The surprises of the road (part 1 - Europe)

Along the way, several things make me laugh alone. I'll share a few with you here, and probably more over the next few months and miles!

BRITISH SPIRIT

An old telephone booth that has become a library.

An old telephone booth that has become a library.

Here's where Bilbo settled after his adventures on the continent.

Here's where Bilbo settled after his adventures on the continent.

"Only dead fish go with the flow" ... Beautiful slogan of life!

"Only dead fish go with the flow" ... Beautiful slogan of life!

STREET CROSSES - England vs France

NAMES OF VILLAGES

When you don't just want to think of a name for your city, you call it “the other city”.

When you don't just want to think of a name for your city, you call it “the other city”.

Welcome to Butts Green.

Welcome to Butts Green.

A RIVER ... OVER A RIVER ?!

Two channels that pass one above the other. It's incomprehensible and yet it was done almost everywhere 150 years ago.

Two channels that pass one above the other. It's incomprehensible and yet it was done almost everywhere 150 years ago.

A CASTLE? NO ... A SECONDARY SCHOOL!

In Mesnière-en-Bray, life is not easy as a student. Learning in an impeccable old castle, one can think of worse!

In Mesnière-en-Bray, life is not easy as a student. Learning in an impeccable old castle, one can think of worse!

THE UNCLASSIFIED

The baby factory.

The baby factory.

The inhabitants of this house have been frustrated for 150 years by the mason who was too cowardly to write the date properly.

The inhabitants of this house have been frustrated for 150 years by the mason who was too cowardly to write the date properly.

Cars are definitely smaller in Europe. And this one is electric to boot!

Cars are definitely smaller in Europe. And this one is electric to boot!

Jonathan B. Roy

Author, journalist, videographer and speaker, Jonathan B. Roy has been telling stories since 2016.

http://jonathanbroy.com
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