Grenoble (and France) is so beautiful. The way lush green trees or the colourful autumn vegetation in vibrant sunlight; paved, old, streets; buildings without a sun shade (Indian style sun shade, perhaps), brilliantly sunny without being hot - that is the impression of France's beauty in my mind.
I was not too happy about the architecture of the official buildings in the University. They were "modern" 3-4 storey buildings with nothing more to mention - what little architecture they have is far from impressive. But yesterday I had a walk out of the suburbs, into the nearby village; and all throughout I was observing the buildings on the way. I dont know if they were houses or castles, probably a mix of both; but they were so beautiful. I felt that the buildings have so much to it, so much life invested in them, they were all old, most of them very different from each other in style... yet very French (as in the beauty of France I mentioned above).
I havent been able to travel much. Mainly due to my own inertia to make plans and take the plunge. And I've almost wasted my first week long vacation here without doing anything. Let's see.
Well: I missed a major part of France - the beautiful skies.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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