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November 25, 2013

Europe by Colour: White

Today's post in a series on my favourite travel photos by colour features whiteWhite is actually the absence of colour but the ribs in the fan-vaulted ceiling in the gothic chapel at the Musée Cluny, the Museum of the Middle Ages in Paris, make up for the lack of pigment with an intricate pattern.


Chapel Ceiling, Musée Cluny, Paris


November 18, 2013

Europe by Colour: Yellow

The fourth post in a series on my favourite travel photos by colour features the sunny colour yellow.

This little frog was keeping a discreet eye on visitors to the gardens of the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild from his perch on a cluster of flowers. The lavish belle époque villa is on the Cap Ferrat peninsula on France's Côte d'Azur.




Gardens of the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Cap Ferrat


November 04, 2013

Gardens of the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild

The Cap Ferrat peninsula in the south of France is home to the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, a spectacular pink mansion in the grand belle époque style. The villa is famous for its gardens - nine different themes featured in all.



Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Cap Ferrat