bygone metro

At any one time, there are several metro stations within Paris under renovation. When the newish walls come down, decades of old posters are revealed. Another look at the same 3 posters is on flickr.

I kinda prefer them to today's crappy ads.

TGV

Not everyone gets to travel at serious speed in a train. The TGV must be one of the better things in France. So what does it feel like? Here're a few shots out of the window from last summer. If you pan the camera fairly quickly during the photo you can actually get the foreground and background blurred in opposite directions with a frozen mid ground... kewl!

If you know your cows, you can probably work out which line this is. The blurry Charolaise... normally the more expensive steak on the menu ;)
























































I like the pastel-like feel to these shots of the world going by.

long time no sea

Not like I haven't had things to write about. Since last I blogged; trips to Mexico, Norway, Italy and Scotland, moved house, Christmas, new year, new computer and a ski holiday. Hmmm no wonder I'm feeling a bit tired this eve, and things promise to not slow down this year.

I'll start with what I remember and then see if there are other photos to add from the past month or three.

It was cold, but beautiful most of the days at St Gervais. What a great spot to ski, charming little town down below with all that a town has to offer, much better than being at a ski station methinks. Then each morning you get the lift out the fog to the pistes from where the views are incredible. Above is a view of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Europe. Now I just need Antarctica, the States and Aussie to completes the highest peak on all continents.

Below the piste rapidly decending in the direction of Saint Gervais.

Another panorama in the other direction towards Megeve.








What a pleasure. Wishing you some of the white stuff.