Shadow Shot Sunday 146 - Cap D'Ail

The French Riviera is dotted with beautiful Belle Epoque villas from the turn of the century all featuring these charming architectural details. These delightful figures all adorn villas in my little town of Cap D'Ail, and I walk past them every day. Wouldn't you just love to have lived here in its Belle Epoque heyday??

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Weekend Reflections 3 - Cap D'Ail

It is freezing here on the Riviera right now with zero temperatures and lots of snow in the mountains, so here are a couple of serene summer sunset shots from the harbour of Cap D'Ail with the hope that they will summon up more summer-like temperatures very soon!!

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Shadow Shot Sunday 135 - Cap D'Ail

It may be January on the French Riviera, but there is still plenty of blue sky and winter sunshine that this cyclist is certainly soaking up on the digue high above Cap D'Ail harbour....

The strong sunshine and acid light is still bringing out those sharp, stark shadows, despite the fresh coolness of the air....

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Shadow Shot Sunday 134 - Cap D'Ail

In a few days' time, I will be heading back home to Cap D'Ail on the French Riviera after spending Christmas and New Year at my other home in London. Hopefully sunshine and blue skies will be greeting me on my return.....

Here are some shadow shots from the coastal path outside my apartment which runs from Cap D'Ail to Monaco. These were taken in mid December, so it is easy to see why people started to winter here during the Belle Epoque era....

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Shadow Shot Sunday 131 - Cap D'Ail

We have had some wonderfully bright and sunny days here in December on the Riviera, so the shadows are still stark and strong...

Walking the coastal path between Cap D'Ail and Monaco at this time of year is particularly pleasing especially when you come across these colourful kayaks pulled up on the beach at Plage Marquet close to the Monaco border...

I really like the combination of colours, shapes, patterns, and textures....

The beaches in winter are still so appealing for a brisk walk - here are the contrasting blues of the rest of Plage Marquet with the high rises of Monaco in the distance...

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Shadow Shot Sunday -127 - Port Cap D'Ail

After a week of the wildest, wettest, windiest weather, it is lovely to see the sun back shining on the Riviera, and bathing the coast in its usual colours of bright, bright blue - azure and cobalt. The coastal paths are open again, and a forty minute walk from my apartment by the sea, brings me to the harbour at Cap D'Ail - the border between France and Monaco. The calm seas at the port were offering up some clear, patterned reflections and shadows....

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Sunsets over the Bay......

It is the first time that I have ever lived right by the sea, and I am becoming quite captivated by its different moods, textures, patterns, and colours....

This is the view from my new apartment terrace here in Cap D'Ail - The land in the distance is the peninsula St Jean Cap Ferrat home to exclusive mansions of the rich and famous.....

September seems to be the season of stunning sunsets....Who needs a tv, when you can watch these changing hues on your own panoramic widescreen....??

The soft greys, pinks, violets and blues are most calming and tranquil.....

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Shadow Shot Sunday 117 - Cap D'Ail

These crazy zigzaggy shadows were found on the stunningly scenic coastal path which runs between Cap D'Ail and Monaco - a route I can actually use to walk to and from school from one country to another crossing the border. How cool is that? Plus who has a journey to work with views like this??

It is a very serene experience to walk home by the sea without seeing any cars or traffic (a little bit different from my daily commute in Mexico City). Admittedly there are quite a few stairs to climb but it would be pretty petty and somewhat churlish to dare complain!!

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Shadow Shot Sunday 115 - Cap D'Ail, France

The French Riviera is full of wonderful Belle Epoque villas where Royalty, film stars, and writers used to stay and enjoy the most beautiful views of the Med with its stunning coastline and unmitigated sunshine....

My new home Cap D'Ail boasts a number of such gorgeous abodes as well as the unmitigated sunshine until 8.30pm at night - so the shadows are pretty striking too. Here are some distinctive wrought iron Belle Epoque gates casting their swirly shadows on the pavements where us commoners walk by...

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