tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post6828200928609629093..comments2023-10-30T12:34:33.488-03:00Comments on Paris and Beyond: Pétanque - Jardin du LuxembourgGenie -- Paris and Beyondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12758801373365481655noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-44376951549106417372012-04-19T20:59:22.192-03:002012-04-19T20:59:22.192-03:00You have to try it Genie, it's great fun at fa...You have to try it Genie, it's great fun at family gatherings. I like the sound of the 'boule lifter' that would save a bit of knee bending!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-44731410326534627492012-04-17T23:03:55.380-03:002012-04-17T23:03:55.380-03:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-27162752672973202922012-04-13T23:02:00.189-03:002012-04-13T23:02:00.189-03:00hee hee...
You almost always find at least one gam...hee hee...<br />You almost always find at least one game of pétanque being played at <i>Jardin du Luxembourg</i>.<br />;-DLouis la Vachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039777863022193315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-20946743645959362242012-04-12T11:12:22.612-03:002012-04-12T11:12:22.612-03:00I lived here for almost two years before learning ...I lived here for almost two years before learning how to play and now I'm hooked! I love it - it's the perfect way to cap off a long Sunday lunch :)Sara Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058056977783867772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-24306170819048910632012-04-12T00:24:37.153-03:002012-04-12T00:24:37.153-03:00Malyss, I would like to be a shooter but I think t...Malyss, I would like to be a shooter but I think that I would need some practice!<br /><br />We enjoyed watching them and the intensity with which they play. I have some other shots of families and young mixed groups playing on a Sunday afternoon.<br /><br />Bises,<br />GenieGenie -- Paris and Beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12758801373365481655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-22096485251161903502012-04-11T17:50:29.724-03:002012-04-11T17:50:29.724-03:00How very interesting. It seems to be one of those ...How very interesting. It seems to be one of those games that looks boring if you're on the outside looking in but, at the same time, has its own quirkiness.Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-80794564467277152582012-04-11T15:40:19.209-03:002012-04-11T15:40:19.209-03:00Oh yes, women play too! I have photos and will us...Oh yes, women play too! I have photos and will use for another post... taken at Bassin de la Villette.<br /><br />...back later<br />GenieGenie -- Paris and Beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12758801373365481655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-32716804949058397092012-04-11T14:56:25.060-03:002012-04-11T14:56:25.060-03:00Such concentration! (Note to Maria: France has cow...Such concentration! (Note to Maria: France has cowboys too—maybe was once one of them.)Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-75758354503396306972012-04-11T11:34:20.910-03:002012-04-11T11:34:20.910-03:00Did you hear the famous: "Tu la tires ou tu l...Did you hear the famous: "Tu la tires ou tu la pointes?"..!Malysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285965495493508425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-12261951922023509602012-04-11T10:12:22.645-03:002012-04-11T10:12:22.645-03:00Very nice picture, but the hat isn't very Fren...Very nice picture, but the hat isn't very French or did I mis something?<br />Regards,<br />MariaMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566572816623955879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-51331764575875471522012-04-11T10:02:37.131-03:002012-04-11T10:02:37.131-03:00I'm pretty sure this is the gentlemen that hel...I'm pretty sure this is the gentlemen that helped explain the rules to me in 2009. The group I was watching and photographing couldn't say in ENglish something so they sent me down to his court for assistance! Small world. Love the ball in mid air.<br />VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-55147705277014385372012-04-11T08:08:24.339-03:002012-04-11T08:08:24.339-03:00Nice slice of life Paris style. J'adore le Lu...Nice slice of life Paris style. J'adore le Luco!SRQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10076279765970764962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-8513528916878811032012-04-11T07:52:05.285-03:002012-04-11T07:52:05.285-03:00Amazing..you caught that ball in the air!
I wonde...Amazing..you caught that ball in the air!<br /><br />I wonder...do women ever play this game?Janey and Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14263426600052174272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-81626600676545159512012-04-11T06:41:04.194-03:002012-04-11T06:41:04.194-03:00Great action shot and a very perceptive descriptio...Great action shot and a very perceptive description.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284847853657086710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-35095285551591914562012-04-11T06:14:57.229-03:002012-04-11T06:14:57.229-03:00enjoyed reading your reaction to Virginia's po...enjoyed reading your reaction to Virginia's post and learning that you felt like a movie star in Paris ! <br />anniThis is Belgiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-23971074178675942382012-04-11T06:06:56.148-03:002012-04-11T06:06:56.148-03:00A boule-lifter! I was just about to ask what that...A boule-lifter! I was just about to ask what that was. Wonderful catch.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241553607254199559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055676571236633849.post-53977545021350126882012-04-11T03:45:34.289-03:002012-04-11T03:45:34.289-03:00LIfe is good when you having a ball. Or bolue.
Y...LIfe is good when you having a ball. Or bolue. <br /><br />You're having quite the adventure, Genie.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.com