Nothing Like a Bouquet of Tropical Flowers

Though flowers are aplenty in New Caledonia, florists do not appear to be. I was used to a florist (and a pharmacy and a bakery) on nearly every corner in Paris and spent many a long empty moment staring at the colours and the textures of various bouquets. Here the bouquets are all the more fun to gaze at - as birds of paradise and lilies are part and parcel of the natural landscape.

Photo by Laurent Guiader, 2005.

Right, a photo of the bouquet Laurent had delivered back in November for my birthday, and a peek at our furnishings in our little villa in Nouméa (for those of you who have requested more photos of our daily surrounds!).