This gate is surprisingly similar to but ours is green and in better condition. Ce portail est étonnamment similaire au nôtre sauf qu’il est vert et en meilleur état.
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Chapeau de gendarme
Yesterday’s photo worked – the sun came out today and I went for a walk. This is another blue, much darker this time. The shape of the gate is called chapeau de gendarme in French with means a gendarme’s hat but not the modern képi. The shape refers to Napoleon Bonaparte’s gendarmes as you can …