In mid-September, we went to the South of France for a week to see sunshine – which was lovely. I even went swimming. For the past few weeks I’ve been dealing with plague – blood tests haven’t shown anything, and it seems to be going away slowly, so at least it’s not Ebola, even if it’s been a bit of a drag on daily life. I was ill on holiday, too, and it only started to clear up as I came back to Belgium. Typical.
At least we have had excellent weather over the last couple of weeks in Brussels – my lavender plant has even grown a flower! (I thought it was dead, so this is kind of Lazarus-like.) Today, though, autumn has kicked in with a vengeance, so I thought I’d look through some holiday photos and share some with you lucky, lucky people. Mostly they are of Nice and the surrounding area, with a couple of photos from a day trip to Cassis and Marseille. (For one day during European Mobility Week, usually Wednesday, you get an all-day train ticket to go anywhere in the PACA region for €5. We got as far as Marseille.)
So, here are some photos of summer. I’m open to suggestions for good things to do in Brussels in the autumn, if anyone has any ideas!
blue sky – Nice
Bus driver’s monkey
carnation – Nice
Cassis castle seen from the port
Cassis port – black and white
Cassis port and boats – black and white
Cassis port cafe
Cassis port
Cassis waterfront – B&W
CItadel sea wall – Villefranche
Close up yellow flower
dates on a palm tree
daube and gnocchi
Entrance to St Agnes village
field and sky
Fort above Villefranche
fountains – Nice
fountains in a line – Nice
French flag blowing in the wind
giant wooden turtle – Nice
green tree against blue sky – Cassis
hills and sky 2
hills and sky
Kiki the mini dog
Orange spiky flower
panoramic view from St Agnes
Pink flowers – Ange Gardien
Plants growing on the sea wall – Villefranche
playing in fountains
Purple spiky flowers in sunlight
Restaurant terrace – St Agnes
red and yellow mini flowers
red flowers
reflections – Nice park
Restaurant terrace and bar – St Agnes
Rock covered in lichen
Spiral staircase – St Agnes
St Agnes fort
St Agnes old town – seen from above
Steps down – Ange Gardien
Steps up the mountain – St Agnes
street going up in St Agnes village
street in St Agnes village
Street lamp – St Agnes
Tortoise candle – restaurant in St Agnes
Town hall and school in St Agnes
tree trunk
Two-tone flower – Beaulieu
View down to the sea on the way to St Agnes
view from the bus to Marseille
view to the sea – restaurant in St Agnes
Villefranche bay
Villefranche sea front
Villefranche under a stormy sky
Wine press – St Agnes