Friday, 18 May 2012

Paris

Basilique du Sacre-Coeur

Strenuous activity at Luxembourg Gardens

Eiffel tower on a sunny day
Arc de Triomphe

Musee d'Orsay


Lafayette Department Store



Paris

Where's Donna cafe outside our hotel in Paris

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Alsace

Wine tasting at Ruhlmann in Alsace - very nice Pinot gris


Colmar

Colmar house - few problems with the spirit level

Peugeot museum car with wood burner on the back

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Collioure




Just like fishing off the wharf at Whangamata

Stopped here on the way from Barcelona to Carcassonne. First place we visited in France.

St Pompont

The village 2km down the road

St Pompont

Our gitte



Wine tasting in Bourdeaux - day trip Chateau Lamande

Girls in St Emilion
We stayed 5 days at  a lovely gitte in the Dordogne. Joined by Katie and Brianna in Toulouse. Lots of things to do and places to go

Monday, 7 May 2012

Lyon

The most amazing lolly shop. Katie and Brianna go wild

Crepe man says orange and chocolat too sweet.

Drinks in Lyon
Roman ruins

Donna checks out Lyon

View from big square just down the road from our hotel

Friday, 4 May 2012

Cuenca Spain

View from the walk bridge


Entrance to our hotel



House on the edge


View from our balcony

Dordogne

Otis in Sarlat

Relaxing at our house in St Pompont

Boot lunch in St Emilon - Bordeaux. Lots of grape vines and wineries

Cute village beside Dordogne River which is in flood

Chateau on the hill

Brianna finds a friend in Domme

Dordogne valley view from Domme

Giant strawberry tart at Nabilat

Eating a very small bit of the tart - very yummy

Cahors bridge


Rocamador

Glamorous couple in St Emilion

The view from the top of old town St Emilion

The cafe in St Pompont