There are merry-go-rounds in many public parks and squares around France. She loved it.
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| A random smattering of the pictures we took during our honeymoon - a river cruise down the Rhone and Saone through the vinyards of Southern France. | ||||||||||||||||
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| The streets were linked crosswise with traboules - small passageways that allowed many southeastern French resistance, spies, and smugglers to evade German police during WWII. | Halfway through the traboules, which are often not quite so clean, you will find small interior courtyards where people living in the apartments have made some green space in the middle of town. | |||||||||||||||
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| Most of the towns in France have parts that date back to the Mideival period, where houses were built tall and narrow, and the streets were just wide enough for one horse and cart. Could you imagine a typical American SUV or truck trying to fit through here?! | I caught this image one night while we were out walking off one of the splendid dinners we got onboard ship. The crescent moon just above Fourviere Basilica in Lyon. | |||||||||||||||
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| The Fourviere Basilica was built in 1896 and is called by the townspeople "the upside-down elephant" because of the massive towers at each corner. | ||||||||||||||||
| "Where's Tabitha?" There are merry-go-rounds in many public parks and squares around France. She loved it. |
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| One of the few gargoyles we found in southern France. There is much more Roman and Medieval architecture here than Gothic. | ||||||||||||||||
| The Hotel Dieu was a working hospital from 1443 to 1971. These beds were in the room housing the poor and held two people each. | ||||||||||||||||