Un pays, 5 clichés

Merci d'avoir remonté toutes ces invitations au voyage. [:P]

Beaucoup de pays d'Asie et d'Afrique, alors moi je reste en Europe avec le Portugal... .. son porto

.. sa nourriture

.. les azulejos sur la façade des maisons

.. ses charmants petits villages tranquilles

.. ses belles plages



et plein d'autres choses !

Je pique l'assiette de la photo 2 ! [:P]

Un vrai régal ce repas.... !! [;)]

I’m reviving the thread!

One country – 5 photos

Your turn! [:)]

Hey Agnès, great to catch up after all these years without VF! We're heading back to Norway.

Hi there, Did you get your 2 t’s? [;)]

So, my Greece:

A stony path in the early morning.

A square, a plane tree, little taverns. Normally bustling with people, except in 2011, when this photo was taken (the troika was at Greece’s bedside )



White, blue, soft shadows. Order a coffee, or an ouzo with its meze. Read for hours.

Cats. Greeks call them *adespostes*—what the French call strays. They belong to no one, are fed by everyone. They’re philosophers.



The endless ballet of ferries.

And my Italy



The Mediterranean. Womb and amniotic fluid. Gulf of Tigullio, view of the Portofino peninsula. December 2020, in lockdown.

Rome, the sole object of my fervent love, Rome that saw me born and which my heart adores, Tiber Island, November 2021



The Alps. A group of friends, united (hundreds of hikes, some really tough: "Come on, let's keep going, we're not gonna die in these rocks." A burst of laughter and off we go again) Brogles Refuge, Val di Funes, August 2023, pretty chill this time.

Art, everywhere. Recumbent statue of the Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, San Francesco a Ripa, Rome.

Milan, my city. Motto: Figa e fatturato (I'll let you look up the translation, the delicate should abstain) View of the new Gae Aulenti district, taken from the Monumental Cemetery, 2017

And my Italy

I admit you're spoiled :)

Hi, Yes, very much. [:)]

Hey Alain,

So nice to run into you again! [:)]

Have an amazing trip to Norway!

Hi Catherine,

Missing a letter is a bit naughty...[:(]

Thanks for your Greek and Italian insights.[:)]

Just a photo to test my phone and make sure it's working properly.

Where am I?

In Norway?[:p]

Are we allowed to cheat? Yes? Then, in the Stockholm subway. No? Well, like At(t)ila, in Norway…

Happy to reconnect with you, "Master"! It’s true that cheating is easier. But hey, it’s just a game and a way for VoyageForum regulars to catch up. Stockholm subway, Slussen station !

Hi Alain, hi everyone,

As for me, I’m in Gothenburg, but the photos—three, not five, sorry—were taken at the previous stop two days ago.

Michel

Hey Tatra,

Time must’ve felt long for you! On your way to 100,000 messages and a billion km by plane? [;)]

Figa e fatturato

Sex and money? [;)]

Well, I'll be! You're still alive? Looks like some nonsense was written on certain forums!

Hi Kate, that’s the idea. The wording is way more vulgar. [;)] Beyond its literal meaning, the first word is also an interjection that pops up all over the place in speech—like in those exaggerated Milanese imbruttito videos you can easily find on YT. Catherine

My topics have always been a bit messy, I think... Personally, I don’t mind. [:)]

Just wanted to say hi to the regulars—the guy with 50,000 posts minus two photos and the immortal Japanese member with no clichés...

No worries, Masterpo probably knows what I'm getting at. It was just an inside joke, and I think he's got as much of a sense of humor as I do.

(Since you love )

Five stereotypes about people from five countries—only one is true:

Japanese people are lazy Swedes are ugly French people are hardworking Italian women only love bel canto Sawadians are restless

And you wouldn’t happen to have 5 photos that capture your idea of Zimbabwe, by any chance?[:p]

Hi everyone. Just a quick question ❓ How do you all post photos of this size? I’m using a Samsung S22 and don’t have access to my computer anymore. Thanks so much for your help and explanations!

NILSOU.

How is it a photo of this size?? Once the photo is uploaded, just click on "add to text" and it’ll place it where you put the cursor in the text.



I just did it from my smartphone without any issues and without modifying the original photo.

Just for a test! 😊

She’s got a bigger smartphone than you! 😏

(Since you like )

Five stereotypes about the people from five countries, only one of which is true:

Japanese people are lazy Swedes are ugly The French are hardworking Italian women only love bel canto Sawadians are restless

😂😂

In Paris, we’d say there’s “Stereotype Square” (thanks Gad)

And to join in by paying tribute to our Milanese friend: Her Italy! Bay of Naples, summer 2023

One evening view from Mount Vesuvius

The unmissable ruins of Pompeii

A church in Sorrento

An art gallery in the same Sorrento

And how can we talk about Italy without mentioning the Cuisine! 😋

🇮🇹 always, my neighbors I adore!

Puglia region, summer 2020 (with the mask 😷)

Bari, a summer evening—easygoing and warm

Ostuni, the sleeping beauty in the heat

Alberobello, a must-see in the area

A bit further north, Vieste, Gargano National Park

And we head straight back down to Polignano a Mare

Kate won’t hold it against me for the sixth photo, ‘cause with me, it often ends with aperitivo 🍷😄

She won’t hold it against me for the sixth photo, because with me, it often ends up at apéro time 😂🍷

I’m on my way!

Ciao

And how can we talk about Italy without talking about Cuisine!

I’d thought about it, but how to choose? Besides, here I eat without photographing...

Super simple express recipe (and delicious if the tomatoes are good) as a thank-you for the tribute: Pasta al pomodoro A good drizzle of olive oil in a pan, sauté two garlic cloves cut in half and two or three finely chopped shallots. When it starts to brown, add a good splash of dry white wine. Add tomatoes (peeled beforehand) roughly chopped. Let it simmer until the tomatoes break down. Turn off the heat, add roughly torn fresh basil leaves. Add the al dente pasta. Toss everything together while giving it a quick blast of heat. Serve in deep plates, sprinkled with parmesan. Enjoy.

Attila, you did say you had no objection to the post going off in all directions? [:p]

Catherine

You did say you didn’t mind if the post went off in all directions, right? :P

Not me. [;)] No idea about the new Michels, though.

Anyway, when posting photos, it’d be nice to at least stick to the topic...

One country, 5 photos...

Uhhh, wouldn’t that make 11 photos for Italy?

Or did Puglia secede and aperitivo become its own country?

Uhhh, wouldn’t that make 11 photos for Italy?

Or did Puglia secede and the apéro become a country?

😜 Oops, I’m getting scolded by the teacher 😪 “Teacher’s strict, but teacher’s fair.” Promise I won’t do it again 😊 At the same time, Italy deserves way more than 5 photos 😉 And apéro isn’t a country—it’s a religion! And a religion is universal, so we’re allowed 🤷🏼

🎃🥰

I’ll take 5 aperitif photos from 5 different countries! [:p]

(This post is kind of like the "if you were going to a desert island, what 5 things would you bring..." one)

5 countries, 5 dishes—I’m in!

No, she wants 5 photos of 5 different country aperitifs [:P] (but are non-alcoholic drinks considered aperitifs? For example, mint tea in Morocco...)

No, she wants 5 photos of 5 aperitifs from different countries [:P] (but are non-alcoholic drinks considered aperitifs? For example, mint tea in Morocco...)

Do you drink tea as an aperitif? 😰 An alcohol-free aperitif—less wild fun, right? 😏 The problem is that most of my aperitif photos include people drinking (and this is a forum, not Instagram 😂). But I haven’t said my last word, Jean-Pierre

Who’s gonna know if the drink in the glass is alcoholic or not?[;)]

Okay, mint tea still makes me think of grandma’s pee more than an aperitif...

Okay, I had to dig out my external hard drive to find them, but I think I’ve met the challenge:

First up, FRANCE with an (extremely) upgraded apéro on Île-aux-Moines (Brittany)



Next, Europe with a mojito apéro in Lisbon, Portugal

South America: In the town of Tequila, Mexico, an apéro with Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon shared with this gaucho, who turned out to be a gynecologist from Mexico City...

Now Asia, with this giant apéro waiting for us at Gajner Palace, India, Rajasthan



And finally, the Caribbean, with this impressive round at a Havana bistro, Cuba (but there were a lot of us...)



Off-challenge, I saved the picture of my ideal apéro for you—a cozy winter evening on the terrace of a Namibian lodge



Off-challenge because it was ChatGPT (my favorite AI) that really helped me create this idyllic apéro... Mind-blowing, right?

So, challenge met? And no mint tea 🤪 Otherwise, I’ve got more 😉

And no mint tea

Well, first off, you can put whatever you want in mint tea—like making a grog [:P]

From these photos, I can tell we’re dealing with a real epicurean [;)] I’ll have to look for some too...

Wow, I gotta say, bravo! [:p][;)]

And ordering Chilean cabernet sauvignon in the city of Tequila in Mexico—that’s really pushing it...

As for the AI photo, I think it’s too good to be true...

Yes, the teacher approved it!! 😜

Wow, I gotta say, bravo! :p ;)

And ordering Chilean cabernet sauvignon in the city of Tequila in Mexico—that’s really living dangerously... :D

Truth is, it was his bottle—I just helped him polish it off 😆

For the AI photo, I think it’s too perfect to be real... :crazy:

Well, that’s kinda the point of AI, isn’t it? Too perfect to be real

Hey Bruno! Havana, I know the place! When were you there? [;)] Me, I’m more of a "Cuba libre" person! Just a matter of preference! Lillie

Hi Lillie,

Cuba was in 2015—feels like forever ago in travel years! 😅 But I loved it! Preference-wise, I tried a lot while I was there, but I couldn’t decide… And God knows I tried (well, God and my coworkers—I went with work). #AA (Anonymous Alcoholic)

I can see from these photos that we're dealing with a true epicurean [;)] I’ll go look for some too...

Epicurean, I own it 😄 The first person who writes “drunkard” gets reported to the mods 😠 Before you go looking, don’t forget to ask the thread boss 👑

Outside of the challenge, I kept the image of my ideal apéro, on a mild winter evening on the terrace of a Namibian lodge.



ChatGPT suggested this:



And Copilot suggested this: