Art and Sole Postcard Challenge Week 5 - France

A rather delayed postcard this week but I'm still thrilled that it's materialised at all as I felt it was beyond my capabilities at one point.

The country this week was France. For some strange reason, rather than the usual symbols of French life (the flag, Eiffel Tower, Moulin Rouge etc) I immediately thought of Jules Verne. Verne wrote science fiction novels in the late 1800s, many of which were made into feature films, and I've incorporated elements of four of these into my postcard.

The moon (with 'rocket' stuck in one eye) is from 'From the Earth to the Moon'. The Giant toadstools and flying Pterodactyl are from the novel 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth'. The hot air balloon is a nod to the famous 'Around the World in 80 Days' and the Giant Squid (attacking 'The Nautilus') is from '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'.