Lille, 35, 105 (not 35-105)

[Jacques Pochoy]

which café are you mentioning ? the one with the stairs that look like a piano keyboard ?

Damn, I missed that one too 

[Thomas Stellwag]

very good pictures of a nice place ... thanks for sharing

[CS]

That sounds like an ideal living environment for me.  The area of Sapporo, my home town, I lived in was a mineral housing complex, but it was just a matter of 10-20 minutes walk to access the rich natural environment.

I was close to Sapporo in 1958. July 5-8 in Otaru, and July 14-17 a little further away in Hakodate.

[Akira]

I was close to Sapporo in 1958. July 5-8 in Otaru, and July 14-17 a little further away in Hakodate.

Wow, really?  At that time, my pair of DNAs were still separated in then still to-be my mother and father.   

[CS]

Wow, really?  At that time, my pair of DNAs were still separated in then still to-be my mother and father.   

I do recall walking down the street in Otaru and seeing a movie theater marquee showing the movie The Sheepman, starring Glenn  Ford, and I had not seen that movie! Of course, that version was in Japanese, a challenge that I was not up to.

To cut to the chase, as they say, my entire time in Japan included more than mentioned above, but was always a pleasure, as the people could not have been more hospitable.

Wow, that was a long time ago, but, I will never forget it!   

[Akira]

I do recall walking down the street in Otaru and seeing a movie theater marquee showing the movie The Sheepman, starring Glenn  Ford, and I had not seen that movie! Of course, that version was in Japanese, a challenge that I was not up to.

To cut to the chase, as they say, my entire time in Japan included more than mentioned above, but was always a pleasure, as the people could not have been more hospitable.

Wow, that was a long time ago, but, I will never forget it!   

Glad to know you have good memories of visiting Japan.  I wish you had known that the foreign movies have typically been shown with the superimposed Japanese translations instead of being dubbed in Japanese!

[Mikes]

Very interesting snippets of Lille - it looks like a city to be explored on foot. I particularly like the images of the charming old centre, especially DFC2091, which looks almost dramatic. The Zeiss 35/2 worked well here - I like the 35mm focal length for cityscapes.