01 July 2007

Daily Photo Theme Day: The Colour Red

In choosing 'something red' from Menton, I was spoiled for choice: restaurants with red tablecloths, baker's shops with a red oleander outside, red clothes hanging out to dry from an ancient window - and all prettier than this photograph - but somehow the word tabac takes me back to my first trip to France from England, where I lived at the time. I was 18 and went to Paris and then took le train bleu to Cannes. That's when I fell in love with France and why I came to live here 16 years ago and why I have absolutely no intention of leaving - ever.

Do please visit other Daily Photo bloggers who have seen red in their city. A total of 100 are participating in today's Theme Day. You can also take a look at the Daily Photo portal.

Shanghai, China - Mumbai, India - New York City (NY), USA - Manila, Philippines - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Hamburg, Germany - Stayton (OR), USA - Los Angeles (CA), USA - Hyde, UK - Oslo, Norway - Brookville (OH), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Stavanger, Norway - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Bucaramanga (Santander), Colombia - Joplin (MO), USA - Singapore, Singapore - Selma (AL), USA - Cleveland (OH), USA - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Chandler (AZ), USA - Stockholm, Sweden - Seattle (WA), USA - Boston (MA), USA - Arradon, France - Evry, France - Baton Rouge (LA), USA - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Boston (MA), USA - Grenoble, France - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Greenville (SC), USA - Hilo (HI), USA - Nelson, New Zealand - La Antigua, Guatemala - Brisbane (QLD), Australia - Singapore, Singapore - Tel Aviv, Israel - Hong Kong, China - Sequim (WA), USA - Paderborn, Germany - Saarbrücken, Germany - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Tenerife, Spain - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Sydney, Australia - Naples (FL), USA - Cologne (NRW), Germany - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Saint Louis (MO), USA - Cypress (TX), USA - Ocean Township (NJ), USA - Mainz, Germany - Toruń, Poland - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Singapore, Singapore - North Bay (ON), Canada - Jakarta, Indonesia - Montréal (QC), Canada - Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Minneapolis (MN), USA - Baziège, France - San Diego (CA), USA - Prague, Czech Republic - Ampang (Selangor), Malaysia - New York (NY), USA - Kajang (Selangor), Malaysia - Sharon (CT), USA - Newcastle (NSW), Australia - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Nottingham, UK - Villigen, Switzerland - Chicago (IL), USA - Torquay, UK - Brussels, Belgium - San Diego (CA), USA - Mexico (DF), Mexico - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Cape Town, South Africa - Paris, France - Seoul, Korea - Manila, Philippines - Milano, Italy - Austin (TX), USA - Chennai, India - Madrid, Spain - Seoul, South Korea - Wailea (HI), USA - Toronto (ON), Canada - Ajaccio, France - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Silver Spring (MD), USA - Zurich, Switzerland - Sydney, Australia - Budapest, Hungary - Moscow, Russia - Auckland, New Zealand - Torino, Italy

28 comments:

  1. Wow, beautiful photo! Watching this makes me wanna visit France again, soon! :-)

    Thanks for your visit to HamburgDailyPhoto!

    Marc

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  2. Nice one! Looks like quite an old sign!

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  3. Anonymous01 July, 2007

    Nice shot, Jilly. I like your comments too. Me, well, you know me. Something red turned out to be totally different this time. I will post the other red thing another time.

    Abraham Lincoln
    —Me as Moses—Brookville Daily Photo

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  4. What a typical French sign! But not all the French people smoke...like most of non French people think ;-)
    Thanks for your visit on my blog today!
    Maraï from Brisbane
    http://brisbane-dailyphoto.blogspot.com/

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  5. I loved your story...and excellent photo too!

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  6. I probably should have explained that Tabacs don't just sell tobacco and cigarettes. They also sell newspapers and magazines - postcards and stamps and are the place to buy lottery tickets! Often, they are also a Bar/tabac too so you can get a coffee or a Ricard or a glass of wine.

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  7. Quick shot of the red sign.

    Happy Theme Day~! :)

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  8. ohhh Happy Theme day and thanks for popping by ;)

    I love that series of photos you posted about the beach too :)

    How does the TABAC coffee tastes like?:)

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  9. I remeber those signs, I like the design a lot!

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  10. How nostalgic, Jilly...
    Since we are sharing - the first sign I fell in love with in France was " Patisserie" ;-)

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  11. Nice choice, so "French"!

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  12. How I love the signs of France. And how typically French it is to have so many pleasures of life in one shop-- something to read, a chance to win money, to smoke if that's your pleasure, to eat and certainly to drink. Thanks for your continuing series of lovely photos.

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  13. Anonymous01 July, 2007

    My favorite Tabac sign in France :-)!! I miss the "Tabac" stores, those are a very typical French things. Great choice!

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  14. Bientot, cela sera une photo d'archive ;o) bonne idee

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  15. Anonymous01 July, 2007

    It is interesting what triggers memories. I especially enjoy when a fond memory is brought back in an unexpected flash.

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  16. aah, my kind of shop. tabac. yes, whiskey-flavoured please :)

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  17. I love that you have managed something "very rench" so retained a sense of place in your photo.

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  18. Yes I agree with most of comments and I may add that since when my parents drove me as a kid in France first time, I remember this sign SSOO FRENCH !!!

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  19. Ahhh...the ubiquitous Tabac sign. What a perfect representation of France and the theme red.

    Brilliantly done.

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  20. Anonymous02 July, 2007

    Great image, very French. My wife is looking forward to seeing something similar when we visit in September.

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  21. Very french.

    I am so glad for your visit and thank you very much for your commentaries.

    I hope I have the opportunity to show, in person, the wonders of Mexico city.

    http://mexicodailyphoto.blogspot.com

    Poly

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  22. Tabac or not tabac...that is the question! ;-) Definitely takes me back to Paris. I'm glad you "tabac'd" today. There's something nostalgic in an old sign. Cheers!

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  23. Very French, yes, but Jilly please don't tell me it's tobacco that seduced you in France!!!!

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  24. Interesting shaped sign. Alas it reminds me a bit of a coffin.

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