Photo Challenge: Inviting Nighttime

During our trip to Italy and France in 2011, I took hundreds of photos, the majority of which were daytime shots. Here are some favourite captures from two of France’s cities in late evening and night.

I still find them as inviting as ever.

Cannes

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Lights wink on as dusk descends.
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Window-shopping in Cannes; almost as fun as the real thing!
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Boulevard de la Croisette invites us to explore. Ritz Carlton on the right.
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The Croisette stretches 2 km long beside the Mediterranean Sea.
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The entrance to our hotel beckons.
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Home Sweet Home for three nights.

On to Paris:

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The view from our hotel for four nights

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On the Seine River Dinner Cruise…
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…which ended at the Eiffel Tower.
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Bonne nuit, mes amis!  

Weekly Photo Challenge: Nighttime

Weekly Travel Theme: Inviting

Endearing

Happy Monday, everyone. Here are a few images that made me smile with affection last week:

161When she can’t be in her master’s lap, Vivian will take possession of an article of clothing or anything that smells like him – even his sandal. Nice fit.

1209_54646295394_5546_nMy grandchildren, captured in slumber about six years ago.

171Nico before his haircut
photo 1 (5)…and after.  He is like a different dog!

What endearing images have caught your attention recently?

The Sky’s the Limit

Ailsa’s photo challenge this week is the Sky.

Here are a few of my personal favourites taken by our home here in Newfoundland.

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Last Winter
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golden sunset
golden Autumn sunset

 

January Sunset
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x 2 – notice the ice in the bay
Hot summer night sky came out looking like Armageddon!
Summer sunset sky came out looking like Armageddon!

Husband must have stood on a small hill because he isn’t that much taller than the rest of us. 🙂

Travel Theme: Architecture

Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Architecture.

While I was out and about in the older section of St. John’s last month, I stopped to admire some of the colourful Victorian rowhouses near the downtown. Tourists come every year looking for the street called Jelly Bean Row, but there is no one street. It is the nickname given to all the vibrantly painted row houses in the downtown area.

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At Wit’s Inn 🙂

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For fellow Canadians familiar with the CBC television show Republic of Doyle, this is the outside shot of the "Doyle household"
For fellow Canadians familiar with the CBC television show Republic of Doyle, this is the outside shot used for the “Doyle household”.

 

Travel Theme – Bridges

 

Here is my contribution to this week’s travel photo challenge, Bridges, by Ailsa at wheresmybackpack.com.

I simply had to begin with my favourite bridge from my travels in Europe, the Ponte Vecchio.

Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) over the Arno River in Florence, Italy
Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) over the Arno River in Florence, Italy
One of the thirty seven bridges over the Seine River in Paris, France. Here's a challenge: Can anyone tell me the name of this one?
One of the thirty-seven bridges over the Seine River in Paris, France. Here’s a challenge: Can anyone tell me the name of this one?
Barrel Bridge at Tom Sawyer's Island - Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida
Barrel Bridge at Tom Sawyer’s Island – Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida
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x 3 - the grandkiddies loved it
x 3 – the grandkiddies (and the son-in-law!) loved it
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And now for a couple of bridges that are closer to home:

Bridge on the Random Passage walking trail near Cape Freels, NL
Bridge on the Random Passage walking trail near Cape Freels, NL
Mr. Blue Sky and me - Bridge right here in Newtown, NL
Mr. Blue Sky and me – Bridge right here in Newtown, NL

Travel Theme: Multiples

 

Here is my contribution to Ailsa’s travel theme this week, a closer look at multiples on some vacations of mine.

To start things off, here are a couple of snaps from Cuba.

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imageHmm…this perspective is making me thirsty.

Of course, when it comes to multiple anything, Disney World delivers.

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Inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, an abundance of stained glass splendour awaits.

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…And just outside the cathedral, who can resist all the tiny feathered friends eagerly accepting snacks?

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A restaurant on a pier in Jamaica awaits its tablecloths, and its evening diners.
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Springtime in Montreal is always a delight.

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imageAlso in Montreal, I spotted these ladies. I just love them.

imageSwimming in Florida. Multiples come in actual human form too, of course.