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CBBH PHOTO CHALLENGE:View from an aircraft

February 2, 2013 by Patricia Sands 16 Comments

If it’s Friday, it must be France …

As we approached Nice International Airport in May 2011, we flew directly over the apartment building in Antibes that we were going to call home for five months. I had googled it so often in the preceding months, I knew precisely where it was.

Antibes-PSandsPhotos
Antibes-PSandsPhotos

It’s the largest of the white buildings in the lower right corner of the photo, with no structure in front  to block the fabulous view of the harbour.  If I could figure out how to put an arrow on the photo, I would show it to you. Trust me, it’s there!

Don’t forget you can enlarge any photo on my blog by clicking on it. The bigger, the better, applies here.

On the way home in October, I took this shot as we left the coast and flew over the Alpes-Maritimes. The dream-like quality of this image portrays my feelings as our fantasy came to an end … until the next time!

Leaving Antibes-PSandsPhotos
Leaving Antibes-PSandsPhotos

This challenge was issued by Marianne on her East of Malaga blog. Treat yourself and visit some other blogs participating in this challenge. Here are two of my favourites this week:

The Urge To Wander 

This next site didn’t post views from an aircraft but has an exquisite gallery of portraits. Love it! Click here and check it out.

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About Patricia Sands

Family, writing and travel are my passions ... okay, and chocolate ... and I'm seldom without a camera. I write women's fiction and keep in touch with readers by a monthly newsletter that also has giveaways and contests. Come and join us by signing up on the right. See you there!

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  1. fransiweinstein says

    February 2, 2013 at 11:22 pm

    Love the shot over Les Alpes. Beautiful. Very Shangrilah-like.

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 3, 2013 at 9:10 am

      Thanks, Fransi. It reminds me to never stop dreaming … about France, in particular. LOL! Great fun to meet you in person on Thursday, all thanks to Claire in France.

      Reply
      • Claire 'Word by Word' says

        February 3, 2013 at 2:35 pm

        No way!!! So envious 🙂 Still, its going to happen for me too in 2013 isn’t it Patricia!

        Reply
  2. wordsfromanneli says

    February 2, 2013 at 11:29 pm

    Antibes looks like a great place to spend time. I love how the picture looks when you click on it.

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 3, 2013 at 9:11 am

      IMHO, there’s no place better! 🙂

      Reply
  3. renée a. schuls-jacobson says

    February 2, 2013 at 11:34 pm

    Patricia: it occurs to me you might like Margaret Lawrensen’s blog “Life in LaRoque.” She is a blogger living in France, and she tells great stories — and takes great photos. Google her! 🙂

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 3, 2013 at 9:13 am

      Thanks for that info, Renée! I’m always looking for those kind of blogs and will dash over there tout de suite!

      Reply
  4. sheridegrom - From the literary and legislative trenches. says

    February 3, 2013 at 12:23 am

    Always amazing photos. Dreaming of the day when we are in full recovery mode and can be up, up and away again. I love the mystic blue. TX for the blog tips for visitation. It’s grand to have references.

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 3, 2013 at 9:15 am

      Thanks, Sheri! I’m sending positive vibes for a speedy recovery. Start planning how to make those travel dreams come true.

      Reply
  5. vastlycurious.com says

    February 3, 2013 at 9:34 am

    These are wonderful and I never get notices of her challenges but love her blog- thanks!

    Reply
  6. Marianne says

    February 3, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    How lucky that you got to fly over where you were going to stay in Antibes, so you could get such a spectacular shot of it, Patricia. No wonder you felt misty-eyed when you left.

    Fantastic shots, and thanks for sharing a link to Madhu’s blog 🙂

    Reply
  7. Patricia Caviglia says

    February 5, 2013 at 1:01 am

    Beautiful shots!

    Reply
  8. megtraveling says

    February 7, 2013 at 4:00 pm

    The pictures are so clear and they’re really beautiful!

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 8, 2013 at 8:47 pm

      Thanks, Meg! I was surprised they turned out so well! Got to thank my trusty old Canon Rebel XT.

      Reply
  9. Jennifer Young says

    August 12, 2013 at 11:56 pm

    Very nice photo and I love it so much. I love seeing photos from the aircraft. Keep posting!

    Reply
  10. Madhu says

    June 29, 2014 at 12:25 pm

    Hi Patricia, appreciate all the pingbacks! 🙂 Apologies for missing your lovely posts.

    Reply

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