Begin Trip in Paris

Our Group Picture (41 in total) taken later in the trip at the bull/horse ranch but inserted first here:

Marie and Nancy from Los Angeles area

Welcome Dinner in Paris (double click to enlarge all the following pictures):

Videso of Versailles tour on July 22, 2015 (with english speaking tour guide-click on arrow to view videos and double click to enlarge video with lesser quality):

Hall of Mirrors

Bulls Eye Room

Kings Bedrrom

River walk along the Seine near our hotel in Paris

 

 

 

Our hotel in the background (Sofetel), the brownish looking high rise: 

 City coach Tour (double click to enlarge image:

   

 

issue de secours is on the inside of the coach window and hard to avoid when taking pictures from inside the coach bus

 

People lined up at the Louvre

Versailles Side Trip

Beaune on Saone Rive one of the main towns of the Core d'Or region

15th century charity hospital, now Hotel Dieu museum

Arrive in Macon to begin France River Cruise

 

 

 Local Band Group in Community Concert

 

 On board Chardonnay

On the Saone River Boating toward Avignon and the former Pope Palace - Sebastien singing along with scenes from the Chardonnay.  I know it is a sad song about Amsterdam but Sebastien has a fine voice and still speaks of the river and the buildings that surround it.  This is a video so click on the lower right or middle arrow once or twice and turn up your computer speakers.  You can double click on the video to enlarge the images.

 

The next video is that of Captain Michel signing in french what we believe if "if you could stay" followed by another love song video:

July 26

Ship safety meeting top deck

Guess who couldn't dress in time for the security-safety drill (Bill)

 

 

July 28

Avignon and for most of the 14th century the Popes had left the turmoil of Rome to build residences, chateaux, a number of fortified palaces and churches in Avignon, the calm possession of the Catholic Church:

Chardonnay ship video of the Pope's Palace: 

Living (plant) wall on side of City Hall

 Bull Farm, lunch and tractor ride

 Our ship's crew and dinner

July 30, 2015 Arles-  My many thanks to Marie Buckley who provided me with all her pictures taken on July 30th since I managed to delete virtually my entire set of pictures taken on that day:

Marie the photographer

Rhone American Cemetary in Draguignan, in the scenic part of Provence

Drive to the French Riviera's Cote d'Azur/Nice