One country, 5 snapshots (page 1 of 10)

Hi there,

I suggest we take a little visual trip around the world while we wait to experience some of these destinations on your future travels. 😉

The concept is simple: one country, 5 photos that, for you, capture the essence of that country. The same country can be shared by multiple participants.

Everything goes, and the thread is open to anyone who wants to join—budding photographers, pros, or complete newbies...

Just one rule: no bad vibes! 🙂

Should I set the example? 😮

Alright, here goes:

France

Some old stones...



Endless meals...



And well-watered ones at that...



Some dreadful, argumentative, and foul-mouthed little rascals...



(Those interested can adopt one of these small characters in Uzès for a file processing fee of 65 €.)

But also dreamy blue flowers...



(Not Morocco, the next stop by any chance?...😊)

off to France for the Marseillais cliché: the siesta :)



Marseille, the 2013 European Capital of Culture—yeah, it was nice, but it cost an arm and a leg for not much 😎



In other cities, you’re stressed out—but not in Marseille :)



Paris is gloomy, but in Marseille, even on the street, people are smiling



France and Marseille are overrun by Roma—it’s getting dangerous. Nah, it just reminds me of India :)



kisses! !

You need 5 of them! 😉

You need 5! 😉

On the same post? Sorry, I misunderstood then [;)

on the same post?.

Yes. 🙂

You must have something like that in your notes for India, right? 😉

hehe, no archives here.

India and photography—it's a total reset until the next trip...

kisses

Gonna have to go back for another little trip to Marseille!

(By the way, on your last photo, is that "Les Crottes" written on the sign?🤪 )

Gonna have to go back for another little trip to Marseille!

You should’ve said so when you came ;)

(In your last photo, is that "Les Crottes" written on the sign?🤪 )

Well, I don’t know if it’s a photo resolution issue or my glasses 😎, but yeah, that’s it—photo taken at the flea market at the very start of Rue de Lyon.

Love the idea! 🙂 I’ll look into it (this weekend)

India

A country that's not exactly saintly...



And so cow-friendly...



With the poor visitor who risks Delhi belly with every bite!



I wonder why some people make such a fuss...



From this land of Maharajas...



(Still waiting for Morocco...😕)

You were right to bump this thread—I’d completely forgotten about it!

Hello,

I suggest we take a little visual trip around the world while waiting to experience some of its stages on your next travels. 😉 .... Just one rule—no bad moods allowed!🙂

Alright, I’ll take the plunge with 5 from my home country.

-1- A defining feature, you said? The lively street parties...

-2- Another defining feature... Plaza de España and its tourists in Seville.

-3- Still a defining feature... shop windows like no others. You’ve got to go bold with color! Here’s "una zapatería" specializing in wedding shoes... yes, really!

-4- ... and if you need something truly defining... butcher stalls that would make a vegetarian sick.

-5- And then there are the empty dining rooms on local soccer team match nights. Fun fact: we couldn’t get a table at this restaurant the night before.

Okay, these aren’t exactly the postcards that make you want to visit the country... but you asked for defining features, right? I’ll make up for it next time...

butcher stalls

I swiped one of your hams to sneak it into my luggage...😛

(I’ll leave the shoes to Yolande...)

" I swiped one of your hams to sneak it into my luggage...😛 "

Do you prefer jamon with rosé? ... or Ramon over José? 🤪

The weather’s too crappy for rosé. 😕

But I’m still gonna pack a bottle in my suitcase next to the ham. 😎

(No donkeys, they’re too bulky.)

butcher stalls

I swiped one of your hams to sneak it into my luggage...😛

(I’ll leave the shoes to Yolande...)

...to eat in very, very thin slices with a good Jumilla wine (normal that I’m plugging the wines from my region... enough with Rioja already! 😊. And especially plain, without dipping it in curry sauce 😉.

Yolande, Yolande... THE Yolande?

Come on, viva España and... all the others!

The weather’s too crappy for rosé. 😕

.. Isn’t my jamón fresh enough?

Your ham is really good! !😉

Nepal, of course. 😄

(in the streets of Kathmandu, between shadow and hazy light, near Indra Chowk)

(In Mustang, between Dhakmar and Ghami, not much except the Earth’s work and a chorten)

(vibrant painting on a temple wall not far from Muktinath)

(It’s crowded—it’s Indra Jatra at Kathmandu’s Durbar Square!)

(a typical postcard scene from Bhaktapur, a Newar city in the Kathmandu Valley)