Welcome to a new series on Food Lover's Odyssey, The Saturday Scene. I've been tossing around the idea of a day dedicated to sharing a few of my favorite scenes from Italy and France. Also, one of my friends, who regularly gives unsolicited critiques of my blog, told me that my posts are too long! Yes, he basically said I talk too much.
After picking both my mouth and my ego from the floor, I decided to mix things up a little and provide shorter posts and ones that are more photo-oriented for those that would like to look more and read less. So committed I am to doing it, I have dedicated every Saturday to posts that are short-on-words and long on lovely views of my two favorite countries.
An inspiration for this week's post has been a Twitter event I've been taking part in called #frifotos. I started participating a few weeks ago, and it's been a lot of fun. Every week @EpsteinTravels, the founder of the event, and his co-hosts pick a theme. On Friday people from around the world share their photos based on that theme. Yesterday's theme was "blue." If you missed the event but still want to see what it's all about, on Twitter you can check out the hashtag #frifotos and see all of the photos there. There are also two great roundups of the photos: @CorkBilly produces one here, and Wild About Travel shares their picks for the best FriFotos of the week.
Below are my contributions: the blues of Italy and France.
A few blues from Carnival in Venice
Images from the light show at the Bi-Annual Fete du Vin in Bordeaux
Dusk in the Cinque Terre - Above Vernazza and along the beach in Monterosso
Blue Hydrangeas from the Cours Saleya Market in Nice...
and from a florist near Rue Mouffetard in Paris
Some blues among the colorful houses of Burano
A Rue in Paris - Wouldn't you love to live here?
Blue window scene at Fauchon in Paris for Easter
Blue pedal boat at the beach in Camogli
Blue sea off the coast of Panarea in the Aeolian Islands
Along the shore in Otranto and a few blue boats there, too
The Bay of Poets in Portovenere - Liguria
Sailing in the Amalfi Coast
Blue Umbrellas and the beach in Nice
Related Posts:
Villa d'Este in Photos - A Day Trip from Rome
Market Day in Sarlat and the Food of Dordogne
My Last Meal - Preparing for the End of the World
A Tour of Lecce: The Baroque Beauty of Puglia
Spaccanapoli and Naples' Historic Center
Pizza Lover's Odyssey in Naples
Scenes from CioccolaTo Chocolate Festival in Turin
Rome with a View - Five Favorite Spots for Photo Ops in Rome
French Pastries and Ten Top Patisseries in Paris
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Great idea! Lovely!
Can't wait for Red Saturday :)
Posted by: Paula | June 25, 2011 at 05:36 PM
This is an absolutely lovely idea! Beautiful pictures (sigh). Looking forward to the next!
Posted by: 5thandwaverly.wordpress.com | June 26, 2011 at 06:34 AM
I love that color! Great post!
Posted by: Lucia | June 26, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Absolutely stunning! I'll look forward to more!
Posted by: Rosa | June 26, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Bittersweetly wanderlust-inducing, as always.
Posted by: Jill Silverman Hough | June 27, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Beautiful blues - lovely pictures.
Posted by: Jozee | June 27, 2011 at 05:40 PM
Oh this is a stunning post. My favourite colour and my favourite places! Just don't ask me to choose a favourite :) Bellissimi.
Posted by: Corinne @ Gourmantic | June 28, 2011 at 04:14 AM
Thank you all for the positive comments and support! I really appreciate them.
Paula: The "red" theme was a few weeks ago on #Frifotos, but I might make it a blog post for, as you say, "red Saturday."
Corinne: I couldn't pick a favorite either, so I wouldn't ask you to try :-)
Posted by: Kathy | June 30, 2011 at 09:17 AM