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Alley in Tourrettes-sur-Loup
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This beautiful mountain village is in Provence, above Cannes. Tourrettes-sur-Loup is literally translated as Turrets on the Loup River. This is one of the alleyways leading to even more beautiful sights.
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Arezzo, Italy
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The square of Arezzo, Italy where the movie "Life is Beautiful" was filmed. Remember the scene with the bicycle?.
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Badia di Colti Buono, Tuscany
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Driving up to Badia Colti Buono, this view is the same as their wine bottle label!
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Bridge at Blenheim Palace, England
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Winston Churchill's birthplace at Blenheim Palace. Capability Brown designed the beautiful 2100 acres of parkland.
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Castel Brolio, Tuscany
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The vineyards of Castel Brolio.
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Corner in Tourrettes-sur-Loup, Provence
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The courtyard with blue shutters and doors, in the middle of Tourrettes-sur-Loup.
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Duke of Cumberland, Henley, England
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And, our favourite pub in England is The Duke of Cumberland, a 16th century pub in Henley, Sussex
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Fernhurst Lane, England
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The way to the Duke of Cumberland is along this tree lined country lane.
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Fountain in Paris
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Paris has beautiful parks; on this trip we were walking through the Jardins de Luxembourg on our way to find a restaurant that my friend has last visited 20 years ago! We found the restaurant, the same owners, and the same wonderful food.
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Fountain in Sienna
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Walking through Siena, we looked through an old entrance, and there was this gorgeous fountain with the most beautiful ochre wall.
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Hindhead Cross, Surrey, England
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This cross was placed at the "Gibbet" on Hindhead Common in Surrey. Around its base runs a Latin inscription which translated reads: "After death, safety; In death, peace; In life, hope; After the darkness, light."
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Misty Windmills
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A misty day at Kinderdike.
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Montegonzi Street, Tuscany
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Montegonzi, Italy. A small side street that I love for the flowers and the leaning walls.
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Palais Royale, Paris
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The covered archways in Paris are always a pleasure to wander through and invite you to go on and on through them. This one is at the Palais Royale.
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Pantheon, Paris
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Yes, the Pantheon is in Paris too! This part of Paris is right near the Sorbonne.
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Ponte Mulvius, Roma
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The bridge is called Pons Mulvius and is famous for one thing; Constantine's reported vision, on the eve of battle, of a cross in the sky and a voice "In this sign conquer" which turned him and the Roman Empire to Christianity.
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Pots, Lyme Regis, Dorset
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Lyme Regis is a picturesque fishing town in southern England - famous for a mention in the Doomsday Book, and for smugglers! We were there visiting my Godmother, and spotted these pots on an evening stroll. I especially like taking photographs of pots and the evening light.
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Sheep in green pastures, Didling, England
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The Shepherd's Chuch in Didling is well named - the 13th century church still looks over the fields with sheep. Jolly Old England!
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Stone Stairway, Tuscany
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Driving down from Montegonzi to Montevarchi, the beautiful wall of flowers made us stop every time.
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Stonehenge
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Stonehenge doesn't need to much explanation! When I was a child, you could climb all over the stones - not so any more.
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Street in Tourrettes-sur-Loup
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Yet another beautiful street in Tourrettes-sur-Loup. I did manage to find the Olive Wood shop that I had visited as a child and all the smells of the wood brought back sweet memories.
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View with Shadows
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The beautiful dappled colours are quintessentially Tuscan!
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Wine Glass
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Continuing in the wine theme… Cheers!
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