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October 17th 2012
Published: October 17th 2012
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France will be remembered for relatives and friends. After arriving in Paris by Eurostar, which didn’t quite live up to its promise of luxury travel, we did four days solid walking around the City of Light. Central Paris is beautiful, designed in the late 19th C by M. Haussemann so all buildings are the same colour, style and height with a grid and diagonal street design. BUT this does get ... Read Full Entry



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Romanesque church of Saint-HilaireRomanesque church of Saint-Hilaire
Romanesque church of Saint-Hilaire

in Melle - UNESCO listed 11th and 12th cent, St Hilaire was from nearby Poitiers, so I visited on my birthday - thanks for my name :)
Chateau at MelleChateau at Melle
Chateau at Melle

or what is left of it – just the gatehouse
SunflowersSunflowers
Sunflowers

ready for harvest near La Mothe Saint-Heray
Church of St Michel, BordeauxChurch of St Michel, Bordeaux
Church of St Michel, Bordeaux

beautiful modern stained glass windows replace those blown out by a bomb blast in WW2
Monument aux GirondinsMonument aux Girondins
Monument aux Girondins

Bordeaux – dismantled and nearly melted down for ammunition in WW2 but hidden and saved
Pont de PierrePont de Pierre
Pont de Pierre

over the Garonne river in Bordeaux
Mirroir d'EauMirroir d'Eau
Mirroir d'Eau

a shallow fountain opened this year on the Place de la Bourse to reflect the city’s beautiful 18th century architecture
Making our own blendMaking our own blend
Making our own blend

wine tasting at Chateau Prieuré Lichine Margaux winery
Not the Grand Cru...Not the Grand Cru...
Not the Grand Cru...

but deleicious wine anyway – with Edith outside Chateau Lichine
Chateau MargauxChateau Margaux
Chateau Margaux

– the most famous vineyard…just looking!
And maybeAnd maybe
And maybe

– just a little touching…
St EmilionSt Emilion
St Emilion

near Bordeaux – the next famous area on our wine tour of France
Mr HappyMr Happy
Mr Happy

in his Happy Place
Meyrals, DordogneMeyrals, Dordogne
Meyrals, Dordogne

wonderful old buildings in the tiny village
The writing’s on the wall...The writing’s on the wall...
The writing’s on the wall...

Rhys trying not to look like an exhibit in the prehistory centre
Between a rock and a hard placeBetween a rock and a hard place
Between a rock and a hard place

rock shelter houses at Les Eyzies, Dordogne
La VézèreLa Vézère
La Vézère

tributary of the Dordogne and valley of rock dwellers
Troglodite village of Madeleine at TursacTroglodite village of Madeleine at Tursac
Troglodite village of Madeleine at Tursac

first recorded human habitation 17,000 years ago, then inhabited up to the 17th century
ChateauChateau
Chateau

– just somebody’s house near Meyrals
Saint-CyprienSaint-Cyprien
Saint-Cyprien

lovely medieval Dordogne valley town with one of the best markets we found
Vézère valleyVézère valley
Vézère valley

Abri (rock shelter) houses



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