When you’re flying around in a microlight (an Ultralight or ULM in some countries) you get to see some unusual places. This château (somewhere in France) has to be one of the most unusual I’ve seen. It appears to have a heli-pad and a stable. But on closer inspection I can’t see any horses, so I assume the horse-power in the stable is the four-wheeled variety!
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Wow, awesome shot! I’m glad I happened upon your blog, it’s not often you get to see photography like yours. It must be such a fun and exciting thing to do.
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Thanks Robby! Yes it is exciting – a bit like 3D-Motorcycling. I’m OK till we get some turbulence then I wonder why the hell I’m doing it! I have complete faith in my pilot-hubby, but at times it still seems ‘unnatural’ to be up there. Wonderful on calm days though.
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Haha, I can imagine the turbulence gets pretty scary, it must be an amazing thing to be able to do!
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Really cool shots Jude. Looks like amazing countryside.
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Thanks Mike – that was up north of us. I spied that place en-route to visit a friend. It’s a great privilege to be able to see the world from high up. Photography can be a bit of a challenge sometimes with the wind buffeting!
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wow!
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Thanks Gilly!
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What a stunning view! Great entry! 🙂
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Thanks Sonel, that place really stood out even from so high up.
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Neverneverland!
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Absolutely! How the other half live eh!
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Very cool! Yes, that is unusual. I also don’t see other buildings around, so it looks like they are secluded.
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Yes – in the middle of nowhere. And being a hopeless navigator I’m not sure where we were when I took the pic.
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Looks beautiful!
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Perfect isolation – and then you drop in in your helicopter!
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Great find, Judy. Puzzling indeed.
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Thanks Rommel. Probably owned by a very, very rich person who like complete privacy. I wonder how many Ferraris are in the ‘stable’!
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What a fantastic view! 🙂
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Many thanks for the ‘like’!
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What an unusual view of a beautiful château! Wonderful entry!
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Thank you! Like a lot of photos it was pure luck that I noticed it. A fascinating place – I keep wondering who lives there.
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I love this photo. I once had a chance to take a flying lesson in an ultralight. Awesome day I will never forget, so much better than in a large plane.
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Sometimes referred to as 3D-motorcycling! Thanks Maggie.
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I love the perspective one gets from the air! This is beautiful.
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Thanks Robin, you can get some great pics on a calm day. Sometimes it’s a tad too bumpy and I hang on rather than hold the camera!
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Amazing.
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Thanks NN!
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imagine living there…a really great shot…i love the colours
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Thanks Jo. Yes I agree – an amazing place to live. Kind of ‘splendid isolation’.
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Beautiful shot! The circular helipad looks random but at least it’s in keeping with the green of the landscape.
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Thanks Rochelle, it certainly was a fascinating looking place.
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Wow! Plenty of space to simulate an engine failure to go and have a closer look…
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We could have dropped in … but the heli-pad’s a bit short for a landing!
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an unusually beautiful landscape 🙂
nice
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Thank you – and thanks for visiting!
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Whoa, what a view! Great photo, is that a pond next to the house, or did someone spill all the chocolate milk in France in their back yard?
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A very chocolate-looking pond for sure – no idea why! All pics that I snapped looked the same so it wasn’t a trick of the light.
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Had there been a lot of rain recently? A lot of run-off will sure do that.
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Good question Jeff, but that place wasn’t in this area. We were flying north to visit friend. But the rivers in this area do go exactly that colour after heavy rain – sort of deep caramel. A good point.
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