“Singin’ in the Sun”, Québec ville.
My Lord Buddha, Angkor Thom, Cambodia. Although the many arms might allude to a Hindu God. Rama, maybe?
“Singin’ in the rain”, Québec ville. (Again)
The architecture in Québec ville came as a shock to me: it looked like a Breton city. All grey stone houses, slate roofs… Then I read a bit. Of course, the first settlers brought craftsmen with them from Brittany. Jacques Cartier was born in Saint-Malo. (My father’s place of birth). They built the houses as they were used to. A “Breton” city… Of sorts.
Grand-Place, Brussels. Quite a unique spot. I like Brussels.
Chac statue, and an altar of human sacrifice, Chichén Itzá, Mexico. One of the largest Maya cities from 600 to 1200AD.
New York, home of the Bagel.
Notre-Dame before the fire. I haven’t seen recent photos of the reconstruction, but the cathedral is still due to re-open end of year. The apostle statues (climbing up the roof on all four sides) had been taken away before the fire, and are safe. I don’t know when they will put them back. I understand work will go on for years. Scaffolding should remain for a while.
The two-Jaguar sacrificial altar. Uxmal, Mexico. The Maya were as blood-thirsty as the Aztecs. (If I may be so bold.) Human sacrifices were very frequent.
I shouldn’t have left my car outside so long. (Mexico.)
This little beaut’ is a Renault Dauphine. It could use a bit of work. They were very popular little cars back in the days.
Big Ben, London.
A light meal before the road. Paris. Wine was a decent Brouilly.
Mind the cat. Montréal, Plateau. (That’s for you, Dale)
Very nice little houses. Can’t think about winter…
Saimiri monkey, Amazon forest.
Toltec warriors, Tula, Mexico. They are often referred to as “The Atlants”, a fantasy vestige of Atlantis. City was at its peak around 900AD.
John Lennon lived here. (See the blue plaque?) Montagu Sq. London. Not sure how long. Might have been a mere few months. As I walked by, I wondered what song(s) he might have written there. After some quick research, it appears the flat was rented by Ringo Starr and used by members of the group at various times. According to “Kikipedia”, Paul McCartney worked on “Eleanor Rigby” there. Not too bad.
“Don’t worry Mom, I’ll mind the store while you’re away.” Chiapas, Mexico.
Thank you for travelling on Equinoxio’s Time-Space shuttle. Always a pleasure to have you on board.
Equinoxio 
A few of these I really loved. The umbrellas can’t be beat! But also the Notre-Dame photo is outstanding. I have never been there, but will one day. So glad the statues are safe. I adore that little Renault ❤ Love the Toltec Warriors and the cat house.
The umbrellas are a feature of a small winding street in lower Québec city. I’d first “seen” them when our eldest daughter, son-in-law and grandson went to Québec and sent us the picture… Very colourful.
Hope you go to Notre-Dame soon.
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Me too ❤ I was in France only once, for two weeks, in a tiny town outside of Avignon. It was some of the best two weeks of my life.
I think you might have mentioned that before. The region around Avignon is very pretty. What were you doing there again?
Re-building a medieval castle with some federal preservation organization, called La Sabranenque. We were in St. Victor la Coste.
Sounds like a good deed. I’ve looked it up on the map. It’s very far South. People would have had a strong (French) Southern accent.
That is an interesting trip around the world, Brian. I especially like the pictures made in Mexico. The Toltec warriors! Fierecesome indeed. Tot ziens!
Dank je wel Peter. The Toltec warriors are quite unique.
Tot ziens
Always a pleasure to be on board!
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That was wonderful. Loved it. Thank you so much.
Always a pleasure Gigi.
I’m always sorry when I get to the last photo.
That’s very sweet. Think there will be more photos soon… (Working on it… plus other stories) (BTW I loved your last story. You’re a great writer…)
Thank you so much and I look forward to your next post. 🙂
Encore un beau voyage : De belles couleurs, des vieilles pierres (une vieille voiture aussi 😀 ) et du bon vin… Que demander de plus ?
Merci Brieuc !
bises
On est bien d’accord sur les combinaisons gagnantes… (Il y avait même du saucisson…)
Bises Mélie. Bon week-end…
Les parapluies de Québec. 🙂 (pas Cherbourg)
A bit too eclectic fo rme this time, or maybe I’m too ADHD. Nevermind. Nice stroll through the world – time- and space wise. Thank you so much. 😉
Haha! (Shades of Catherine Deneuve)
Pleasure my friend.
Everything to love about this. I first saw Grand Place Brussels at age 20. I was more than a little impressed. Thank you for the memories 🤗
So nice to have brought back the memories. (I love Brussels…) I’ll put more pictures of the Grand-PLace in future posts…
I’d live that. I have old postcards I have old postcards of Hrand Place in a military trunk, not going in there 😊
Haha! I understand. So full of treasures one spends hours looking at everything!
Not to mention the dust 😬
That too. LOL.
Much of the world in one post. Nicely done, Brian. Love the tapestries and the Maya/Aztec sculptures. So glad the apostles had been removed for the Notre Dame renovation!
I thought you might like those…
The apostles were pure luck. They’d been scheduled for removal and restoration months before. And taken off a week or two maybe before the fire? Otherwise, they would have burnt, melt…
A fine world tour. Loved the caption on the last one. Your Breton architects story reminded me of a terrace of houses in Sydney built by early Irish settlers complete with fireplaces apparently on the wrong sides
Thank you Derrick. That caption? It’s quite an old photo, and the caption just occurred to me as I was posting the picture. That was taken in Chiapas, San Cristobal de las casas. I just loved that baby lost in piles of blankets. He must be 20 by now. Maybe a father.
Love the story about the Sydney fireplaces. They were probably built for peat. 😉
Love your photos and the stories behind them Brian. So lazy to blog and visit WordPress lately.🥰
Salamat Arlene. I’d call it “taking your time” which is fine… (I too often lack time to visit)
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I love how call it Québec ville instead of Québec City… or Ville de Québec 🙂 I recognized Chac from the top of Chichén Itzá.
The Plateau is such a beautiful area of Montréal – this house doesn’t have the long stairs that are a real headache in winter!
Merci pour le tour, Brieuc!
Ah ben c’est Québec Ville hein? 😉
I loved the Plateau. That was one of several similar little houses in that area. Some very neat some a bit in disrepair… There must be a blocked rent issue or zoning issue…
I’ve seen a few with long stairs, must be a bitch in winter…
Avec plaisir ma grande.
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Euh… si tu veux.
The Plateau, from one part to another is so different but all wonderful.
Some of them are scary! Un ami habite à Rosemont-Petite Patrie (quasiment pareil que le Plateau) et chaque fois je monte l’escalier pour aller chez lui l’hiver, je stress!
Bonne journay mon ami! 💞🤗
De même. Bises. 💕🤗
Bises
Such an eclectic mix! I love the Toltec warriors 🫨
Thank you Sarah. Those warriors are very eclectic indeed. Their style is very different from any other pre-Colombian culture
Maravilla de fotografía
Muchas gracias Azurea. Es un gusto compartir esas fotos. Como un viaje en un sillón vdd?
Buen fin.
These are a treat, I’ve just flown around the world.
Thank you Paul. Remember Equinoxio Airways is free and with only a minor Carbon cost… 😉
Love that – great airline byline.
A wonderful variety of fabulous photographs, Brian. I love the monkey and the meal looks very nice.
Those little monkeys were fun. They live on an island along the Amazon. (And the meal was perfect.) 😉
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Wow, you are getting around … 🙂
I especially like the small houses in Montreal, and the alien in front of the Breton house in Quebec 😉
Haha! You have noticed the “alien”. That’s the result of doing a panoramic photo with the IPhone…
I guessed that much … 😉
Happened to you before? I did a few panoramics on the “Grand-Place in Brussels. Turned out like an episode of “The invaders”.
Hilarious, haha!
Beautiful series.
A fun whirl around the world, Brian.
Lotsa great shots, and I can’t pick a fave. Dale (Thunder) is a fave person.
Thank you for the momentary escape!
Pleasure Resa. We can all use momentary escapes can’t we?
YES!
Another great eclectic collection. I love Brussels but haven’t visited since 2009.
hasn’t changed a bit. Was there in 2022. Only major thing is the Place Brouckère. They’ve supported the ancient façades on most of the place, and torn down the building behind. The façade are intact, they will build new buildings behind. They were probably falling to pieces. The result should be good.
The same thin happens in QLD with old buildings.
It’s probably expensive but it preserves the general outside look. What happens behind the façade is another story.
That’s very true and sometimes, an ugly structure grows out of the façade, which doesn’t blend in with the original building.
True. But then it’s up to the local authority to authorise the building plans “innit”?