Travel Photography by Matt Castle
Exploring the historic quarters of Lyon I came across this small shop. It had everything I needed, stuff to make a yummy baguette and a six pack of beer to wash it down with. Pity it was all miniature scale, one of those beer bottles would be smaller than my little fingernail. Actually, I probably wouldn’t even fit my head into this shop.
Lyon’s world heritage listed historic quarter is packed full of character. Ancient alleys link the cobble stoned streets which are lined with beautiful 12th century buildings. A number of small cathedrals and town squares are scattered amongst it all. There is detail in every little corner of this place. This sculpture was on the fountain infront of the main cathedral as you enter the district, I was drawn to it and had to capture the detail.
We arrived in a small town called Canaples after a full day of riding from Hesdin in the north of France. With nowhere to stay the night we began asking some of the locals where we could pitch a tent. We were pointed in the direction of a small bar that was also home to a trout fishing farm. After a couple of well deserved beers we asked the owner if we could pitch a tent out the back on his land. We were taken down a small path and shown a patch of grass where we could set up for the night, we were very thankful. The next morning I was up early, I saw the sun coming up over the distant hills and reached for my tripod and camera from the tent. A few snaps later and this is what I came up with.
The Arc de Triomphe, another famous monument of Paris, built to honour those who fought and died in the French revolution and Napoleonic wars. Positioned in the middle of a crazy busy intersection where cars weave in and out of each other with no regard to any road rules, how there isn’t a pile up every 30 seconds I don’t know. I was challenged to run across the intersection to the Arc in the centre, something I did back in 2006. Pure insanity. I tried again this time around but gave up, I must be getting to old and slow. I opted for the much more sensible underground tunnel option to reach the middle.
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