAAAaSY/BTJs7c8JdBA/s1600/small%2Btourist%2Boffice%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H6fghL4_QvE/TzKzfX1u0QI/AAAAAAAAaSY/BTJs7c8JdBA/s320/small%2Btourist%2Boffice%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706821029388538114" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This little alleyway is irresistible to me.  Sometimes it's open, sometimes it's closed but when it's open it leads to the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Hôtel particulier Adhémar de Lantagnac&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, which is not an hotel at all but is now used by the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Service du Patrimone&lt;/span&gt;.  An &lt;span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;'&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;hôtel particulier&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;' is a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="hps"&gt;beautiful&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;house that once belonged to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;a family of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps"&gt;prominent citizens&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;H&lt;span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"&gt;ere you'll find a small boutigue selling books on Menton and works of the artists of the region. There are exhibitions throughout the year but really just go in and look around - enjoy the frescoes, many sadly damaged, the beautiful old shutters, the original glass in the windows.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'll find it at 24, &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Rue Saint Michel&lt;/span&gt; (the pedestrian street) and not far from &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Place aux Herbes&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Cette petite ruelle est irrésistible pour moi. Parfois, elle est  accessible, parfois non, mais quand son portail est ouvert, elle  conduit à l' Hôtel particulier Adhémar de Lantagnac, ce qui  n'est pas un hôtel dans le sens ordinaire, et qui est maintenant  utilisé par le Service du Patrimone.  'Hôtel particulier' signifie que c'est une belle maison qui appartient à une famille de notables de la ville.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; Ici vous trouverez une petite Boutique qui vend de livres sur Menton et  sur les œuvres des artistes de la région . Il y a des expositions tout  au long de l'année, mais on peut juste entrer et pour  regarder le  décor,  admirer les fresques dont beaucoup malheureusement sont  endommagées, les beaux volets anciens, les carreaux d'origine des  fenêtres. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; Vous le trouverez au 24, Rue Saint-Michel ( la rue piétonne ) et non loin de la Place aux Herbes. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-2206716797842710475?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/2206716797842710475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=2206716797842710475&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/2206716797842710475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/2206716797842710475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/hotel-adhemar-de-lantagnac.html' title='Hôtel Adhémar de Lantagnac'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ly4snzqxID8/TzKgMW5HhII/AAAAAAAAaSM/d4BSNlyhYdA/s72-c/small%2Btourist%2Boffice%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-4107451547633713738</id><published>2012-02-08T06:07:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-08T16:39:42.307+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Beach and Sea'/><title type='text'>Elsa Plage</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0VCEWEKD50w/TzIDTjFS85I/AAAAAAAAaQs/agvxZbnpQu0/s1600/seagulls%2Band%2Bsky%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0VCEWEKD50w/TzIDTjFS85I/AAAAAAAAaQs/agvxZbnpQu0/s640/seagulls%2Band%2Bsky%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706627312201692050" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aS5iOdffV2Q/TzKXHyR1wKI/AAAAAAAAaSA/fg0YBnSsIuU/s1600/elsa%2Bplage%2Btwo%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aS5iOdffV2Q/TzKXHyR1wKI/AAAAAAAAaSA/fg0YBnSsIuU/s320/elsa%2Bplage%2Btwo%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706789837843316898" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;This is part of Elsa Plage - there used to be a restaurant here and it  was recently demolished and cleared away by the authorities.  Meanwhile the seagulls stand like sentries ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was taken on the same day as the photo I posted two days ago but  facing the opposite direction. That's Italy in the distance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;C'est une partie d'Elsa Plage - où se trouvait un restaurant qui a été récemment démonté et démoli sur ordre des autorités. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;En attendant, les mouettes se dressent comme des sentinelles ... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; Ceci a été pris en même temps que la photo que j'ai postée il y a deux  jours, mais dans la direction opposée. Dans le lointain, c'est l'Italie. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-4107451547633713738?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/4107451547633713738/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=4107451547633713738&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/4107451547633713738'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/4107451547633713738'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/elsa-plage.html' title='Elsa Plage'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0VCEWEKD50w/TzIDTjFS85I/AAAAAAAAaQs/agvxZbnpQu0/s72-c/seagulls%2Band%2Bsky%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-8121156750649732744</id><published>2012-02-07T07:25:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-07T07:45:12.831+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Guest Photographers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Villages near to Menton: Gorbio'/><title type='text'>Menton Daily Photo's 5th Birthday!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r1i8H3fhJ9Y/Ty_wMawrFeI/AAAAAAAAaP8/aXz8zp6E7So/s1600/Moi%2Bby%2Bthe%2BMayor%2B%25281%2Bof%2B2%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r1i8H3fhJ9Y/Ty_wMawrFeI/AAAAAAAAaP8/aXz8zp6E7So/s640/Moi%2Bby%2Bthe%2BMayor%2B%25281%2Bof%2B2%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706043349034276322" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Menton Daily Photo and &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.montecarlodailyphoto.com"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"&gt;Monte Carlo Daily Photo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; celebrate their 5th     birthdays today - that's one photo (sometimes more) every single day     for five years - twice!  Not quite sure how it happened, but it did!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   In fact, it all started with Eric Tenin's &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.parisdailyphoto.com"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Paris Daily Photo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and his     vision for a world-wide City Daily Photo community of which today     there are 1452 representing cities all over the world.  I will be     forever grateful to Eric for starting something that was to totally     change my life and in ways I never could have imagined.  Who knew     I'd fall asleep at night reading books on photography!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   According to Google, Menton Daily Photo has 12,000 visits a month     (of which 6000 are unique visits) with 20,000 page views a month.      Monte Carlo Daily Photo has 13,000 visits a month (of which 7,500     are unique visits) and with 27,000 page views.  You can see, with     these monthly numbers, why I can't stop and indeed I don't want to!     It's such a honour and a privilege to know so many people are     enjoying the photos.  A heartfelt thank you to my wonderful readers,     for your loyalty, encouragement, kind emails and comments - without     you, I think I'd have faltered long ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   But along with the numbers have come friends - blogging friends,     photography friends, people who come and visit and who I'd not have     known but for the blogs. People who write me - we've never met - but     are friends nonetheless.  And one thing is particularly important to     me, acceptance by the people of the amazing village where I live -     Gorbio.  I adore this village, its traditions and its people who     have so generously made me (a foreigner) welcome.  They know me as     the English woman, with the blogs - the one who always has a camera     in her hand!   I feel very much a part of this medieval hill village  and I can't begin to tell you how much this means to me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   Thank you to my dear friend and neighbour, Agnès Pinelli, who corrects  the translations for Menton Daily Photo every single evening. A big hug,  Agnès.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   And this photo of me?  Well that was taken by Gorbio's wonderful     Mayor, Monsieur Michel Isnard, a fabulous artist and teacher, who     does so much for the village, both culturally and in every way     imaginable - he even finds time to encourage me.  Thanks for the     photo, Monsieur le Maire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Menton Daily Photo et &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.montecarlodailyphoto.com"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"&gt;Monte Carlo Daily Photo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; célèbrent leur 5e  anniversaire aujourd'hui - cela représente une photo (parfois plus)  chaque jour pendant cinq ans  et deux fois! Pas tout à fait sûr de  savoir comment c'est arrivé, mais c'est ainsi!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; En fait, tout a commencé avec &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.parisdailyphoto.com"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"&gt;Paris Daily Photo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; de Eric Tenin et sa  vision d'une communauté mondiale City Daily Photo qui aujourd'hui,  regroupe 1452 villes dans le monde entier. Je serai éternellement  reconnaissante à Eric d'avoir mis en place quelque chose qui devait  changer totalement ma vie d 'une façon que je n'aurais jamais pu  imaginer. Qui sait que je m'endors la nuit en lisant des livres sur la  photographie?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Selon Google, Menton Daily Photo a 12.000 visites par mois (dont 6000  sont des visites uniques) avec 20.000 pages vues par mois. Monte-Carlo  Daily Photo a 13.000 visites par mois (dont 7.500 sont des visites  uniques) et avec 27.000 pages vues. Vous pouvez comprendre, avec ces  chiffres mensuels, pourquoi je ne peux pas arrêter et aussi je ne le  veux pas! C'est un tel honneur et un privilège de savoir que tant de  gens apprécient les photos. Un grand merci à mes merveilleux lecteurs,  pour votre fidélité, vos encouragements,vos e-mails amicaux et vos  commentaires - sans vous, je pense que j'aurais renoncé depuis  longtemps.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Et avec le temps, bon nombre sont devenus  des amis - amis de blogs,  amis de photographie, personnes qui viennent me rendre visite et que  sans le blog je n'aurais pas connues. Les gens qui m'écrivent - nous ne  nous sommes jamais rencontrés - mais  qui sont néanmoins des amis. Et  une chose est particulièrement importante pour moi, c'est l'accueil par  les habitants de l'étonnant village où je vis - Gorbio. J'adore ce  village, ses traditions et ses gens qui ont si généreusement accueillie  l' étrangère que je suis. Ils me connaissent comme la  dame anglaise des  blogs - celle qui a toujours une appareil-photo à la main! Je me sens  très bien intégrée dans ce village médiéval et je n'ai pas de mots pour  vous dire ce que cela signifie pour moi . &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; Merci à ma chère amie et voisine, Agnès Pinelli, qui corrige les  traductions pour Menton Daily Photo, tous les soirs. Un gros câlin,  Agnès.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Et cette photo de moi? Eh bien elle a été prise par le merveilleux maire  de Gorbio, M. Michel Isnard, un artiste formidable et un professeur,  qui fait tant pour le village, à la fois culturellement et dans tous les  domaines imaginables - il trouve même le temps de m'encourager. Merci  pour la photo, M. Le Maire.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-8121156750649732744?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/8121156750649732744/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=8121156750649732744&amp;isPopup=true' title='48 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/8121156750649732744'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/8121156750649732744'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/menton-daily-photos-5th-birthday.html' title='Menton Daily Photo&apos;s 5th Birthday!'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r1i8H3fhJ9Y/Ty_wMawrFeI/AAAAAAAAaP8/aXz8zp6E7So/s72-c/Moi%2Bby%2Bthe%2BMayor%2B%25281%2Bof%2B2%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>48</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-968470063598895054</id><published>2012-02-06T07:41:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-06T07:45:35.770+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Beach and Sea'/><title type='text'>Sunday Moody Blues</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I6qtnqGB1TE/Ty66wb69xVI/AAAAAAAAaO0/4yPEsOUcmjk/s1600/Seagull%2Bsky%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I6qtnqGB1TE/Ty66wb69xVI/AAAAAAAAaO0/4yPEsOUcmjk/s640/Seagull%2Bsky%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705703119216559442" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sunday lunch in Menton and a moody sky on the way home.  More interesting than a perfect blue sky, don't you think - but a good deal chillier?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tomorrow:  Menton Daily Photo's 5th birthday!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Le déjeuner du dimanche à Menton avec un ciel maussade sur le chemin du  retour. C'est plus intéressant qu'un ciel d'un bleu parfait, n'est-ce  pas - mais c'est un peu plus froid? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Demain: 5ème anniversaire de Menton Daily Photo!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-968470063598895054?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/968470063598895054/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=968470063598895054&amp;isPopup=true' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/968470063598895054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/968470063598895054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/sunday-moody-blues.html' title='Sunday Moody Blues'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I6qtnqGB1TE/Ty66wb69xVI/AAAAAAAAaO0/4yPEsOUcmjk/s72-c/Seagull%2Bsky%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-3485576093618483142</id><published>2012-02-05T06:26:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-05T07:31:48.622+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Villages near to Menton: Gorbio'/><title type='text'>A Kitten in Gorbio</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qO9OOSXeq7M/Ty1tg45vZ6I/AAAAAAAAaOE/XZmj1MuFi6M/s1600/Kitten%2BGorbio%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qO9OOSXeq7M/Ty1tg45vZ6I/AAAAAAAAaOE/XZmj1MuFi6M/s640/Kitten%2BGorbio%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705336714746095522" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r8myuonRGkA/Ty1syoPlh1I/AAAAAAAAaN4/4r8HbiwxV34/s1600/kitten%2B4%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r8myuonRGkA/Ty1syoPlh1I/AAAAAAAAaN4/4r8HbiwxV34/s320/kitten%2B4%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705335920000337746" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt;'There has never been a cat&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt; Who couldn't calm me down&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt; By walking slowly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt; Past my chair.'&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt; ~Rod McKuen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;br style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt;~~~~~&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt; &lt;br style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt;'Il n'y a jamais un chat&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt; Qui n'ait pu m'apaiser&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt; En marchant lentement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt; à côté de ma chaise.'&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"&gt;~ Rod McKuen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hRTU9KLJAaw/Ty1roVYFEyI/AAAAAAAAaNs/XMvwYPwcyjY/s1600/kitten%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hRTU9KLJAaw/Ty1roVYFEyI/AAAAAAAAaNs/XMvwYPwcyjY/s640/kitten%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705334643625366306" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-3485576093618483142?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/3485576093618483142/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=3485576093618483142&amp;isPopup=true' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/3485576093618483142'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/3485576093618483142'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/kitten-in-gorbio.html' title='A Kitten in Gorbio'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qO9OOSXeq7M/Ty1tg45vZ6I/AAAAAAAAaOE/XZmj1MuFi6M/s72-c/Kitten%2BGorbio%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-8001729666025757266</id><published>2012-02-04T08:00:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-04T08:00:48.594+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Villages near to Menton: Gorbio'/><title type='text'>Growing up French...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CHc36Lddb68/TywT3b5VV8I/AAAAAAAAaMM/RLralkTOnrI/s1600/boy%2Bwith%2Bbread%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CHc36Lddb68/TywT3b5VV8I/AAAAAAAAaMM/RLralkTOnrI/s640/boy%2Bwith%2Bbread%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704956671073540034" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VMQXhJCON0c/TywRTH4XRqI/AAAAAAAAaL0/vGzlaJ6jq2U/s1600/boy%2Bwith%2Bbread%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VMQXhJCON0c/TywRTH4XRqI/AAAAAAAAaL0/vGzlaJ6jq2U/s320/boy%2Bwith%2Bbread%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704953848202217122" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I wonder if French photographers are compelled to photograph anyone, whatever their age, carrying a baguette?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je me demande si les photographes français aiment aussi photographier  n'importe qui  ,quelque soit son âge, transportant une baguette de pain?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-8001729666025757266?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/8001729666025757266/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=8001729666025757266&amp;isPopup=true' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/8001729666025757266'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/8001729666025757266'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/growing-up-french.html' title='Growing up French...'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CHc36Lddb68/TywT3b5VV8I/AAAAAAAAaMM/RLralkTOnrI/s72-c/boy%2Bwith%2Bbread%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-3743568112386951193</id><published>2012-02-03T06:30:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-03T06:30:02.181+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gardens'/><title type='text'>Frozen Orchid</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kB7AzvRyJN8/TyqzbkHtDrI/AAAAAAAAaLQ/tt-XIXXb1XE/s1600/frozen%2Borchid%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kB7AzvRyJN8/TyqzbkHtDrI/AAAAAAAAaLQ/tt-XIXXb1XE/s640/frozen%2Borchid%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704569164151983794" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tiny caps of ice let us know winter has finally arrived...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;De minuscules bonnets de glace nous montrent que l'hiver est enfin arrivé ... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-3743568112386951193?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/3743568112386951193/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=3743568112386951193&amp;isPopup=true' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/3743568112386951193'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/3743568112386951193'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/frozen-orchid.html' title='Frozen Orchid'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kB7AzvRyJN8/TyqzbkHtDrI/AAAAAAAAaLQ/tt-XIXXb1XE/s72-c/frozen%2Borchid%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-665808771856994842</id><published>2012-02-02T06:14:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-02T06:14:00.172+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Old Town'/><title type='text'>Snow in Menton!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jmy1eF7e-MY/Tyl8KsokveI/AAAAAAAAaK4/z1r-tCkUHpE/s1600/Menton%2Bsnow%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jmy1eF7e-MY/Tyl8KsokveI/AAAAAAAAaK4/z1r-tCkUHpE/s640/Menton%2Bsnow%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704226926263320034" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v2dY89qzvKQ/TylsUeI5P8I/AAAAAAAAaKg/OHVfFVWBzAI/s1600/Menton%2Bsnow%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v2dY89qzvKQ/TylsUeI5P8I/AAAAAAAAaKg/OHVfFVWBzAI/s320/Menton%2Bsnow%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704209501984997314" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Snow on the hills above Menton.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Neige sur les hauteurs de Menton.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j3UciExYoyA/TylveF7TqAI/AAAAAAAAaKs/w1frFnedvDY/s1600/Menton%2Bsnow%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j3UciExYoyA/TylveF7TqAI/AAAAAAAAaKs/w1frFnedvDY/s400/Menton%2Bsnow%2B%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704212965819131906" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-665808771856994842?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/665808771856994842/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=665808771856994842&amp;isPopup=true' title='18 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/665808771856994842'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/665808771856994842'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/snow-in-menton.html' title='Snow in Menton!'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jmy1eF7e-MY/Tyl8KsokveI/AAAAAAAAaK4/z1r-tCkUHpE/s72-c/Menton%2Bsnow%2B3%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>18</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-8037646169325705931</id><published>2012-02-01T06:05:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2012-02-01T06:05:00.405+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shopping'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Daily Photo Theme Day:'/><title type='text'>Pooh Bear</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iACPReczt4E/TygGwQPGk1I/AAAAAAAAaJA/YyQcuAVdmOE/s1600/Bear%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iACPReczt4E/TygGwQPGk1I/AAAAAAAAaJA/YyQcuAVdmOE/s64%3Ca%20href=" com="" portal="" tid="66&amp;quot;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Can this be Winnie the Pooh himself? For sale at the Broc Troc in Menton last weekend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"&gt;'Pooh,' said Rabbit kindly, 'you haven't any brain.'&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"&gt; 'I know,' said Pooh humbly.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" &gt;A.A.Milne. Winnie the Pooh.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" href="http://www.citydailyphoto.com/portal/themes_archive.php?tid=66"&gt;Please click here to view thumbnails for all participants in CDP's theme: Animals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Est-ce Winnie l'Ourson  lui-même ? Il était en vente au Broc-Troc à Menton le week-end dernier.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"&gt;'Ourson,' a déclaré Lapin gentiment, 'tu n'as pas de cerveau.'&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"&gt;'Je sais,' a répondu l'ourson humblement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt; &lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" &gt;A.A.Milne. Winnie l'Ourson.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" href="http://www.citydailyphoto.com/portal/themes_archive.php?tid=66"&gt;S'il vous plaît cliquez ici pour afficher les miniatures de tous les participants au thème du CDP: Animaux&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-8037646169325705931?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/8037646169325705931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=8037646169325705931&amp;isPopup=true' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/8037646169325705931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/8037646169325705931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/02/pooh-bear.html' title='Pooh Bear'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iACPReczt4E/TygGwQPGk1I/AAAAAAAAaJA/YyQcuAVdmOE/s72-c/s64%3Ca%20href=' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-4956689351073739009</id><published>2012-01-31T07:06:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-31T07:22:26.538+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shopping'/><title type='text'>Memories for Sale</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2jTlGjsQAeA/TyeIOjo_ciI/AAAAAAAAaIQ/dYkehayFUwk/s1600/Marriage%2Bphoto%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.tif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2jTlGjsQAeA/TyeIOjo_ciI/AAAAAAAAaIQ/dYkehayFUwk/s640/Marriage%2Bphoto%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.tif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703677236754739746" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How many cherished memories will sit in a cardboard box waiting to be sold to a stranger? Will ours?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Combien de précieux souvenirs sont rangés dans une boîte en carton qui attend d'être vendue à un étranger? Les nôtres? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-4956689351073739009?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/4956689351073739009/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=4956689351073739009&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/4956689351073739009'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/4956689351073739009'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/01/memories-for-sale.html' title='Memories for Sale'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2jTlGjsQAeA/TyeIOjo_ciI/AAAAAAAAaIQ/dYkehayFUwk/s72-c/Marriage%2Bphoto%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.tif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-8035364084160514706</id><published>2012-01-30T07:02:00.008+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-30T13:28:07.071+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Public buildings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shopping'/><title type='text'>The Dolls of Bru</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k091VvJafZw/TyYyyGt--cI/AAAAAAAAaG8/129rXJeAHGk/s1600/broc%2Btroc%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k091VvJafZw/TyYyyGt--cI/AAAAAAAAaG8/129rXJeAHGk/s640/broc%2Btroc%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703301814489643458" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1bj_svrC90U/TyYzszXWWgI/AAAAAAAAaHI/Lgn-500Slok/s1600/doll%2B4%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1bj_svrC90U/TyYzszXWWgI/AAAAAAAAaHI/Lgn-500Slok/s320/doll%2B4%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703302822906714626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Each year the Rotary Club organises a massive Broc-Troc in the Palais de  l'Europe in Menton. Broc-Troc means Broc - for brocante and Troc, which  means to barter. These days it's simply a massive sale of antiques and  every day items and it draws enormous crowds - this year: 11,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The seller of these dolls told me he bought up everything that was for  sale in the company called 'Bru' in Valenciennes that closed in 1920.  They were on sale for 10 euros each. The seller, François, lives at  Draguignan in the Var and anyone interested can write to him at  francoisit@hotmail.fr&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~~~~~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Chaque année, le Rotary Club organise un énorme Broc-Troc au Palais de  l'Europe à Menton. Broc-Troc: Broc pour brocante et Troc pour échange.   Ces jours-ci c'est tout simplement une vente massive d'antiquités et d'  objets usuels qui attire des foules énormes - cette année: 11,000.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Le vendeur de ces poupees m'a dit qu'il a acheté tout ce qui était à  vendre à la société "Bru" à Valenciennes qui a fermé en 1920. Elles  étaient en vente pour 10 euros l'une. Le vendeur, François, vit à  Draguignan dans le Var et toute personne intéressée peut lui écrire à  francoisit@hotmail.fr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uBHQHdF8Qgg/TyY0cpPRmAI/AAAAAAAAaHY/Yexh3Pj-CbE/s1600/doll%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B2%2529.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uBHQHdF8Qgg/TyY0cpPRmAI/AAAAAAAAaHY/Yexh3Pj-CbE/s640/doll%2B2%2B%25281%2Bof%2B2%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703303644822214658" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38581932-8035364084160514706?l=www.mentondailyphoto.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/feeds/8035364084160514706/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38581932&amp;postID=8035364084160514706&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/8035364084160514706'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38581932/posts/default/8035364084160514706'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.mentondailyphoto.com/2012/01/dolls-of-bru.html' title='The Dolls of Bru'/><author><name>Jilly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9gyA0tzaNA0/TNRIj8nwxPI/AAAAAAAAUDQ/fAxW3HNDuWQ/S220/IMG_7704_5.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k091VvJafZw/TyYyyGt--cI/AAAAAAAAaG8/129rXJeAHGk/s72-c/broc%2Btroc%2B%25281%2Bof%2B1%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry></feed>
