11.05.2012

the marne, again





on the day i went to the marne to document the beggining of the color change, it was a wonderful sunny day.
and i finally took some photos of the sweet little houses on the river side.

i noticed yesterday that the colors haven't changed that much... the trees are still mostely green, even though it has been a while since i took these.

also, on saturday we went to provins! it alsmost felt like the road trips i used to do back in portugal... only by train...
i think i need to visit more outside of paris...  any suggestions on lovely places?!

17 comments:

  1. These are beautiful pictures look like summer. With us, it was all very colorful, but slowly everything is very brown. Brown is still strong and looks beautiful.

    I visited last year, Tours and the Castle of Chambord - up to Tours it was just an hour by train from Paris. Tours is a nice little town, with many students.

    I wish you a wonderful trip to Provence. And I'm looking forward to the pictures.

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    1. i was hoping to see more brown and yellow here, but i think the leaves will just fall, still green.
      i'd love to go there...! but we'll see :)

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  2. One of my aunts lives in le Perreux-sur-Marne. Everything around the river is so, so beautiful. I wish I could go there more often.
    I must add, your photos are truly special for me since I miss France so much (and thanks to you, I am able to read and see how it changes while I'm away)

    Have a good day, dear Joana ♥

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    1. the proximity to the river is what i love here :)
      thank you*

      i wish you a good day too!

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  3. beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! those lovely houses, and that red boat! ♥
    oh, how I miss the sun! :'-)
    if you get the chance, dear Joana, you should visit Normandy - isn't it one of the most fascinating places in France? :-)

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    1. thank you dear polly*
      as i've never been to normandy i don't know how beautiful it is, but i sure want to find out soon*

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  4. The second picture is awesome!

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  5. Yes, you should take some time and go visit the Chateaux de la Loire. You won't regret it.
    Otherwise by train I guess you can be in Normandy pretty quickly, to see the sea ! I would suggest you to visit Etretat there.

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    1. i actually heard of them (and did a quick search) a few weeks ago! it's already on my list of places to visit :) if only i had my car here...

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  6. really beautiful...the first pic looks like from a movie..u know,just when the story is starting:)

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    1. haha.. i handn't thought about that!

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  7. Les bords de Marne are really charming ! You should go to St-Malo and Cancale it's beautiful there, it's less than 3 hours by train :)

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    1. i will try!
      it's nice to have so many ideas on beautiful places in france... i can add many pins to my 'to visit' list/map :)

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  8. beautiful place & beautiful pics, jo ! xxx

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  9. Now that I know Nantes and around (the ocean is one hour away by car), I can only advise you to go there. It's a very nice and animated city ! The Vendée is savagely beautiful as well :)

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  10. Anonymous12/11/12

    Fontainebleau Forest is one of my favorite places when I want to get out of Paris for a day. The boulders are amazing.

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