France

Normandy, France

Local bistro in Bayeux

Early Gothic architecture (1070s) inside the Cathedrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption in Bayeux

Musical angels adorn the crypt walls

Inside the Cathedral in Bayeux

Scenic Bayeux

Still celebrating their liberators

Local working mill with Mont Saint Michel in the background

Starry Mont Saint Michel

Magical Mont lit up at night

Looking upwards toward the Abbey of St. Michael

Aaron enjoying a fabulous neon sunset

Joan of Arc guards the Church of Saint Pierre

Traditional half-timbered houses line the streets in Mont Saint Michel

Glorious sunset

The Mont at dusk

Shadow of the Mont across the tidal flats

Chapelle Saint Aubert overlooks the tidal flats

Inside the Cathedral of St. Michael

View from the new causeway to the Mont

Another view of the Mont

The tide is out and the sunset lights up the Mont

Neon sunset

Unbelievable colors

Biking to the Mont

Umbrella detritus along the causeway

Obernai & Strasbourg, France

Medieval door hinge on the Strasbourg Cathedral

Exterior of the cathedral

Offerings on the way up the stairs in the Strasbourg Cathedral

Looking out from the Cathedral

Flying buttresses support the weight of the roof

Strasbourg from the top of the Cathedral

Medieval graffiti on the cathedral

Dollhouse Strasbourg

Wine casks in the Cave de Hospices de Strasbourg

Medieval bridges Ponts Couvert

Three of the four towers of Ponts Couvert

Petit France in Strasbourg

Reflections on Petit France

Half-timbered buildings beneath the Strasbourg Cathedral

Luminous stained glass windows adorn the cathedral

Medieval door handle and knob

Autumn bounty in Obernai

Preparing for the Christmas Markets in Obernai

Church of Obernai dedicated to Saint Odile

Half-timbered buildings abound in the Alsace

Obernai building

Charming Obernai

Haut Koenigsbourg, France

Strategic position in the Vosges Range above the Alsace

Exterior of the castle within the walls

The gatekeeper's hovel

Impressive height achieved

Top floor armaments aim directly at other castle ruins and keeps

Another keep within range

Imposing Haut Koenigsbourg

An interior drawbridge

Well-preserved rooms with period furnishings

Armory is well-stocked

Royal dining hall

Arriving at the castle

Lyons, France

Medieval Lyon alleyway

Perseus and Medusa in the Museum of Fine Arts

Rodin in the garden of the Museum of Fine Arts

16th Century carved doorway to medieval St. Nizier Cathedral

One of many fountains adorning the city

Jacobin Fountain

Medieval St. John's Basilica

The River Saone

Fontaine Bartholdi

Les Demeures de Morphee, or The Weight of Oneself, overlooks the River Saone

Roman mosaic now found in the Gallo-Roman Museum

Horse and chariot on a sarcophogi in the Gallo-Roman Museum

Bust of Tiberius found in the Gallo-Roman Museum

Well-curated entrance to the museum with Roman amphorae

Remnants of the Roman Odeon

The Roman Odeon sporting original marble tiles in the orchestra

Restoration from scaffolds in St. John's Basilica

Avignon, France

Christmas lights throughout the city

Merry-go-'round in the Place de la Horlage

Rocher des Doms with the Papacy in the background

Notre Dom des Dom, or palace church

Alleyway Avignon style

Eglise d' Saint-Pierre

Charming Avignon style

Pont du Avignon

Papal palace

Exterior of the 13th Century Papal Palace

The outer wall of Avignon is mostly intact and houses thousands of pigeons

The Pont du Avignon and Papal Palace from our campsite

Arles, France

Art exhibit in an abandoned church

Modern art meets old

Blue shutters with typical Arles coloring

Fountains abound

4th Century Roman obelisk in the Place de la Republique

French flag flies high in the Place de la Republique

Mali frolicks in the ruins of the Roman theatre

Last pillars standing in the Roman theatre

Complete Roman arena

Spectacular colors of Arles

Alleyways Arles-style

Marble-clad hallways in the Roman arena

Fossilized shell uncovers the Roman arena

Magnificent Roman arena is still in use today

Nimes & Pont du Gard, France

Roman amphitheatre with bronze matador

The Pont du Gard from the South Bank

Complete Roman temple in the middle of Nimes

Medieval key hole

Maison Carree', the Roman temple

The Jardins de la Fontaine are built around the Roman thermae

Jardins de la Fontaine

The Les Quais de la Fontaine brings water from the springs to the city

Pont du Gard from the South Bank

Pont du Gard from the North Bank

Carcassonne, France

Cite' de Carcassonne was founded by the Visigoths in the 6th century

Overlooking the fortified township of Carcassonne

Typical street in Carcassonne

Fortified wall first erected by the Romans

Basilica of St. Nazaire built by Theodore II in the 5th Century

Some of the 53 walls and barbicans protecting the city