My Quiet Country Cottage

 

In response to very nearly one request, he's a shot of my own personal forest retreat, where i commune with nature, and consume heroic quantities of mushrooms.

No, I'm lying. Obviously.

It's the Jardins du Trocadéro from the Eiffel Tower.

Bonus - 

The Gargoyles

 

Yup. A bunch of gargoyles. 

Almost certainly at Notre Dame, Paris

Bonus.

Bonus 2 - No seriously, 

Ancient Greek Colonoscopy?

 

Or so it seems.

In fact, the slide identifies this as "Louvre, Puget   Milo de Crotona"

So, in summary:

• The Louvre, Paris - World famous art gallery / art museum.
• Pierre Puget (b. 1620, Marseille, d. 1694, Marseille) French Sculptor
• Milo of Croton - A sculpture by said french marble-basher, depicting
• Milo of Croton - An ancient Greek Wrestler, with more fame and power than any grappler from WWE.

Bonus - The Death of Milo of Croton.

The Ancient Greeks typically attributed remarkable deaths to famous persons in keeping with their characters. The date of Milo's death is unknown, but according to Strabo and Pausanias , Milo was walking in a forest when he came upon a tree-trunk split with wedges. In what was probably intended as a display of strength, Milo inserted his hands into the cleft to rend the tree. The wedges fell from the cleft, and the tree closed upon his hands, trapping him. Unable to free himself, the wrestler was devoured by wolves.

Wrestler, Soldier, Athlete, ICon .... and Dumb-Ass.

The Star Of The Motor Show

 

Although the sign in the background is Peugeot, I actually think that this vehicle is a Renault 6. And that starring role on the display stand makes me think that this image is taken at the 1968 Paris Motor Show, where this car was unveiled.

Delightfully Retro Vehicle.

Bonus - Space  is big. Very Big.

Bonus 2 - Mmmmmm. Squirrel. Nom

Chaudet's Cupid

 

You don't need me to tell you that this is by Antoine-Denis Chaudet. It's obvious from his dexterous wielding of a Dremel multi-tool.

Also, I know that you know that this is his Cupid (I said that in the post title), which was completed posthumously by Pierre Cartellier in 1817.

Looks like Cupid is about to fart

Bonus - Great White Sharks have never been observed mating and it's unknown where, how or when they do it.

Bonus 2 - Seen on a bench in Margate.

Good Luck , Notre Dame

As I type this, the Cathedral of Notre Dame, in Paris is ablaze, and unlikely to survive.

While this slide probably isn't Notre Dame (I believe it is Brussels City Hall) it seemed sorta fitting.

Bonus - Gef, The Talking Mongoose.

Parking - Parisian Style.

Strangely, it took me a couple of seconds to see the pparked car, but once seen....

Bonus - TerrorTubby

Bonus 2 -

Where in the World?

Yes, time for another game.

So, using your skill and judgement, can you figure out where this slide was taken?
A. Moose Jaw, Canada
B. Alice Springs, Australia
C. PARIS, FRANCE
D. Timbuktoo, Mali

First correct name out of the hat might win an all-expense holiday in Paris, France, courtesy of the Paris Tourist Board.

Bonus - Finite Patience

Paris in Paris.

Ah, Easter is almost over, so let's return to tradition.

Tedious Tuesday features a slide of ... well you can probably guess.

It's The Shepherd Paris, by Nicolas-François Gillet, and currently installed in The Louvre.

Dull.

Bonus - Idiot-In-Chief needs a hint.

Bonus 2 - Pedestrian Crossing at Boston Marathon

Saint Sebastian

Another Art slide with missing subject info.

My first guess was it's Saint Sebastian, who famously had is faith tested by being tied to a tree, and having arrows fired at him. But, the lack of arrows rather worries me.

What the slide does say is "F Coudray 1678-1727 Louvre" so that does narrow it down to François Coudray, and a quick check of Wikipedia turns up an image of this exact sculpture.

So, Yay for me.

Bonus - “Who put Bella down the wych elm?”  Solved ?

Where in the World?

Yes, another Geography Question, Quiz Fans.

Where in the world was this slide taken?

• Dallas Texas,
• Paris, France,
• Tomsk, Siberia
• Falkland Islands.

Send your entries to the usual address.

Bonus - Gotta Go !