A row of charming 'shipping container' holiday chalets in beautiful sunny Périgord, S W France.
A row of old garages back in England.
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- I was born just south of London, but for the past 50 years I've lived in S W France. I am a painter by profession, and writer by desire. Lady Magnon and I live between an ancient cottage in a tiny village in perfectly tranquil French countryside, and a bijou townhouse in Brighton UK. In France we have plenty of fruit trees, all situated amongst a view that takes the breath away, in the UK we have a handkerchief sized patio. We also have a Border Collie called Billy. I try to treat our planet with respect, and encourage others to do likewise (without preaching). Contentment is a glass of red, a plate of charcuterie, and a slice of good country bread. Perfect!
How awful! Are they not even going to bury them?
ReplyDeleteThey will have the tops covered with earth, but the delightful 'front doors' will remain as they are; although burying them too might be a better idea!
DeleteIf you were homeless you would not ask that question.
ReplyDeleteI recently suggested that the homeless could be given the use of very cheap, kitted-out, and insulated, garden Summer houses.... I got nothing but criticism.
DeleteWhat question were you referring to?
To Sue's
DeleteAh! In fact when permission was given for these awful holiday homes, it was stated that they had to be 'semi-buried'. He has translated that as 'semi-covered'; not at all the same thing.
DeleteThe picture captions are the wrong way round.
ReplyDeleteReally?
Deletehahaha...the garages look marginally better I think... but only just!
DeleteLady Magnon just said she'd rather live in the garages!
DeleteIn reply to your answer to me Cro, yes. I don't understand.
ReplyDeleteYou need to be a reader of Private Eye. Old style British humour; they always title their 'Dopplegangers' the wrong way round!
DeleteIf they landscape with the heap of mould they will look alright. If you ever move back to the UK you have a lot to look forward to.
DeleteI have a travellers site less than 500 yards from my back yard with consists of caravans and dogs roaming and mud and rubbish and travellers who work at night. I live within 5 miles of numerous other travellers sites. They all look roughly the same. There is no landscaping. The EU directive to provide travellers sites was embraced 100% in the UK although not in other EU countries, France notably being one who have not embraced it.
DeleteI can't say I blame them. If they'd keep their sites rubbish free, and reasonably noise free, no-one would complain. I've seen some total horrors.
DeleteFrance have a policy of giving them free passage to England.
DeleteNo, nobody would complain about the robberies.
DeleteBeach huts at Studland Bay sell for Hundreds of thousands - if they ever come up for sale - and you are not allowed to sleep in them.
ReplyDeleteWe had one like that in Worthing; but I did sleep in it.
DeleteYuk !!! XXXX
ReplyDeleteThat's the comment I've been waiting for. Thank you J.
DeleteThat's fairly awful, Cro. What the hell are those folks thinking?!
ReplyDeleteI imagine they're dreaming of €€€€€'s, but I think they're more likely to wake to a nightmare!
DeleteThat's brutal.
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DeleteMy dad kept his Morris Oxford in one. I had to help bleed the brakes. Not easy for boy to reach the brake pedal from the bench seat. I believe they still have some in India as taxis.
ReplyDeleteEarthquake victims in Italy used to get a blue tent to live in. When they complained Silvio B told them to "Think of it as a camping holiday."
I think I'd prefer to spend a holiday in a blue tent, than one of these containers.
DeleteI think they are horrible. Who would visit France to stay in one of those? It is a shame that after so many years this is parked on your doorstep. I went to a friends house for lunch this week and what used to be fields is a housing development. You never know what will be built around you.
ReplyDeleteAnd this area is known for its beautiful 'Fairytale' stone-built, vernacular architecture. That's partly why people come here; as well as for our gastronomy.
DeleteOn a purely practical level - where are the windows?
ReplyDeleteErm.... not sure. They'll need floodlighting inside!
DeleteI was going to ask where are the windows ? If I visited your area I would want windows open to see your beautiful views not dark rusty metal !
Deletecheers, parsnip
The only view from the one's I illustrated, is a bank of earth covering the one's in front. Dreadful.
DeleteShipping container homes can be quite nice. See, for example,
ReplyDeletehttps://www.honomobo.com/oooo/
I'm perfectly aware of such wonderful disguisements of old containers. I don't think one could confuse the two examples. But why would anyone want to build such a holiday village right in the middle of an ancient rural hamlet, when they could have chosen any number of alternatives?
DeleteAgreed there Cro..and so many beautiful buildings could be saved.but that wouldn't be a fast buck
DeleteBut a better investment in the long term.
DeleteNo light. No windows. Who would want to vacation in a coffin?
ReplyDeleteThat's what we've been saying all along. Every alternative is so much better.
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