Pétanque on the beach

Posted by Aaron Schmidt (Auckland, New Zealand) on 8 November 2005 in Sport & Recreation and Portfolio.

Nothing like a friendly game of petanque in the evening.

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Comments (10)

Nadege from Issy les moulineaux, France

I think that petanque is typical a french game. How do you find petanque in NZ ?

8 Nov 2005 3:08am

Hervé from Paris, France

Je tire ou je pointe ? (You must pronounce it with the accent of Marseille.

8 Nov 2005 3:18am

scott from savvy Ga, United States

that picture has great composition

8 Nov 2005 7:45am

Jason Kravitz from Atlanta, United States

Those are some fancy petanque balls! Don't old men in Paris like to play this in the park?

8 Nov 2005 8:13am

Steve Kravitz from Florence, NJ, United States

I also like the perspecitve and selective focus.

8 Nov 2005 11:10am

Aurélie from Auckland, New Zealand

He, he ... as you say Nadege, I was really amazed that James and Greta had Petanque !

What a pressure on my shoulders ! but do not worry, the French honour was safe as I won twice: once throwing the ball with my back facing the cochonnet and once by throwing it backwards between my legs. Both times, I got it right next to the cochonnet ... do not ask me how I did it.

As a note, Greta is a great fan of French and she speaks very well. She also listens to Joe Dassin in her car ... see, she had to have a Pétanque game :)

8 Nov 2005 1:28pm