France

After some yellow planes, here's some giant yellow people, which looks like a huge 'children crossing' sign painted in a school courtyard in Paris. Thanks to DDA.

These yellow planes parked in France are aerial water bombers, used to fight forest fires. They are commonly known as "Canadair" planes, after the company who manufactured them (although Canadair has been bought out by Bombardier Aerospace). The planes skim…

This is a Train à Grande Vitesse or TGV (literally meaning 'high-speed train'), presumably travelling from Marseille to Paris. 17 years younger than Japan's Shinkansen bullet train system, the more modern TGV has travelled faster than any other commercially-operating conventional…

This is Marseille Skatepark in Marseille, France. Just like the previously posted Kona Skatepark, the Marseille park featured in one of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games, THPS 2. You can clearly see the large multi-bowl and the side-by-side pools.…

With more than 67 staircases, 700 rooms, 1250 fireplaces, 2,000 windows and more than 1,800 acres of grounds, this is the awesome royal Château de Versailles outside Paris, France. I visited Versailles about 15 years ago (eek!) and it truly…

The Louvre Museum is housed in a former Royal Palace and is home to many priceless works of art including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and according to Dan Brown, the holy grail. In the satellite photo you can…