April in Paris
April in Paris--someone ought to write a song. But wait--someone did! Ella Fitzgerald and Louie Armstrong basically invited us to spend Anita's birthday in Paris this month, and it only…
Museums of Paris
The rain caught up with us today, so it was mostly an indoor day. But if beauty is important to you, Paris isn't a bad place to be indoors. The…
Springtime in Paris
Ah, April! The time for love to blossom in the city of love and light. This kind of scene repeats itself often enough to remind us why Paris is such…
Montmartre
Alright now, study this sketch carefully because there is a quiz below it. Quiz: Multiple choice, choose all that are valid: Who is the first person who comes to mind…
Market Day in Provence
We awoke this morning to weekly market day that had transformed the parking lot across the street into a riot of color and aroma. There were foods of so many…
East of Arles
Today we took a little exploration drive east of Arles. Our first stop was Les Baux de Provence, one of France's "perched villages". You can see from this photo taken…
North of Arles
Our first stop today was at one of the most impressive of all the vestiges of the Roman empire in France ("Gaul" in ancient times), the incredible Pont du Gard.…
South of Arles
Today we headed into marshland. Before arriving in this area I had not realized that this is rice country. I grew up in rice country in southeast Texas, so on…
A rest stop in Bourges
Travel can be surprising. Like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get. Today we'll see the first of two consecutive nights of amazement. We…
Chateau Brissac
We try to plan one big splurge for each of our trips. This trip we decided it was time to fulfill one item that had been on our French to-do…