France Contest Entries
The time goes by so fast. As you may remember, a few weeks ago we started a new contest; we asked you amazing people to send pictures of places that Peat should visit in France, while he is in the country at the end of the month for Imaginales. Both Peat’s trip and the end of the contest are fast approaching. In fact, there are only 6 more days to enter, which you can do by following the instructions here. It’s well worth entering because the grand prize winner will receive a copy of ALL of Peat’s French books. Nice, no?
Here are the entries that we have so far. I’ve included the letters that the contestants sent because they are much better at describing this places than I am.
First off, we have the entry from Jessica from Pau. Jessica writes,
France isn’t only a country where you can see people with French berets and baguettes – although you might find some…
It’s also a country with beautiful places. Please come and visit our Béarn (south-western France). It’s green and refreshing, such as this odd and mossy waterfall named “La cascade d’Aydius”. Ideal for a busy writer looking for a bit of peace and quiet.
I absolutely love that she managed to get so many amazing French things into this picture. Berets are amazing. Baguettes are amazing. The waterfall looks amazing. And Peat’s books are amazing. So overall, a pretty amazing picture. (I also promise to not use the word amazing for the rest of this post.)
Jonathan made his entry into a team effort; his girlfriend Jessica translated his letter into English for him and even helped pose in a picture as well! He writes,
We went to a little park named “La France Miniature” to take our pictures. I chose this location because I really think you should see this. It’s a park where there is all the memorable monuments, castles, churchs, that anyone MUST see in France, all of them in miniature models.
I present the first one. It’s the Sacré Coeur. It’s a church in Paris, on the summit of the famous Montmartre. This church is magnificent, and you have a wonderful view of Paris while there.
I asked Jess to present you the second destination I LOVE in France: the Haut-Koenigsbourg. It’s a castle near the German border. I love this castle because of its architecture, its color, and a thing that is really rare in France, there is all the furniture still in it. You must know that this castle was destroyed a while ago, and the castle that you see know, and all that is inside it, all was rebuilt from documents and historical accounts. It was very interesting, and Alsace is such a beautiful region.
I think that I need to go to this park. It’s just so whimsical with a nice historical aspect. And I must say it makes for a rather cunning entry. Though I must admit, the forced perspective is screwing with my head! They look so realistic and life sized.
As you can see, we have some pretty awesome entries so far and we’re hoping to get some more in the next few days, at which point we’ll post them.