Normandie
Ferry from England to France … The ancient abbey of
Mont St. Michel … St. Mère Eglise;
paratroopers drop on the eve of the Invasion, June 6th, 1944 … The
Beaches of Normandie: “Utah” and “Omaha,” the
American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer … The unusual
Museum of Undersea
Wrecks … “Juno” beach where the Canadians landed … The
colorful port of Honfleur … The Abbey at Le Bec Hellouin … A
German cemetery from World War II
Paris
Eiffel Tower … Sacré Coeur, the Church of
the Sacred Heart … A
trip into the Metro … The Hôtel de Ville, (City
Hall) … River
Seine and the great Cathedral of Notre Dame … Sidewalk
artists … From
the Roue de Paris Ferris wheel; aerial views of the Champs
Elysées
and the
Louvre … Paris
evening
Vendée
La Tulévrière, a small chapel in the country … The
Grand Parc Puy du Fou historical theme park … falconry
exhibition … horse and cart
ride to the Chateau of the Bois Chevalier … Isle of
Noirmoutier … exploring Green Venice on a rowboat … Maillezais,
the ruined abbey in the swamps
Poitou
Valley of the Frescoes … Montmorillon:
The
Octagon, the City of the Written Word … a
stay at The
Chateau de Pruniers, a medieval castle … harp and flute
concert by Duo
Harpéolia … jousting, swordplay and
medieval music … mid-’50’s
music by Monty and Marsha Brown
Provence
The plane-tree-lined road to St. Rémy-de-Provence … festival
of the
Transhumance, the “running of the sheep” …
markets
and wineries … birthplace and house of Nostradamus … Roman
Antiques near
St. Rémy … archaeology at the Temple of Jupiter … Pont
du Gard Roman aqueduct near Nîmes … Roman
Arena at Arlès … Van Gogh in Provence … Alphonse
Daudet’s windmill … rock
fortress of Les Baux … le pont d’Avignon and the
Palace of the Popes … Roussillon and the Fountain of Vaucluse … Marseilles:
the Old Port,
the Chateau d’If, and the Notre Dame sailors’ church … Tour
de France, the world’s greatest bicycle race … Silvacane
Abbey … Lipizzan horses … a
Country music festival at La Roque d’Anthéron … Au
revoir to our French friends
Bonus Feature
La Roque d’Anthéron musical performances by Monty
and Marsha Brown