Saturday, October 13, 2012

Valuable load


It's not very usual to see that a colorful péniche (flat boat) on the Seine. So when I saw this one from the Pont des Arts, I was first intrigued, then my camera "forced me to point and shoot"!  When blowing up the photo, I saw that this boat was actually carrying "valuable goods", which is code for recycling papers and cardboard. Hence the flashy colors and especially the green... The bottom line is that it makes a cool photo - you will all have recognized the Pont neuf and the Ile de de la Cité in the background, of course...

7 comments:

  1. glad your camera forced you to point and shoot! very colorful indeed, in America it would be called a barge. looks like it was a pretty day weather wise too.

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  2. A green boat for recycling -- wonderful photo with the Pont Neuf and Ile de la Cite.

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  3. So glad your camera is telling you what to do. This was worth it!

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  4. And just off to the left is where we will have the 2013 picnic in April or May.

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  5. Makes one wonders where its final destination is up river! may be le Havre

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  6. @The Beaver, yes probably the Havre, that's what is the most likely.

    @Jeff "And just off to the left is where we will have the 2013 picnic in April or May." ABSOLUTELY!

    @Christie and Anne. Yes, it's my camera which tells me what to do now! It's very relaxing LOL

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