There is a great series of pictures and articles on Coté Ouest Magazine that really makes me want to go to the beautiful French Île de Ré.
Here are pix I found on google (quite unscientific when it comes to giving the photographers proper credit. They will probably find me out and shut me down...)
I like the color palette of this house and the touches of pink and purple.
I also want to go to this hotel/hamman les bois flottais.
I think this hotel must have been decorated by the same people.
But to me, the Ouest is and always will be this:
This is what the French call a bouquet de Fruits de mer. Fruit of the ocean bouquet. I love this.
Sign me up for the trip! GORGEOUS and I LOVE all the little touches of pink!!!
Posted by: Fifi Flowers | May 26, 2009 at 04:31 PM
i would go there and drink tons of wine and eat the hell out of that bucket 'o fruits de mer. then i would jump into the pool followed by a nap in the pink chair....NO THE PURPLE!!!!
xoj
Posted by: my favorite and my best | May 26, 2009 at 06:43 PM
from now on you are my travel agent. love coming here for my beauty in the world fix.
Posted by: Jaymee | May 26, 2009 at 09:44 PM
Oooo those heart shaped hangers are so cute!
Posted by: Trishie Koh | May 26, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Oh I want to go too!!! What a lovely place to cycle around :-)
Posted by: Anne A | May 27, 2009 at 02:15 AM
How beautiful are those 2 top pics on the cobble stone road - just stunning. The pink up the walls looks lovely.....makes me want to run away from home and travel.
Posted by: Kelly | May 27, 2009 at 03:34 AM
This looks like a wonderful destination - the seaside is sounding very good right now, xv.
Posted by: Vicki Archer | May 27, 2009 at 05:09 AM
Poor France. It's as though every woman on the planet wants to live there. How will they fit us all?
Posted by: Liberty Post Editor | May 27, 2009 at 05:19 AM
how i love hollyhocks!
Posted by: susan | May 27, 2009 at 07:49 AM
cote ouest et cote sud...i have one of each, and will never throw them out.
such beautiful images...
Posted by: virginia | May 27, 2009 at 09:00 AM
Corine, Let's go. Leave the teenagers with the husbands (who can pay the dentist while we're gone). I'm going to have to get an atlas out to se where this place is.
Lovely post.
Posted by: Hazel | May 27, 2009 at 09:44 AM
Ooh. Why did I ever come back??? (I mean to States.) & if you & Hazel go, it's only fair to include me. I'm in the dentist-den too & no husband, so no problem; plus, I can be fairly hilarious if given the chance.
Thanks for your comment, this a.m. Corine. It looks like you were up awfully early or awfully late. Hmmmm.
Must go wash hair before I leave apt. to do laundry (yes, it's like that)...but had to stop by. Will click links when I get back. Taking a lot of will power not to 'click.' xo susan
Posted by: Susan | May 27, 2009 at 09:55 AM
Love those hollyhocks in the top two pictures. And the pool isn't too shabby either...
Posted by: Natalie R | May 27, 2009 at 05:01 PM
j'ai publie les memes photos ce matin, en me disant que ca devrait te plaire ! je ne me suis pas trompee !!
Posted by: TheYoupiTouch | May 28, 2009 at 05:32 AM
awww - the heart coat hangers made me smile - and those first two photos - swoon! while the pink/purple combo is usually too girly for me, in an outdoor setting it is rather sweet!!
Posted by: cassandra | May 31, 2009 at 08:23 PM
Looks amazing. Off to take a closer look.
Posted by: Di Overton | June 01, 2009 at 04:43 AM
I hope you make it to the Ile de Re. It is lovely. Last time I was there though, they had rules about what colors could go on the outsides of houses. For example, I think shutters could be green or maybe one other color ~ that's all. So any OUTDOOR purples and pinks would have to be supplied by the hollyhocks, which bloom everywhere! The island is very picturesque. You'll love it.
Posted by: Jane | June 03, 2009 at 10:05 PM