Beer goggles

Easy Rider

Peter Fonda's ride in "Easy Rider" is going up for auction.  The Profiles in History auction house in Calabasas, California is handling the sale.  They estimate it will bring between $1 million and $1.2 million.

French handy work

Missed posting this at the time but found these chairs at a shop in Normandy.

Crossover

Amsterdam must have numerous bicycle fabrication shops considering what big business bicycles are in this town. I saw this bike in the window of a shop and stopped in to have a look. They are mostly made to order. The "engine" is a battery and the motor is actually enclosed in the front hub ready to offer an assist when needed.  An additional battery can be fitted to a rear rack. Top speed is 45 kph.

Lost in translation

Large apple

Rouen park

American iron in Rouen

Honfleur- Random doorway

Gone bagging

The real deal

Genuine French Fries

Half timbered houses

Rouen's half timbered houses were built between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries.

Under cover house

Inside Rouen's Notre Dame Cathedral

Mont Saint Michel- Guest Hall

Mont SaInt Michel- Refectory

Mont Saint Michel

Construction on a monastery at this site began in the eighth century.  It held off a thirty year siege during the 100 Year War.  Read more about this World Heritage Site here.

Pontorson, Normandy

Pontorson, Normandy

Stone and mortar are used for the majority of construction in Normandy.   Houses, barns, sheds, walls and even driveways.

Jeep tours

There is a company that offers tours of Normandy in WW2 era Jeeps.

US tank at Utah Beach

Decorative security

Low tide boat launch

St. Aubin sur Mer

Timber houses

15th century houses. Additional information here

Electric Avenue

Stroller dog

Street scene Caen, France

Bike rack trouble

Found this bike on the bank of the Onre in Caen, France this afternoon.

Do it in the mud

500 people competed in the summer meeting of the Craufurdland Muddy Run (Scotland) racing 6 miles through forest trails, over waterways and through muddy pools.

Crew cab

A day at the beach

The Adriatic coast near Ravenna, Italy

Wood sculpture

On Sunday I posted some beautiful work with stone.  Today the artists' work is stacked wood.  Additional examples are shown here.

Big Wheel

Quick change

Stone sculpture

See more of these beautiful stone sculptures here.

House guests

A window was left open in a Winchester, England residence.  The resident had not been in the room for several months.  During that time a swarm of 5000 wasps built a nest that was three feet wide and a foot deep.  The wasps were also chewing through the pillows and into the mattress.

Record holders

"Walkies" is a four year old Pomeranian that has run himself into the 60th addition of the Guinness World Records book after running 10 meters on his hind legs in 6.56 second and running 5 meters on his front legs in 7.76 seconds.

Hidekichi Miyazaki is 103 years old.  He is shown being helped by his daughter and an 89 year old athlete after crossing the finish line in the men's 100 meter dash at a Japan Masters Athletes competition in Kyoto.  Miyazaki holds the 100 meter record for centenarians at 29.83 seconds.

Neighborhood hero

Thailand's White Temple

The White Temple is the creation of Thai artist Charlemchai Kositpipat.  The project started in 1997.  The millionaire artist spent his own money on the project.  Access to some of the buildings is limit due to damage from an earthquake.  Additional images and details available here.

Large green bird

Living on the water

There are lots of people living on the water in Amsterdam... probably because there is an abundance of water.  I am sure there are drawbacks to living in a structure like this, but it certainly is beautiful.  Additional images here.