I noticed these gates on a walk home from town and then saw there were words. I haven't been able to identify the language - maybe some people might? I thought Welsh, then Hungarian but maybe celtic? A huge macrocarpa hedge is directly behind these gates so presume there is a nice little tunnel to the house.
Three good things;
1. I think I'm getting stronger.
2. Did blackboy peaches in sous vide - yumptious!
3. Uke practice for an upcoming concert is coming along nicely.
Cool shot! I tried to find the quote online, but came up with zilch! Dang! Now I'm really curious to know what they mean! On another subject, you play the uke?! Me, too! Fun, isn't it! :)
It looks French !
It is written : "ou bien" and "ou rien", the literal translation is "or good, or nothing"...it doesn't make sense to me ....
According to me it is more like a joke with the two words " bien" et "rien", "bien" means good, but can also mean "a thing, like an object or a property...." And "rien" means "nothing".
So it could be translate by "all or nothing"...
Hope it helps a bit !
@lynnb@cocobella@traceyhn The left hand word begins with the special 'ó ' which is in several languages! Knowing that it is Otago and of Scottish heritage I would think it would be Gaelic but can't find those word there either!
@yaorenliu This is an outside gate, Yao and as you say, very unusual here particularly in this small town! I could knock on this solid wood until i fell down with exhaustion!
My first thought is such beautiful stonework & a very inviting entrance although rather forbidding. Doesn't encourage anybody dropping by for a coffee! Intriguing words which I haven't a clue what they mean. Never seen the like in NZ....usually the ones I have seen are just metal gates.
i've read about this a while back in one of the newspapers here, very intriguing. the price to stay is quite cheap. i hope you'll have a chance to see the cottage and hopefully you can take pictures, too.
The arch and the wooden doors are lovely, but the most beautiful thing here for me is the hedge behind, with the wonderful twisting branches just half-seen in the dim light.
After reading the link Vikki posted all I can say is you have to go in and meet "Michael" so that you can ask him what the words on the arch mean!! Sounds like a wonderful place! And your door shot is just as good as the one on the website.
It is written : "ou bien" and "ou rien", the literal translation is "or good, or nothing"...it doesn't make sense to me ....
According to me it is more like a joke with the two words " bien" et "rien", "bien" means good, but can also mean "a thing, like an object or a property...." And "rien" means "nothing".
So it could be translate by "all or nothing"...
Hope it helps a bit !
Lovely fence though.