Paris, Central France and Provence

Paris, Central France and Provence http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html My story starts in France. I went to experience the feeling of France: the old sites, the history, the beautiful art, the flea market, the warmth of Provence, the small village life, the countryside, the people, the charming old hotels... Years earlier, my first real exposure to France was at EPCOT Center in Florida. I went to the French Pavilion and watched a movie shot from a hot air balloon as it floated over the idyllic countryside. I was so touched and moved by this experience of France that I cried my heart out. Somehow the beautiful rolling hills and the countryside touched me in a way I had never felt about France before. I had been to France for my honeymoon, and I needed to return. So, I asked my friend Rose if she wanted to go to France. And in two weeks we were on our way. We began in Paris with a boat ride down the Seine river... We started by going down the river and seeing all the Paris sites. This is the prettiest bridge in Paris, it’s the Pont Alexandre III. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#0 434a54e7-b8fc-4014-adaa-d3409e13e1c0 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1248.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1248.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">We started by going down the river and seeing all the Paris sites. This is the prettiest  bridge in Paris,  it’s the Pont Alexandre III.  </p></div></div> Here is a close-up of the bridge. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#1 77692cef-f860-4c0a-b1d7-82c69187158d http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA010031.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA010031.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Here is a close-up of the bridge.</p></div></div> Next, we went to the Eiffel Tower. I’ve been there several times now, and it looks different every time I go! http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#2 c7ba495a-af97-413b-9d0e-8a2a8be4e4fa http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA010027.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA010027.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Next, we went to the Eiffel Tower. I’ve been there several times now, and it looks different every time I go!</p></div></div> Look close, the Eiffel Tower is beautiful! This is why it’s the first thing I look for when I go to Paris. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#3 9ef4542c-edeb-4c37-a1e9-d26efc61386e http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100206.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100206.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Look close,  the Eiffel Tower is beautiful!  This is why it’s the first thing I look for when I go to Paris.</p></div></div> Another view of the river Seine. No wonder artists feel inspired and paint on its banks, year in and year out. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#4 cc973f88-ecf4-4d86-a9aa-5ad0a1d9fe75 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1253.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1253.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Another view of the river Seine. No wonder artists feel inspired and paint on its banks, year in and year out.</p></div></div> These are some of the faces on the Pont Neuf bridge. It’s the oldest bridge in Paris. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#5 13043a95-b866-4381-a919-a59e1184c13b http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA010035.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA010035.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">These are some of the faces on the Pont Neuf bridge.  It’s the oldest bridge in Paris.</p></div></div> This is a statue of Henri IV. It stands in the middle of the bridge. He is the one who named the bridge Pont Neuf. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#6 9d242b81-2f43-4dd7-baf7-27e8b1badc50 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA070130.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA070130.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">This is a statue of Henri IV.  It stands in the middle of the bridge.  He is the one who named the bridge Pont Neuf.</p></div></div> The Musee d’Orsay, from the river. The inside of the building is beautiful. There is even an old hotel to view inside! http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#7 2f31d943-5dea-4665-b347-2ad215ce6a73 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1250.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1250.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">The Musee d’Orsay, from the river. The inside of the building is beautiful.  There is even an old hotel  to view inside!</p></div></div> I’ d love to live here! http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#8 4e03cf90-0673-4d4c-9cc1-ca20d4dc9be6 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1246.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1246.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">I’ d love to live here!</p></div></div> After a couple of days in Paris it was time to head down south. We traveled on motorway A6 to A77. Our first stop was in Gien. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#9 7699d6b3-b8d0-41b2-801f-e4a72b9eb0f7 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/Paris_to_Gien.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/Paris_to_Gien.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">After a couple of days in Paris it was time to head down south.  We traveled on motorway A6 to A77.  Our first stop was in Gien.</p></div></div> The city of Gien is located around two hours south of Paris in the Loire Valley region. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#10 d88d0a93-ef52-4ad4-a6c9-3c354e8dcc3f http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA030062.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA030062.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">The city of Gien is located around two hours south of Paris in the Loire Valley region.</p></div></div> The city is built around the Chateau de Gien. We had lunch in a small cafe along the river. It’s in the middle of the white buildings you can see in front of the Chateau. The people were very friendly. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#11 293b7051-9f10-45d0-a7c1-1d4b9bb70bae http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA030061.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA030061.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">The city is built around the Chateau de Gien.  We had lunch in a small cafe along the river.  It’s in the middle of the white buildings you can see in front of the Chateau.  The people were very friendly.</p></div></div> This is one of my favorite pictures! It is one of the images along the wall walking up to the Chateau. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#12 bc8954ed-a40b-4d59-8822-db1e9c0e1107 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA030049.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA030049.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">This is one of my favorite pictures!  It is one of the images along the wall walking up to the Chateau.</p></div></div> This is a view of the village looking down the walkway to the Chateau. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#13 6d6bba4e-ef3d-4a6e-9655-9fd1ec51a970 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA030051.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA030051.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">This is a view of the village looking down the walkway to the Chateau.</p></div></div> You have probably heard of Gien faience painted dishes. Here is where they are made. There is a wonderful museum inside! They show a lot of antique ceramics they have made through the years. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#14 e76f6f37-cc1a-4afd-8ed6-e06cd1f8ed43 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA030056.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA030056.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">You have probably heard of  Gien faience painted dishes.  Here is where they are made.  There is a wonderful museum inside!  They show a lot of antique ceramics they have made through the years.</p></div></div> Inside the Gien Faiencerie is also a large room full of dishes you can buy and take home with you. The city is also full of wonderful boutiques with old and new Gien ceramics. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#15 dad1e168-e9a6-49b9-8915-76fa2dfa9fdd http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA030055.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA030055.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Inside the Gien Faiencerie is also a large room full of dishes you can buy and take home with you.  The city is also full of wonderful boutiques with old and new Gien ceramics.<br/></p></div></div> We got back on motorway A77 and traveled down to Nevers. It was late so we found the nearest cheap hotel we could find. Boy was it tiny! The bathroom was as big as a small shower! http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#16 f1d1b3eb-6704-46ab-b5d8-739e72e7f804 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/Gien_to_Nevers.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/Gien_to_Nevers.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">We got back on motorway A77 and traveled down to Nevers.  It was late so we found the nearest cheap hotel we could find.  Boy was it tiny!  The bathroom was as big as a small shower!</p></div></div> The next morning we started early, we wanted to see as much as we could along the way to Avignon. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#17 b961ef76-59f5-4f17-bccf-7f3c48453d22 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/Nevers_to_Lavaudieu.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/Nevers_to_Lavaudieu.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style"> The next morning we started early, we wanted to see as much as we could along the way to Avignon.</p></div></div> My sister told me to visit the wonderful old village of Lavaudieu. We traveled through countryside and dirt roads to get there. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#18 005d0139-0b12-4a25-8f3c-bac89099745b http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1268.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1268.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">My sister told me to visit the wonderful old village of Lavaudieu.  We traveled through countryside and dirt roads to get there.</p></div></div> Rose, my friend and travel companion, is a professional stuntwoman and race car driver. That training really helped her navigate the back roads and local drivers! http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#19 3fb6d30c-1caf-4df6-a4fe-943360fa0e0d http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1263.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1263.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Rose, my friend and travel companion, is a professional stuntwoman and race car driver. That training really helped her navigate the back roads and local drivers!</p></div></div> These are the steps up to the village. There were only a few people around and it was so quiet you could hear the birds flying overhead. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#20 6e39729d-b9a0-4008-a397-04150f8a3c02 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA040064.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA040064.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">These are the steps up to the village.  There were only a few people around and it was so quiet you could hear the birds flying overhead.</p></div></div> This is some of the wildlife we encountered along the steps. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#21 8a045f49-54bd-4755-b483-0cbfb878be6a http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA040068.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA040068.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">This is some of the wildlife we encountered along the steps.</p></div></div> As someone who loves quiet and calm, this peaceful street is one of the reasons why I really consider France a home in my heart. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#22 982a6863-b802-4778-95b5-3bd2214a3e6b http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1265.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1265.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">As someone who loves quiet and calm, this peaceful street is one of the reasons why I really consider France a home in my heart.</p></div></div> Fresh eggs everyday at this house! http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#23 f3f61e47-33af-408e-aff1-64258e3c734b http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA040066.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA040066.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Fresh eggs everyday at this house!</p></div></div> Another beautiful view from the village http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#24 0c6dc863-855a-451e-ade3-3366e564d210 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1272.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1272.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Another beautiful view from the village</p></div></div> Lavaudieu to Avignon. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#25 4e9fbe7c-97a9-4abf-be8b-cd2d432840dc http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/Lavaudieu_to_Avignon.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/Lavaudieu_to_Avignon.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Lavaudieu to Avignon.</p></div></div> On our way now to Avignon, driving through the foothills by the city of Le Puy we turned a corner and were stunned by this unusual place to put a Chapel! It is the Chapelle St. Michel. d’Aiguilhe. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#26 be23d3f8-4d58-4f62-93b5-9df297ef6c0c http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA040074.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA040074.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">On our way now to Avignon,  driving through the foothills by the city of  Le Puy we turned a corner and were stunned by this unusual place to put a Chapel!  It is the Chapelle St. Michel. d’Aiguilhe.</p></div></div> I yelled, “Rose stop!” I don’t know what it is, but it is in between Le Puy and Avignon. It looks like it is an old castle in ruins. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#27 021343ab-77db-4e32-a515-44b611db535b http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA040073.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA040073.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">I yelled, “Rose stop!”  I don’t know what it is, but it is in between Le Puy and Avignon.  It looks like it is an old castle in ruins.</p></div></div> This is a small town along the river on the way to Avignon. By the way, we were not on a main road. We were on the two lane highways, one of them being number 102. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#28 75003860-ece9-452a-a882-a01c7fa3efbe http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA040078.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA040078.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">This is a small town along the river on the way to Avignon.  By the way, we were not on a main road. We were on the two lane highways, one of them being number 102. </p></div></div> Another beautiful sight along the way! http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#29 e350efe8-1c34-416c-b5fa-4dac9427b4d5 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1278.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1278.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style"> Another beautiful sight along the way!</p></div></div> We arrived in Avignon in the early evening with no hotel reservations. That was not a problem in October. The trouble we did have were the small winding one way streets! http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#30 0836d93b-94de-4b34-bc3e-b1d395020908 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA050093.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA050093.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">We arrived in Avignon in the early evening with no hotel reservations.  That was not a problem in October.  The trouble we did have were the small winding one way streets!</p></div></div> This is the Palais des Papes located inside the the walls of Avignon. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#31 933b7c8c-0d1d-4e55-8016-9f068a9f9fb1 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1287.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1287.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">This is the Palais des Papes located inside the the walls of Avignon.</p></div></div> More Palais de Papes. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#32 0f35e164-4ce9-45f2-a93a-722f3e25f86a http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1280.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1280.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">More Palais de Papes.</p></div></div> It looks as though they built this right on top of the rocks or out of the rocks. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#33 40247ce4-b61e-464d-a57c-3c86d0c42b10 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA050092.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA050092.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">It looks as though they built this right on top of the rocks or out of the rocks.</p></div></div> Avignon’s town Centre. The day we visited, there was a small flea Market. I found some wonderful prints. They also had some jewelry and some small furniture. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#34 005da5bd-fce2-4068-af58-f59e0e508d6e http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA050097.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA050097.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Avignon’s town Centre.  The day we visited, there was a  small flea Market. I found some wonderful prints.  They also had some jewelry and some small furniture.</p></div></div> Cobblestone in Avignon, don’t wear any high-heeled shoes on this street! http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#35 e8da37ec-85f4-4d83-bfd7-3cdbb09721ff http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1285.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1285.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Cobblestone in Avignon, don’t wear any high-heeled shoes on this street!</p></div></div> We left Avignon after lunch and headed to Aix-en-Provence. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#36 a916f527-579e-4209-bc3c-6ba40e1aa548 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/Avignon_to_Aix.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/Avignon_to_Aix.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">We left Avignon after lunch and headed to Aix-en-Provence.</p></div></div> Aix-en-Provence is called “the city of a thousand fountains”. This fountain is one of the largest and in the middle of a large roundabout. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#37 c60f331f-7957-4c22-a6ef-f3bfabdf06ae http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1296.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1296.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Aix-en-Provence is called “the city of a thousand fountains”. This fountain is one of the largest and in the middle of a large roundabout.  </p></div></div> Aix has many wonderful shops. This is a wonderful commons area in the city centre. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#38 dcd19170-3f66-4bfc-8606-8bcea7e5430d http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA050098.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA050098.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Aix has many wonderful shops.  This is a wonderful commons  area in the city centre.</p></div></div> We found this great hotel close to all the shops. You can’t see it from the road. You have to open doors from the street to see a courtyard and the hotel. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#39 369feda0-7bfc-4875-b0f6-a1ce839b0d2b http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1293.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1293.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">We found this great hotel close to all the shops.  You can’t see it from the road.  You have to open doors from the street to see a courtyard and the hotel.  </p></div></div> You never know what the hotel is going to be like from the outside, but we lucked out on this one. We got a room with two bedrooms! Rose and I were together 24/7 , so it was welcomed. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#40 8d8cbda3-17c7-460c-a372-ae45aff0bbbf http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1299.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1299.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">You never know what the hotel is going to be like from the outside, but we lucked out on this one.  We got a room with two bedrooms!  Rose and I were together 24/7 , so it was welcomed.</p></div></div> These were along the road in Provence. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#41 0f29b65d-a24e-47c8-a22b-132590c94121 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1305.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1305.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">These were along the road in Provence.</p></div></div> We left Aix at noon and traveled all day back to Paris. Only stopping this time for gas and food, and no back roads! http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#42 359fc8e9-9586-4a73-a63f-85075c6c0c2c http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/Aix_to_Paris.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/Aix_to_Paris.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">We left Aix at noon and traveled all day back to Paris.  Only stopping this time for gas and food, and no back roads!</p></div></div> Back in Paris we took the train to visit Chateau de Versailles on Sunday. We needed more than one day to see it. There is an enormous amount to see! http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#43 f468d946-3846-48a0-b5e4-c0e0c17b29db http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA080187.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA080187.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Back in Paris we took the train to visit Chateau de Versailles on Sunday.  We needed more than one day to see it.  There is an enormous amount to see!</p></div></div> Close up of the roof on the Chateau de Versailles. There are even statues on the roof! http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#44 fdeea1c6-6a26-41cd-9f93-21bd1d5c10bf http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA080188.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA080188.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Close up of the roof on the Chateau de Versailles.  There are even statues on the roof!</p></div></div> Looking out the windows of Versailles at the grounds. They are HUGE! http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#45 982e0ac8-9f2d-41e6-9cec-2f4610aff408 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA080154.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA080154.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Looking out the windows of Versailles at the grounds.  They are HUGE!</p></div></div> Versailles’s Chapelle Royale. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#46 f2ca7212-70c0-485c-9d52-8baaedfda97b http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1326.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1326.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Versailles’s Chapelle Royale.</p></div></div> There is unbelievable detail in everything! http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#47 e356c6a8-b1bc-4ab7-9750-7d4d64a6261b http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1347.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1347.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">There is unbelievable detail in everything!</p></div></div> Did you see the recent (Spring 2007) movie “Marie Antoinette”? This looks like the bed in in the movie. The movie was filmed at Versailles. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#48 09c6d9b9-052b-4276-ba76-d4ac409b8ca7 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA080152.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA080152.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Did you see the recent (Spring 2007)  movie “Marie Antoinette”? This looks like the bed in in the movie. The movie was filmed at Versailles.</p></div></div> Louis Vuitton on the Champs Elysees during fashion week. All the windows on first floor had bright colorful lights. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#49 3cb7847f-4f8d-43ac-83ad-29e8d1f05f2c http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA070144.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA070144.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Louis Vuitton on the Champs Elysees during fashion week.  All the windows on first floor had bright colorful lights.</p></div></div> Notre Dame http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#50 88f565df-d18a-4bf8-9bf3-90656b321b91 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1308.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1308.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Notre Dame</p></div></div> Looking up at the front door of Notre Dame. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#51 2f4c3504-94d7-46ec-a3e4-8b44882df09d http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1310.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1310.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Looking up at the front door of Notre Dame.</p></div></div> More beautiful detail. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#52 8f6d62ab-c7fa-43df-8fa2-eeefd918a4c8 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1317.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1317.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">More beautiful detail.</p></div></div> Even the street lamps are ornate in Paris. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#53 41937787-1064-41dd-affb-773c6423ef0d http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA070139.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA070139.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Even the street lamps are ornate in Paris.</p></div></div> Wrought iron balconies. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#54 a169b7ee-8385-4434-8789-a65bcddb7f05 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA070142.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA070142.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Wrought iron balconies.</p></div></div> My hotel window. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#55 17b2e0cd-c227-4c59-86a6-d3d8e209f628 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1350.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1350.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">My hotel window. </p></div></div> This is the street along the Seine river. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#56 e504b5d1-1c8a-4448-a7e7-31a5807edd7a http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1319.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1319.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">This is the street along the Seine river.</p></div></div> Champs Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#57 d968f074-b737-4c46-998b-a24d0c1dba12 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA070146.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA070146.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Champs Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe</p></div></div> Beautiful doorways...... http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#58 e70be76d-9299-443b-8c1c-7dfafb15a71e http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA090191.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA090191.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Beautiful doorways......</p></div></div> .............. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#59 fbe45698-5ded-4b68-b167-9b804f95e160 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100196.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100196.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">..............</p></div></div> Door knockers http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#60 60568255-5e41-4ee3-b8bf-801860dcd47d http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1363.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/100_1363.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Door knockers</p></div></div> Beautiful door frames..... http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#61 88f3c3c1-9d0c-4561-8f0c-e7e699552e8e http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100202.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100202.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Beautiful door frames.....</p></div></div> This is the full view of the door with the decorative frame. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#62 277a2736-e96c-440c-8990-0dfedfaf12c5 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100205.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100205.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">This is the full view of the door with the decorative frame.</p></div></div> Leaf motif http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#63 00a7f8bc-e785-4028-b8ec-fe1c21136f32 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100203.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100203.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Leaf motif</p></div></div> Entry door http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#64 c218027d-a3ad-4a85-992d-949d41dec3b4 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100199.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100199.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Entry door </p></div></div> The Jardin des Tuileries is a beautiful park. There are fountains and statues and lots of trees and flowers. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#65 203ba5e1-0405-4327-b886-6070759276ce http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100214.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100214.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">The Jardin des Tuileries is a beautiful park.  There are fountains and statues and lots of trees and flowers. </p></div></div> Statue in the park. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#66 2a521169-bc98-4a05-86de-4234e91de684 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100216.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100216.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">Statue in the park.</p></div></div> This is a great piece of art by one of the metro stations close to the Louvre. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#67 76ac80e0-3776-40e4-867b-f883973a0246 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100222.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA100222.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">This is a great piece of art by one of the metro stations close to the Louvre.</p></div></div> We decided to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower the morning before we left. It was the perfect ending to the trip. http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence.html#68 b92c419d-823b-406c-aabc-579196c85bb9 http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA110227.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/stephenbolles/Site/Paris,_Central_France_and_Provence_files/Media/PA110227.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_161_119"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style">We decided to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower the morning before we left. It was the perfect ending to the trip.</p></div></div>