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Rue De La Monnaie


This was a little side street in the town of Sommieres. When I walk around these little towns I am always intrigued by the little side streets that steer off in different directions and angles. This photo seemed (to me) to catch the atmosphere of one such street.

Post Note: I am told that in very old towns "rue de la monnaie" is where the ancient roman road entered the village.

(Thanks Peter)
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franko/fronnnko said…
man, i love old european streets -- there's something about them that i can't put my finger on. especially when they are streets and buildings that are older than my own country.
10:04 PM
Dorion said…
Yea fronko, I keep telling the locals, you have to understand in the U.S.A the oldest structure you'll find is 300 years old. Here, 300 years is still part of urban renewal.
3:21 AM
franko said…
ain't that the truth!

i was so boggled by the intense AGE in the air around the ruins of the chapel of saint-honorat in arles that i couldn't wrap my brain around just how OLD it all was -- it was easier to look at the ruins and imagine them as immense, moss-and-vine-covered set pieces leftover from a shoot for "lord of the rings" than it was to comprehend how long they had been sitting there.
7:08 PM
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