Getting a leg up
Photo Theme: FLEXIBLE
As I said last week, expect some recent vacation photos
to somehow apply to the PhotoHunt theme!
and to read the caption.
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This week’s theme is FLEXIBLE.
Heading up the path towards the medieval fortressed city of Eze in the south of France, I saw the perfect vacation photo opportunity.
Without nary a thought about the hordes of tourists walking alongside, I mustered up muscle-memories of doing gymnastics as a kid. I grabbed the muzzle, swung myself around and stuck a perfect landing onto the cannon.
Pretty flexible even at my age, don’t you think?
I do admit there may have been a bit of huffing and puffing to climb up on my perch, but there I sat waiting for the photo. I heard cameras snapping but when I looked over at my friends they were doubled over laughing at me.
So there I sat with that cannon between my legs for a few minutes waiting for them to compose themselves to take a photo. Getting up there was hard enough so I wasn’t about to get down until I got my photo op.
I know I probably am in a few stranger’s vacation photo albums. I imagine they might caption that photo as “we don’t know the old goof, but he sure was FLEXIBLE enough to get up on that cannon.”
HISTORY LESSON: The cannon is embedded in the walls of the French medieval fortress town of Eze in the south of France, close to Nice.
View of the town of Eze in the South of France.
The village sits like an eagle’s nest on a large rock 400 meters above the sea. Eze once surrounded a 12th century fortified castle. The castle was torn down in 1706, but the village remains, and forms a circular pattern around the base of the castle. The restored village now contains many artisans, and shoppers can spend a lot of time wandering in and out of the cave-like shops. There are also some perfumeries, and a wonderful aromatic selection of spices for sale.
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November 9th, 2007 at 2:22:18 PM
Those are lovely photos! Have a great weekend
November 9th, 2007 at 2:26:54 PM
A great photograph and an interesting post. What a historic place to visit. Sara from farmingfriends
November 9th, 2007 at 2:27:43 PM
NICE CANON!
Was it hard to climb back down?
I have been to Eze. Tres beau village!!
A bientot et bon weekend!
November 9th, 2007 at 2:54:11 PM
VEry cool stunt.
November 9th, 2007 at 3:08:21 PM
Good story and great shots. I would be a bit wary of landing on that canon though
November 9th, 2007 at 3:14:28 PM
Wow! Great photos.
November 9th, 2007 at 3:25:54 PM
great story, great pics!
November 9th, 2007 at 3:28:51 PM
what beautiful buildings! what lovely alleyways! It seems like a wonderful place to have visited!
and I imagine you would have had to be pretty flexible to get up there
November 9th, 2007 at 3:30:35 PM
cool!
wonderful find for flexible theme!
have a great weekend!
November 9th, 2007 at 4:19:10 PM
LOL I love a person who doesn’t care what others think and just goes for it. way to go! great memory, and photo op.
happy weekend!
November 9th, 2007 at 5:06:20 PM
beautiful photos!! Have a great weekend
November 9th, 2007 at 8:07:36 PM
That would indeed take flexibility to get up there! I don’t think I could’ve even in my youth.
November 9th, 2007 at 9:13:31 PM
That is a great shot. I love that you were probably the only one there that day with a picture like that. Looks like a beautiful city.
November 9th, 2007 at 11:39:30 PM
nice photos..looks like a nice place to visit!Happy HUNT!
November 9th, 2007 at 11:59:41 PM
great pic very funny
and some great info on France too 
November 10th, 2007 at 1:42:02 AM
Wow Larry we must have had some trip! Bet you were a sight climbing up for that first photo.
Great job on the Hunt.
November 10th, 2007 at 4:42:08 AM
You are flexible; in great shape! Love the story and the pics!!!
And I love your blog title!!
November 10th, 2007 at 6:58:05 AM
I’m sure you’ve seen the comics/comedians who jump on a horse and just slide right off the other side? Yes? Well, if I were to attempt to straddle that cannon, I would most definitely end up OFF….on the other side, just like the cartoons. Guaranteed!!!
Fabulous photos Larry….and great history lesson!!
Happy weekend.
November 10th, 2007 at 10:56:53 AM
so is this where you have been and I missed seeing your posts? Or are my feeds all messed up? But these are great photos. You look great, you went to a great place. I love those stairs through the village.
November 10th, 2007 at 3:03:46 PM
You have a new title cannon rider
November 10th, 2007 at 3:20:46 PM
That’s a nifty little stunt you did.
I did my first ever photo hunt, come check it out if you get a chance!
November 10th, 2007 at 4:08:38 PM
ROFLAO!!
Nice Cannon! LOL!
Must be bitching to walk around with that thing.
November 11th, 2007 at 3:13:46 AM
Hi Larry. Great and fun photos. I love how outgoing you are. Thanks for sharing a nice background of that beautiful place.
November 11th, 2007 at 2:43:30 PM
Lar:
Cannon is pselled with 2 “n”, not one.
November 12th, 2007 at 3:41:09 AM
My dearest bro’ - I spelt canon rong just to see if my long-distance spel-checkor was working.
January 12th, 2008 at 12:47:23 AM
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