Middle Lake in the Chain of Lakes at the west end of Golden Gate Park has been beautifully restored with a lovely walking trail around it. This shot does not do it justice.
As a tour guide and a traveler, I love films like this that are infused with sweetness, sentimentality, and nostalgia.. These are two very lovely films set in Provence at the turn of the 20th century. I recommend them very highly if you haven't seen them. IMDB gives them a 7.6.
Based on the bestselling memoirs of French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol (the acclaimed author of Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring), MY FATHER’S GLORY (1990) and its sequel MY MOTHER’S CASTLE (1990) recount the nostalgic memories of Pagnol’s youth growing up in Provence at the turn of the twentieth century. During one idyllic summer, 11-year-old Marcel (Julien Ciamaca) discovers friendship and wonder amid the rocky peaks surrounding his family’s countryside home while learning new respect for his gentle and caring schoolmaster father Joseph (Philippe Caubère). Upon his return to Marseilles, Marcel longs to escape back to his beloved hills and is granted his wish when his adoring mother Augustine (Nathalie Roussel) devises a plan that allows them to visit the cottage more frequently.
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