Not Elephant or is it?
The Alphabe-Thursday letter this week is ‘E’ & it was an easy choice.
This is THE picture that everyone takes when they visit Etretat in Northern France. Although there is a quaint little town (which gets incredibly busy at peak times) it is the natural beauty of the alabaster cliffs that draw the visitors.
The climb is very steep and it is one of those disconcerting experiences. You know the sort where you think you can see the top but actually there is another rise then another! The French have been considerate though & there are ‘stopping place’ with seats along the way to help you get to the top. It is certainly worth the climb because somehow seeing the sight after battling with the cliff makes it THE picture to take!
Etretat
When I saw The ‘Elephant Trunk’ (my term) I created this amazing story about the sea rising up & covering the land & as the millions of years passed it slowly drew back & ….. See where I was going with it? In fact it is what is called a natural arch. quite boring in the story but oh, so spectacular in reality!
With such surroundings, the area was a favourite among painters, writers & VIPs (see here) Impressionist painter Claude Monet drew in these surroundings at different times of the day to capture how the landscape changed with the light.
All together, a magical place. By the way, the sticking up bit is known as a needle (you wouldn’t have thought eh!)
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Now pop over to Jenny Matlock’s blog to see some more ‘E’ posts! Go! Shoo!
Love the picture! It is a strange rock formation that the sea formed after several hundreds of years!
It does look very much like an elephant! I love to see coastal features. They are such interesting shapes.
I would so love to visit France one day….
This is a magnificent spot! Thanks.
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Oh Julia, this is really magnificent. I can imagine the cliffs reflecting pink at sunrise and sunset and just glowing against the water.
Whata wonderful place for imagination to soar.
This was really an excellent stop. I would love to see this someday.
Thank you for linking and…how goes your school project?
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(aah now I can see it.. and yes! It is indeed an elephant!!!!)
Last year I did E for Elephant!! 😉 Love the story.. can’t see the photo – it won’t load?!
Maggy x
I klike that its an elephant
I like this post! It is very entertaining and lovely. I hope your week is wonderful. Come visit me too. Anne
I agree. It does look like an elephant.
That is certainly breathtaking!
I vote for looks like an elephant.
Looks like an elephant to me too!
Actually, the rock formation on the left resembles that little gnome on that travel company ad! Very interesting post!!!