La Tour Eiffel
duhhh...
Palais Chaillot
and street fair, view from base of Eiffel Tower
Grande Arche de La Défense
Business district that has become a modern icon of Paris.
Rue Cler, Paris
Great little shopping street in 7th Arrondisement; fresh delivery every morning
Seafood market, Rue Cler
Fresh medium pink shrimp
Deli, Rue Cler
Invitation to pig out
Yes, this is in Paris
No, I won't eat here
Favorite of American socialites in the 1930s
"Sank roo doe noo" = 5, Rue Daunou (for Americans)
7ème Vin, wine bar
My favorite, near the École Militaire
Au Gros Caillou, pub
Bartender was U.S. educated, spoke unaccented American english
Chef-Instructor Jean-Claude Boucheret, le Cordon Bleu
One week course, regional cooking of France
Market day, Boulevard Raspail
Visited as part of the Cordon Bleu class
Chartres, stained glass
Chartres, tympanum
(Panel over center door)
Horloge, Chartres, France
Clock tower is separate from main cathedral building
Vouvray, deli and ice cream
Wine country stop to pick up lunch
Boat on the Loire river
Picnic lunch on the river bank near Vouvray
Mill on the Indre River
Azay-le-Rideau
Blois
Where the Duc de Guise was assassinated by Henri III; the staircase wing was a later Renaissance addition.
La Porte Rouge
(Red door); Chateau de Langeais, France
Chenonceau
Home to a succession of royal wives and mistresses
Chambord
Central lantern, detail; famous for the double stairway below this
Amboise
Leonardo da Vinci spent his last years here as advisor to François I.
Chaumont
Hotel, Domaine des Hauts de Loire
Converted 19th-century mansion, near Blois in Onzain
Hotel lobby and dining room
8-course chef's dinner
Avignon, France
14th-century papal residence
Church of St. Martin, St.-Remy-de-Provence
Convenience store near St.-Remy
4 hours less than 7-11?
Roman ruins of Glanum
Near St.-Remy
Roman arena, Nîmes
Still in use!
Beach, Nice
Along the Promenade des Anglais
Nice, street scene at night
Trevi fountain, Rome
Very short visit here!
Colosseum, Rome
The ubiquity of mobile phones
