pictures of South France (pic heavy)

[MissHoneychurch]

My mom and her bf were in South France over Christmas and New Year. They allowed me to post some pics from there. Here is a map of France and the area where they were for you to get an idea.



It was the land of the Cathars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathar) and there are a lot of ruins of castles.

[SeattleGirl]

1. Beautiful!

:loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

2. Thank you

even though I can't take the credit for taking the pictures :)

[SeattleGirl]

3. They're still beautful

And I'm tired as all get out! Crap! I need to scoot off to sleep soon, or I'll start to drool on my keyboard! :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

5. I though I give the Lounge some European flair

:)

and you tuck yourself into bed. Sweet dreams my friend :loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

9. Thanks.

Wish I would never have to sleep -- there're too many interesting people to get to know! Oh well...

[MissHoneychurch]

11. I know what you mean

But I promise I will be here when you wake up again :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

12. Thank you, gf!

:loveya:

[bridgit]

4. hubby says he'll just run new plumbing in that castle 2nd from the...

bottom, and we'll just get together for some timely mahjong in a turret of the week you and i :pals:

[MissHoneychurch]

6. sounds like an idea

actually that is pic of the upper city of Carcassonne. So he'll has a lot to do and we a lot of time to play mahjong :pals:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne

[bridgit]

7. preee-cisley, my dear...

:hug:

[Robeson]

8. Beautiful.....

....ask them if they'll take me, next time. Pretty please.....

[MissHoneychurch]

10. would you take me as co-traveller as well?

wouldn't mind going there again myself. Only been there once about 10 years ago with my brother.

[Robeson]

13. Absolutely! The more, the merrier!.....

....:bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

14. Oh goody! Does that mean I'm invited too?

:evilgrin:

[MissHoneychurch]

16. if that is a question ....

:spank:



and why are you still here????? :spank:

[SeattleGirl]

21. Just to get a spankin' from you!

:evilgrin:

[MissHoneychurch]

29. I knew it

you are very reliable in that way. But I love you for it :loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

31. _._._

Yummy! :evilgrin:

[Robeson]

22. Since MissHoneychurch and her family will be paying for our.....

...plane flight, hotel expenses, and providing spending money, I feel fully confident in saying that, yes, you can come along, too!...:woohoo:

[SeattleGirl]

23. Geez, thanks!

BTW, when do I get to see you backside again? :evilgrin:

[Robeson]

28. Well, maybe when we get to one of those castles, I'll let you check it....

...out in one of the dungeons....:9

[SeattleGirl]

33. Oh. My. Gawd!!!!

I am swoonin'!!!!

[MissHoneychurch]

34. careful gf

those mountains are steep :evilgrin:

[SeattleGirl]

35. The steeper, the better!

Love to climb those "tall" mountains! :evilgrin:

Damn, I am sooooo bad!

[MissHoneychurch]

37. are ya sure

we still talking about the same "mountains" :evilgrin:

[SeattleGirl]

39. Well, I don't know about yours

But mine are steep and HARD! :evilgrin:

[SeattleGirl]

38. So, you gonna make me swoon or not?

Sorry, I'm being very BAD tonight! :evilgrin:

[MissHoneychurch]

40. yes you are

you are trying to get my thread locked :spank:

[SeattleGirl]

43. nope. Just pushin' it to the edge!

And, thank you very much. Please ma'am, may I have another? :spank: :spank: :spank:

I

am

sooooooo

bad!

:evilgrin:

[MissHoneychurch]

46. you are good at it

:evilgrin:


and therefor deserve another :spank:

[SeattleGirl]

48. Why, thank you, Miss Honeychurch!

I am most greatful to you! :rofl:

[Robeson]

42. Just for you, baby doll....

...

[SeattleGirl]

44. Oh! Shit!!!!!

Um...

thank you...

so...

very....

MUCH!!!!!

Just what a girl needs

to fall asleep on (:evilgrin: )

Day-am, am I BAD or what? :spank: :spank: :spank:

[Robeson]

47. Glad I could help....

...you can fall asleep on it anytime....:evilgrin:

[SeattleGirl]

50. On "it"????

Oh


my


!!!!!!!!!!

:evilgrin:

[Robeson]

57. I'd be negligent, if I left "it" out in the cold....

....:evilgrin:

[SeattleGirl]

59. Well, we can't have that, can we?

I like things warm! :evilgrin:

Oh, damn, but I'm bad!

[MissHoneychurch]

25. uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

*raising hand very carefully* .....

[SeattleGirl]

26. VERY carefully!

Crickey! Somebody knock me out and put me to bed!

[Robeson]

30. This is awfully big of you, MissHoneychurch, to raise your hand and....

...volunteer to pay for our vacations in Europe.....;-)

[MissHoneychurch]

32. you see me speechless

and that means something


:rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. I *knew* it!

It has been suggested in some modern fiction and non-fiction books that the Cathars could have been the protectors of the Holy Grail of Christian mythology, especially in the book Holy Blood, Holy Grail, although modern investigation into this book has largely discredited its findings.

"The Castle Arrrggh! Our quest is at an end!"

[SeattleGirl]

17. Maybe your quest is just beginning!

Or

maybe

not

:hide:

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. The end of one quest always means

the start of another.









Shit, that was deep!

[SeattleGirl]

24. As in, Deep Shit Arkansas?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Sorry, just :spank: me and put me to bed!

[Oeditpus Rex]

36. In that order?

:evilgrin:

[SeattleGirl]

41. Yes it is!

Now, I expect you to :patriot: me, and then to....

well...

you know......:thumbsup:

And if you don't

Use

your

imagination!

:evilgrin:

[Oeditpus Rex]

51. Saaaa-

lute!



As for the remainder, my imagination is quite well-honed. :evilgrin:

[SeattleGirl]

54. I'll bet it is!

:evilgrin:

Geez, I'm too _____ for my ______!

[Oeditpus Rex]

60. Steep for your shirt?

:shrug:

[MissHoneychurch]

18. Why do I get the feeling

that you are living somewhat too much in the world of Monty Python??? :shrug:


:hug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. No such thing as 'too much in the world of Python'

Python is life. :headbang:

Those who don't understand can't understand. They shall never know the joy. :cry:

[MissHoneychurch]

27. I'm not saying anything against Python

not at all ... love them too. Except maybe ... "Meaning of Life" But even there are scenes that I love.

GRIM REAPER:
Be quiet! Englishmen, you're all so fucking pompous, and none of you have got any balls.
DEBBIE:
Can I ask you a question?
GRIM REAPER:
What?
DEBBIE:
How can we all have died at the same time?

GRIM REAPER:
The salmon mousse.
GEOFFREY:
Darling, you didn't use canned salmon, did you?
ANGELA:
I'm most dreadfully embarrassed.

:rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

45. There's only two bits in 'Meaning of Life' I really like

"Every Sperm is Sacred" and, of course, Mr. Creosote. Oh, and I guess the bit where John Cleese is teaching sex ed, and the one that leads into that with the prayer "O, Lord, thou art so huge..."

BTW — did you ever see the two Flying Circus episodes they did for German TV? Most of the bits in them were new; the only one I can think of that they re-made was the lumberjack sketch, and it's freakin' hilarious in German, even though I can't understand it.



Ich wollte... ein Holzfäller sein! Ja, ein Holzfäller! Der von Baum zu Baum hüpft, die auf den mächtigen Wassern von Südtirol hinabschwimmen. Die gigantische Rotbuche! Die Lärche! Die Tanne! Die kräftige Kiefer! Der Duft von frisch gefälltem Holz! Das Geräusch der stürzenden mächtigen Bäume! An meiner Seite, mein liebes Mädel... Und wir würden singen, singen, singen...

Ich bin ein Holzfäller und fühl mich stark,
Ich schlaf des Nachts und hack am Tag.

(Er ist ein Holzfäller und fühlt sich stark,
(Er schläft des Nachts und hackt am Tag.)

Ich fälle Bäume, ich ess mein Brot,
Ich geh auf das WC,
Am Mittwoch geh ich shopping,
Kau Kekse zum Kaffee.

(Er fällt die Bäume, er isst sein Brot,
(Er geht auf das WC,
(Am Mittwoch geht er shopping,
)Kaut Kekse zum Kaffee.

(Er ist ein Holzfäller und fühlt sich stark,
(Er schläft des Nachts und hackt am Tag.)

Ich fälle Bäume und hüpf und spring,
Steck Blumen in die Vas'
Ich schlüpf in Frauenkleider
Und lümmel mich in Bars.

(Er fällt die Bäume, er hüpft und springt,
(Steckt Blumen in die Vas'
(Er schlüpft in Frauenkleider
(Und lümmelt sich in Bars...?

(Er ist ein Holzfäller und fühlt sich stark,
(Er schläft des Nachts und hackt am Tag.)

Ich fälle Bäume, trag Stöckelschuh
Und Strumpf- und Büstenhalter.
Wär gern ein kleines Mädchen
So wie mein Onkel Walter.

(Er fällt die Bäume, trägt Stöckelschuh
(Und Strumpf- und Büstenhalter...?
(...Wär gern ein kleines Mädchen
(So wie mein Onkel Walter!)

[MissHoneychurch]

49. That song is hilarious

in English and in German

Alone the faces of the choir cracks me up every time :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

52. I know!

"Und Strumpf... und Büstenhalter???"

:rofl:



(Photo from "Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus.")

Hey, now that I think of it, "Fliegender Zirkus" is of German origin. It was the name of one of Manfred von Richtofen's squadrons in WWI.

[MissHoneychurch]

53. didn't know that

but it would make sense for Monty Python to use that.

now what is wrong with the word Büstenhalter??? Even though we only say BH :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

55. Not a thing

If a woman's wearing it. :7

[MissHoneychurch]

56. something like that??

[Oeditpus Rex]

58. Uh... yeah

She looks a lot better in one than Michael Palin would.



Mmmmm... boy shorts. :loveya:

[Clintmax]

61. Stunning!

As usual, Miss Honey, you've presented us with some photos that are breathtaking! You never cease to amaze me with your photos and I love you for sharing them with me! :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

62. thanks Clintmax

but those aren't mine. My mom's bf took them.

I got my pics from the weekend today. I will post some of them the next days.

[datasuspect]

63. those pics taught me a lot about surrender

the gall of those Gauls!



joking, sublime scenes. wish one day i have enough money to go see stuff like that.

[MissHoneychurch]

66. Yes, those Gauls ....

they had help after all ....

[Callalily]

64. Oh what marvelous

photos MissHoneychurch. Thanks for sharing. Now I want to go too!
My friend spent New Year's Eve in Paris. I haven't seen the photos yet, she lives in a different state, but I can hardly wait.

[MissHoneychurch]

67. New Years Eve in Paris???

I bet she had a lot to tell :evilgrin:

[Callalily]

69. Yes, she got

engaged. Now how romantic is that!

[MissHoneychurch]

70. WOW

I bet she will always remember that New Years Eve

[Puglover]

65. I hitchhiked from Cadaquez (on the Costa Brava in Spain)

back to Strasbourg in western France and roughly followed the map here. I was unforgettable in more ways than one.

[MissHoneychurch]

68. I believe you unseen

and I've seen parts of that area in France.

[Brewman_Jax]

71. Beautiful pics

the mountains are gorgeous!

[MissHoneychurch]

72. thanks

they are. Quite impressive.

[GOPisEvil]

73. WOW!!!!

That is gorgeous!!! :wow:

[MissHoneychurch]

74. jealous??

:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

75. Yes, extremely.

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

76. good

that is why I posted the pics :P

how you doing?

[GOPisEvil]

77. I'm good. Bored, but good.

I'm stinky, too. I just got back from the gym. :P

OK, I'm going to take a shower. :)

[MissHoneychurch]

80. *gulp*

now you got me distracted .... :blush:

[GOPisEvil]

83. Hehehehe...

...I was all sweaty, too.

But now I'm clean. :)

[MissHoneychurch]

84. that was a quick shower

guess you were alone ... :evilgrin:

[GOPisEvil]

85. Yeah, all alone.

:evilfrown:

[MissHoneychurch]

86. too bad

:evilgrin:

[GOPisEvil]

87. Tell me about it.

:evilgrin:

[wildhorses]

78. how heavenly

I will go there one day....somehow *sigh*

[MissHoneychurch]

79. there are way too many beautiful spots on earth

to see them all. Which is just too bad.

[donheld]

81. Looks like a lot of fun

that castle could be fun to explore.

[MissHoneychurch]

82. it is

but it is very touristic, meaning a lot of stores with kitsch :)