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On my virtual bike journey of May 13, with only one more day to go before I complete Phase 5, I seemed to notice the ‘gates’ more than any other landscape feature. Sometimes, as in Saint-Xandré, three gates occur in a very short distance …
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three gates in Saint-Xandre (image from Street View)
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Some gates seem so mysterious. This gate, also in Saint-Xandré, must lead to the narrow end of a property …
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gate on the narrow edge of a property (image from Street View)
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A quick look at the map shows how the gate leads to a substantial park-like area …
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map of park-like area beyond gate – the gate is at the very tip of the property, toward the lower part of the photo (map from Google Maps)
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Some gates are very elegant and lead to beautiful homes with large courtyards …
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elegant gate (image from Street View)
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This gate was also quite grand and was paired with a charming gate for people …
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gates for cars and humans (image from Street View)
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My favorite gate was in a wall along a country road. There is no evidence this gate is used. The map shows there is no road, not even a cart track beyond the gate …
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unused gate (image from Street View)
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Best View: memory of a gate in Lusignan, at the very start of my virtual bike journey, back in January …
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Copyright Jane Tims 2013
nichepoetryandprose 
Lovely gates. You caught quite a variety on this leg of your journey. I wonder if the gate to the park-like area is a locked community garden area for the neighborhood. I saw a few of those in London. All I could do was peer in through the gate at the beauty that was locked within.
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Robin
June 18, 2013 at 3:51 pm
Hi. I peered in as I ‘drove’ by. There was no evidence of public use, but there was a big pile of firewood, suggesting they were in clean-up mode. Jane
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jane tims
June 18, 2013 at 5:24 pm
When on a bike ride, it’s always good when the end is in sight. I’m looking forward to hearing about phase 6 soon.
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Sheryl
June 6, 2013 at 11:25 pm
Hi Sheryl. Glad you’ll follow in Phase 6. When I get to the end of Phase 6, I will have reached the ocean. I’ll have to do some sailing to go into Phase 7! Jane
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jane tims
June 12, 2013 at 6:29 pm
One could start a collection of pictures of gates – so much variety in style even in one small part of the world. I love your drawing, with the shadows of branches on the road in front of the gate.
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Barbara Rodgers
June 6, 2013 at 11:10 am
Hi. The variety in types of gates makes me think about how suppliers must have changed over the years. Some are likely hand-made, local designs. Jane
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jane tims
June 6, 2013 at 12:59 pm