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Loire - Ambroise : Ambroise sits on the southern back of the Loire River. While it has a fortified Chateau overlooking the city, it is best known as the place where Leonardo da Vinci died. During the revolution where the crowds destroying things that represent the old order, when they came to da Vinci’s old house the mayor made an impassioned plea for them to spare the structure. So eloquent was his words that the crowds left leaving the house untouched. Today it is one of the best attractions in Ambroise, with restored rooms and scale models of many of da Vinci’s inventions.

Loire - Ambroise

Ambroise sits on the southern back of the Loire River. While it has a ...

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 10:55pm PST

Burgundy - Beaune : Beaune is known for it’s fine wine in the burgundy region. We visited the Hotel-Diew des Hospices de Beaune, which is a charity hospital started in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin and his wife Guigone de Salins. It is truly amazing in that it looks like a fortress from the outside and looks the opposite on the inside. The door knocker is over 500 years old. The Flemish roof with it’s multicolor glazed tiles looks absolutely fantastic. This hospital pioneered some innovative ideas of how to treat patents for it’s time. First it practiced cleanliness; the floors were washed at least once a day. Also there were only two patents per bed, as opposed to the 5 or 6 that usually occupied a single hospital bed. The hospital also houses the Polyptych of the Last Judgment from 1443, which depicts the last judgment with the naked dead being judged and welcomed into heaven or condemned to hell. It’s 3 sections are open for display and worth a look.

Burgundy - Beaune

Beaune is known for it’s fine wine in the burgundy region. We visit ...

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 10:56pm PST

Bordeaux :

Bordeaux

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 10:56pm PST

Burgundy :

Burgundy

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 10:57pm PST

Burgundy - Chalon Sur Saone :

Burgundy - Chalon Sur Saone

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 10:57pm PST

Loire - Chateau De Villandry : The Ornamental Gardens of Villandry are composed of several gardens, a herb and vegetable garden, water garden, ornamental hedge garden, and ornamental flower garden.

Loire - Chateau De Villandry

The Ornamental Gardens of Villandry are composed of several gardens, a ...

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 10:57pm PST

Pays de la Loira - Cholet :

Pays de la Loira - Cholet

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 10:58pm PST

Clisson :

Clisson

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 10:58pm PST

Burgundy - Coaches :

Burgundy - Coaches

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 10:59pm PST

Burgundy - Dijon :

Burgundy - Dijon

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 10:59pm PST

Maulevrier :

Maulevrier

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 10:59pm PST

Normandy - Mont St Michel :

Normandy - Mont St Michel

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 11:00pm PST

Mount Dol :

Mount Dol

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 11:00pm PST

Pays de la Loira - Nantes :

Pays de la Loira - Nantes

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 11:01pm PST

Paris : Welcome to this gallery of photos from my 2003 trip to France. My camera was a Minolta Maxxum 7000 SLR with 400 ASA film.

Paris

Welcome to this gallery of photos from my 2003 trip to France. My ca ...

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 11:01pm PST

Bordeaux - St Emillion :

Bordeaux - St Emillion

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 11:02pm PST

Loire - Chateau de Chenonceau : The Chateau de Chenonceau is in excellent shape and it has been restored to it’s 16th century with furniture from the period. The gardens are also in excellent condition. During the revolution the peasantry who held Madame Dupin (the owner) in great esteem stopped the revolutionary guard from destroying the chateau. Additionally in World War II the gallery crossing the River Cher was made into a hospital and many escaping from the German controlled side to the Vichy side made their escape through this gallery. There is also a pix of the Chateau De La Tortiniere which was our hotel for our stay in the Tours region.

Loire - Chateau de Chenonceau

The Chateau de Chenonceau is in excellent shape and it has been restor ...

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 11:02pm PST

Valencay : We visited the home of Talerant, who was Napoleons Foreign Minister. The home is beautiful with it gardens and restored interiors. It was interesting to find that Talerant loved to host lavish dinner (and Napoleon did not) with ambassadors and other guests. After the party he would quiz the serving staff on what the “honored guests” were talking about. Since the nobility ignored the staff, they were the perfect spies to get information from.

Valencay

We visited the home of Talerant, who was Napoleons Foreign Minister. ...

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 11:02pm PST

Island of Corsica :

Island of Corsica

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 11:03pm PST

Sights of Normandy's Cote d' Albatre Coast : Our visit to Le Havre, Fe Camp (and the Benedictine Abbey where they make the liquor of the same name), and Etretat. Le Havre's architecture was created by Auguste Perret in the late 1940's. It was a showcase for all reinforced concrete architecture. This was because the city was all but destroyed in World War II and had to be completely rebuilt. Auguste Perret stepped forward to use new techniques and a easily malleable building material (reinforced concrete) to rebuild this important port city quickly and with a unique blend of neoclassic and neogothic styles. This is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.

Sights of Normandy's Cote d' Albatre Coast

Our visit to Le Havre, Fe Camp (and the Benedictine Abbey where they m ...

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 11:03pm PST