France 2011

Grambois is a small hill top village in the Luberon area of south-east France. This clock still chimes on the hour and half hour - we could hear it from the cottage we stayed in just outside the village. I miss those blue skies!

I love the small windy streets you find in the beautiful French hilltop villages. One thing I kept noticing this summer was that vines were veing grown everywhere there was space - even above the roads!

Close up of above street vines

View of the sun setting through a French oak forest.

This is the ultimate seat for relaxing in. Mind you, it does require a bit of Mediterranean weather to work properly!

Caught this view on an early(ish) stroll down to the local boulangerie for fresh baguette and pain au chocolat.

I have a fascination for walls, arches, passages, doors, windows etc in French villages, so you can expect to see more of these somewhat random images.

Cathedral - Aix en Provence