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GoneOffShore

GoneOffShore's Journal
GoneOffShore's Journal
March 19, 2022

Daily touch of France - Saturday edition - Shopping

'I want that one!' - 2008 - Motte-Piquet Grenelle, Paris. Sunday market. My friend, Chazz, exploring Paris.

March 18, 2022

Daily touch of France - Friday edition - Vintage posters

Waiting for customers. Paris spring 2021.



March 17, 2022

Daily touch of France - Thursday edition - Jardin du Luxembourg

Archive shots from our 2012 trip to Paris.

Young, in love, and in Paris.


Jazz au Jardin du Luxembourg - 'I learnt to play the saxophone'.


Attentive listener - Parisian style

March 16, 2022

Daily touch of France - Wednesday edition - Cassis Port

Sunrise and fog - Cassis, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur.



March 15, 2022

Daily touch of France - Tuesday edition - Lunch at Le Forum

The coolest guy in Aix.

March 14, 2022

Monday touch of France - Two portraits, an embrace, and a stone face

Le gardien du jardin - Pavillon Vendome - Aix-en-Provence


Coffee with my mate, Kevin - Cours Mirabeau - Aix-en-Provence


A summer embrace by the Fontaine des Neuf-Canons - Cours Mirabeau - Aix-en-Provence


Looking over the walled garden - rue Joseph Cabassol, Aix-en-Provence

March 14, 2022

Amor Towles - The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, Rules of Civility

I have found that trying to read these is like wading through treacle.

Anyone else? Any thoughts?

March 13, 2022

Daily touch of France - Sunday edition - Different faces

I've been posting my pictures of France and other places in the Photography group, but thought that more people would see them here in the Lounge. Stay tuned for a 'daily touch of France'.
Enjoy.

The very best falafel maker in Aix


A kiss over coffee


Aixoise style


L'Accordéoniste


A quiet conversation


March 13, 2022

Building a sandwich - 2nd Street Festival, Philadelphia, 2011

First - the ham, cheese, and mustard.


Then the mushrooms.


And a final toasting on the grill.

March 12, 2022

Extra Touch of France - Homage to Louise Bourgeois

Unintentional Maman after Louise Bourgeois in the Pavillon Vendome - Aix-en-Provence -

Profile Information

Name: Sam
Gender: Male
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Current location: Aix-en-Provence
Member since: 2002
Number of posts: 17,557

About GoneOffShore

Moved to France in September of 2018 after buying our apartment in 2017 after the debacle of the election. We're glad to be here, but we continue to be involved with what's happening in the US.
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