French Countryside Photo Essay
Tue 14 Jul 2015
French Countryside Photo Essay
There is nothing quite like the French countryside in summer. Thanks to the French tripism board I was recently able to experience the Midi-Pyrenees in a spectacular way, slow and steady via a bike. Read about my experience here and here.I want to encourage those who haven’t ventured beyond Paris to do so by posting some of my French countryside photography here from a recent trip. Thanks to Erik of the Global Trip for photos #1 and 2 below as well as the Aligot shot.
Bodies of water
fields of wheat
unusual sheep hearder huts
stone houses
superb food found even in the middle of nowhere
local dishes, this is Aligot famous in the Aveyron region (a mixture of whipped potatoes and cheese)
Hollyhocks growing beside stone houses
Passion fruit vines
Red clay rooftops
countryside vistas
French blue
blue shutters
Pink shutters!
Never ending shutters
Village cafés
Castle towns
Window boxes
Decorating your stone house with flowers
Charming doors
Church doors