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Wednesday, 6 Jul 2016 | Photo Gallery
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Tuesday, 5 Jul 2016 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 4 Jul 2016 | Views [345] | Comments [2]
Having a full day to make the 3-4 hour drive from Prayssac to Ispaynac, I made a last miute decision to detour south and visit the medieval fortress town of Najac on the River Aveyron.
Najac is atypical in that most castles were built on hilltops ... Read more >
Monday, 4 Jul 2016 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 4 Jul 2016 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 4 Jul 2016 | Views [357]
Up early Wednesday -- today was to be my introduction to white water kayaking and I was looking forward to it! Not originally on my itinerary, Ispaynac was one of the highlights of my jouney through France. I had initially planned on driving ... Read more >
Sunday, 3 Jul 2016 | Views [361] | Comments [1]
Left Carsac early Tuesday trying to beat the crowds that I was led to believe I would encounter at Rocamadour, a place of pilgrimage since the eighth century (or before). It was sometimes a final destination and sometimes a stop on one of the many ... Read more >
Friday, 1 Jul 2016 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 1 Jul 2016 | Photo Gallery
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Wednesday, 29 Jun 2016 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 26 Jun 2016 | Views [373] | Comments [1]
Finally have reliable/convenient internet acesss -- thought I'd focus on the last two days and then fill in the last week or two later.
The Dordogne Valley is just northeast of Bordeaux and is one of the most beautiful places in France -- castles, ... Read more >
Saturday, 18 Jun 2016 | Photo Gallery
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Saturday, 18 Jun 2016 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 17 Jun 2016 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 17 Jun 2016 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 12 Jun 2016 | Views [361] | Comments [3]
Short story -- primarily to explain the photo. Today was my last Meet-Up event in Paris (third total) and was with a coffee group. Fourteen signed-up -- nine showed-up -- sound familiar? It was at the Umani Matcha Cafe near the Place ... Read more >
Friday, 10 Jun 2016 | Views [337]
Even though I thought I'd seen and done pretty much everything I wanted to here in Paris, things just seem to keep popping-up unexpectedly. Got up this morning and thought I'd just take it easy today -- headed-out to a nearby boulangerie for a ... Read more >
Wednesday, 8 Jun 2016 | Views [383] | Comments [1]
Up early this morning to meet Christine -- the plan was for her to take the airport bus to the Arc de Triomphe, I would meet her there around 9:00-9:30am, we'd drop her lugggage off at the apartment and go exploring. Worked farily well except the ... Read more >
Sunday, 5 Jun 2016 | Views [328] | Comments [1]
The rain finally stopped here -- at least for today -- even though the skies are still gray.
One of the major stories on television is the flooding in north central France. The Seine is at it's highest point in years -- eighteen feet ... Read more >
Saturday, 4 Jun 2016 | Views [332] | Comments [1]
Today was to be my first solo foray outside of Paris -- the Palace of Versailles, about 35-40 minutes southwest of Paris. Woke at 6:30 to another grey, overcast day but the weather forcasts said no rain so off I went. The plan was to try ... Read more >
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