Three from Sete, France

A gorgeous flower in one of the parks in Sete

 

By the lagoon, Sete

 

A statue to the anonymous jouster, Le Jouteur

Chateau de Villandry gardens – 1000 up

This nice picture taken on an Ensign Selfix 420 with Fuji Velvia 120 film has achieved 1000 views on Flickr: yay (for my oldest survivng camera)!

Marine jousting in close-up, Sete

Following on from Saturday’s post, marine jousting is not a gentle tourist attraction.

Marine jousting in Sete

 

 

 

 

There is a long history of marine jousting in Sete, France. There is a small School for Jousting (ecole de joutes de la marine) and in early August there were demonstrations at the seaward end of the Grand Canal in Sete. Click through for larger versions and this slide show on Flickr.

Rokia Traoré | Sete | 6 August 2004

Found in the deeper recesses of my hard drive, a usable snap taken on our old Finepix A202 of this great Rokia Traoré concert at FiestaSete in 2004.