Thursday, 26 April 2012

Street names/noms de rues I

Posting early again. The scheduling problem affects the old and the new Blogger interface. So... what do these people, with the exception of Saint Lazarus, have in common? The palace of course! Let's see... To Charles Le Brun (strangely spelled in one word on this sign) Versailles owes the ceiling of the famous hall of mirrors. Boulevard de la reine, of course, is the queen's boulevard. Pierre de Nolhac was the historian, art historian and poet who became curator of the palace in 1892. You all know king Louis XIV by now... VDP is taking a break, see you soon!

Je poste tôt encore aujourd'hui, le bug de programmation Blogger affecte aussi bien la nouvelle que l'ancienne interface Blogger. Alors, qu'ont en commun ces personnes, à l'exception de Saint Lazare ? Le château, pardi ! Voyons : à Charles Le Brun (étrangement orthographié ici en un mot), le grand peintre du XVIIè siècle, nous devons à Versailles le plafond de la galerie des glaces. Pour ce qui est de Pierre de Nolhac, la plaque vous en dit déjà beaucoup ! Quant à Louis XIV, je ne le présente plus ! VDP prend quelques jours de congés, à bientôt !

31 comments:

Rob Siemann said...

Bonnes vacances!

Wayne said...

Interesting how you've connected the signs, very clever!

Have a great holiday!

Lowell said...

You're off! Bonne journee! Have a great time! And occasionally, take the road less traveled. But I don't have to tell you that!

This is a very interesting post!

Gunn said...

Enjoy your holiday!
Very pretty signs, I have always liked the style, and have even some images from Paris similar to yours.

Again, HAPPY HOLIDAY!

Olivier said...

bonne vacances, tu as de la chance, en esperant qu'il fasse plus beau de l'autre cote de l'atlantique qu'ici ;))

Malyss said...

Que le vent d'ouest te soit benefique! Je garde la boutique, pars tranquille! Bisous!

Loree said...

Enjoy your break.

SRQ said...

Good looking signs. Enjoy your getaway!

theconstantwalker said...

Wonderful to see..

Michelle said...

I do like the style and the blue color. Not something I see here in the US.

Regina K said...

Enjoy yourself!

Bob Crowe said...

That's an awful lot of information for this hour of the night over hear.

Randy said...

I like the names of the top two.

brattcat said...

have a good holiday.

BaysideLife said...

Enjoy your break.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Thank goodness for M Le Brun, he did a great job on that cieling!! Bonne vacances Ciel!

VP said...

Have a nice time!

Halcyon said...

Sorry you are still having problems with the auto posting. :(
I love the street signs in France. Hope you have a nice break.

Anonymous said...

Werde mal sehen, ob es hier franz. Strassenschilder gibt. Eine gute Zeit dir.

Anonymous said...

Have a good vacation!

Pietro Brosio said...

Enjoy your holiday!

Cezar and Léia said...

Enjoy your break der Ciel. Don't forget your camera! :)
hugs
Léia

Alain said...

Parmi les quatre, il n'y en a qu'un seul qui est ressuscité.

Living In Williamsburg Virginia said...

Nice lesson on these important historical events.

Enjoy your break.

Darryl and Ruth :)

Halcyon said...

I love the French street signs. Your streets have nicer names. :)

Doug Hickok said...

When ever we travel, I am always fascinated by street names... they say much about the character of a place.

Oakland Daily Photo said...

Enjoy your petites vacances.

Oakland Daily Photo said...

Enjoy your petites vacances.

Bergson said...

ça c'est des congés
;_)

A l a i n said...

Tu as un bug de programmation je ne savais pas , j'adore cette plaque de rues aussi les numéros

LONDONLULU said...

I love the grouping of the different signs together - a great way to show the colors and design!