Monday, August 04, 2014

The big summer roundup

Every year around the 1st of August in France, the big summer round up takes place: people who took their vacation in July come back to their home and the ones who stayed home in July (more numerous) leave their home. That is why, last Saturday, we broke a traffic jam record! No less that 994 Km (618 miles) of congestion were counted on the French road network at midday! Stupid, isn't it?! As an illustration I used this photo that I took yesterday (Sunday) morning while the yearly "traversée de Paris en Anciennes" (old cars parade) was going through Paris. This is an old 404 Peugeot (well, not that old, my father had one!!) with typical suitcases from the 60's on the roof rack! Have a nice start of the week, whether you're home or on vacation!

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  1. It does have a car out of time sensibility about it, actually.

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    1. Not very old, not very new either. They did not care about aerodynamics at that time!

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  2. Oh Eric! Our vacation starts in 2 weeks and this photo just made me even more eager for it to begin! What a great & timely shot, as always.

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    1. Merci Robin - and bonnes vacances in anticipation.

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  3. My father had one, too!
    And I do remember the loooooonnng journeys through France for the summer holidays.... ;-)

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  4. Quelle mignonne voiture! Je l'aime bien!

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  5. Great shot to illustrate the comings and goings at this time of year. I'm avoiding all that and coming to Paris after the rentrée, in September. (Will you still be there?)

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    1. Yes I will, and probably until the end of October. I, too, dislike the day everybody is back!

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  6. My French friend has actually said "no social media for two weeks, vacation" and I know how seriously he means this.

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