The men's bench

In the summer, elderly people spend a large part of the afternoon resting and chatting upon the benches of the Esplanade. Some benches seem reserved for men, and some others for women.

I like the park of the Domaine de Méric in spring, with its large field of poppies and cornflowers. In the background you can see the "mas" (farmhouse, big house) of the famous painter Frédéric Bazille. The park appears on several paintings by Bazille, who died very young during the Franco-Prussian War, in 1870.

On the website of the city of Montpellier, there are "postcards" that you can send to your friends. I think the photographers have added a lot of red to the card showing Méric.