Shadows-en-Roussillon, south of France

© Photos by Kay Davies, April, 2011

Even as the warm sun of the south of France washed the color from the leaves, it helped them cast shadows on the undergrowth and paths of the condominium complex where we stayed in Canet-en-Roussillon, near Perpignan, during the second part of our spring vacation in Europe. In the two middle photos, a pergola-covered walkway with luxuriant wisteria is draped in dappled shadow, attracting us as well as the community tabby-cat who visited with us every day.

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My World was in a few places for a few weeks

The Netherlands
March, 2011
Ten days aboard the Viking Pride, with Viking River Cruises.
Left, Hoorn.
Right, Kinderdijk.

Belgium

Left, in Brugge.

Right, here I am at the Atomium in Brussels.

France

Left, Marseille.


Right, Paris.













April, 2011
The south of France
We rented a condo at Malibu Village (right) in Canet-en-Roussillon. For day-trips we took a bus to Perpignan train station.
From our bus stop (above), we could see Mount Canigou in the Pyrenees.



In the very south of France, we visited Collioure, where the artist Matisse found inspiration.

© Photos by Kay Davies and Richard Schear    

Switzerland
Left and right, St. Moritz, the terminus for the Glacier Express train.

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Lovely yellows in Perpignan, France

© Photos by Richard Schear       

My husband took these photos in early April when we stayed near Perpignan at a condo in Canet-en-Rousillon. A city bus stopped near the condo complex and took us to the Gare de Perpignan. From there, we enjoyed many day-trips by train to other places in the south of France.

The bright Mediterranean colors of the homes were reflected in the trees and flowers. Even the trash and recycling containers were tidy and colorful.

The bus passed pretty playgrounds every time we went to and from the Perpignan train station, but somehow we never stopped to play!

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Canet-en-Roussillon, our world for a week

Across the street from the Europa Hotel, we could catch the bus to Perpignan, and up the street we could catch a bus to the beach at Canet Plage. The bus stops had great views of Mont Canigou.

© Photos by Kay Davies and Richard Schear    

Our apartment (we didn't get any exterior shots) had two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a small kitchen, a living area and a balcony big enough for a table, two chairs, and a folding laundry-dryer. The location, between Perpignan with its "center of the universe" train station (according to Salvador Dali), and Canet Plage with its beautiful Mediterranean beach, was perfect for our sightseeing needs.

Our condo at Malibu Village was the center of our world for a week in Canet-en-Rousillon. Here, Dick waits for me in the shade of the laundry room, while the camp tabby-cat sits in the shade of the wisteria pergola, hoping to see a lizard or something else to eat. Read about his hunting here.

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Canine camera critters in Canet

In April, after we returned from our month in Europe, I did a Camera Critters post about this tabby cat, our lovable little French friend who lives at the Malibu condo complex in Canet-en-Roussillon near Perpignan in the very south of France. Click the link below to see him trying to catch a small lizard.

http://unfittie.blogspot.com/2011/04/camera-critter-canet-cat.html

Today I have photos from the Mediterranean beachside town of Canet Plage (Canet Beach). Even though this is often called the Catalan Coast, I'm featuring canines at the beach: one who works there, and some who are just spending the day with their families, or perhaps making new friends.

© Photos by Kay Davies and Richard Schear        

The basket on the left belongs to the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel on the right. This small but watchful guard dog at the beachside stand is careful not to fall off the counter.

The heat haze doesn't seem to bother anyone on the beach, including a big yellow dog.
(I can never resist photos of big yellow dogs, so my husband captured this shot for me.)

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Camera Critter -- Canet Cat

Earlier this month, we rented a condo for a week in Canet-en-Roussillon, in the very south of France. We never found out if this sweet tabby lived in one of the other apartments, or if he was the camp cat, but we would usually meet him near the laundry room and he'd follow us to the bottom of our staircase or, if we were going out, to the lobby parking lot, but never farther than that.

Photos by Kay Davies  

One day, instead of passing the laundry room, we were there doing our laundry. Dick spotted a lizard and called to me to bring my camera. I focused on the lizard just about the same time the cat did.

He leapt, and got nothing but a faceful of the bush as the lizard disappeared into it. I hope our photography didn't deprive him of his lunch.

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A thin slice of moon, Canet-en-Roussillon, France

Look up, look 'way up, to see the moon in the purple part of the sky.

                                                                                               Photos by Richard Schear

The smallest sliver of moon we ever saw, greeted us one evening as we stayed in the south of France near Perpignan, during our month-long travels by river cruise ship and by train in Europe.

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