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Photos cannot capture the very hypnotic arcs of water at...	Our plane to Paris outside the windows of the Detroit...	The view outside Charles de Gaulle airport. Paris 16...	A rose window at Notre Dame, Paris. 16 April 2008	Notre Dame on the Ile de la Cite, Paris. 16 April 2008
Some flowers at Notre Dame, Paris. 16 April 2008	The grounds around the Louvre, Paris. 16 April 2008	A view from the grounds of the Louvre, with the Arc de...	Judy under a very tall lampost on the grounds of the...	Inside the Museum of the Middle Ages, the Cluny. ...
Bill in the Museum of the Middle Ages, the Cluny, with...	Palm Sunday, with Jesus on the donkey. The Museum of the...	A smart car parked where only a smart car could be...	The best crepe maker in Paris, on the grounds of the...	The Eiffel Tower, Paris 17 April 2008
From the Eiffel Tower: Les Invalides (Napoleon's tomb...	From the Eiffel Tower: the Seine and the Sacré-Coeur...	Judy on the Eiffel Tower, Paris. 17 April 2008	Bill under the Eiffel Tower. Paris 17 April 2008	A view of the Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro. ...
Avenue Kleber - stomping grounds of our friend, Kim. ...	The Arc de Triomphe. Paris 17 April 2008	Interior of the Arc de Triomphe. Paris 17 April 2008	An LV (Louis Vuitton) shop on the Champs Elysées No sign...	A view from the Place de la Concorde. Paris 17 April...
A fountain at the Louvre. Paris 17 April 2008	Workers up to something at the Musée d'Orsay. Fixing the...	Paris buildings often feature windows above the top...	Bill in front of the Gare de l'Est, Paris, where we catch...	Gare de l'Est Paris 18 April 2008
Bill getting our reservations for the train. What is he...	The engine of the TGV (train a grande vitesse, French for...	Bill on the high-speed train, the TGV, from Paris to...	Dorothea met us at the Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. 18...	A view of the Schloss from Dieter's office. ...
Dorothea and Dieter in Dieter's office. 18 April 2008	Flowers at the Karlsruhe botanical gardens. 18 April...	The Schloss, with Karl in front. 18 April 2008	A monumental map of Karlsruhe. Germany 18 April 2008	Dorothea's garden in Stutensee Blankenloch...
An interesting stone platform in Dorethea's...	Bill, Dieter, Dorothea, and Veronika at the Cathedral of...	A German school master attempting to keep the kids in...	Above the door of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Worms. ...	The altar area of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Worms. ...
A stained glass window at the Cathedral of St. Peter in...	An old fresco in the Cathedral of St. Peter in Worms. ...	A carved stone door arch salvaged from a cloister either...	Two of the four round towers, from a courtyard, of the...	The Mariendom (Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Steven), but...
Statue of St. Nicholas on the walk to the Imperial...	Interior of the Imperial Cathedral at Speyer. ...	Another view of the interior of the Imperial Cathedral at...	A suspended cross in the Imperial Cathedral at Speyer. ...	Statuary of the emperors resting at the Imperial...
The Speyer Cathedral. Germany 19 April 2008	Detail of the arches, the Imperial Cathedral at Speyer. ...	Close up of a carving on the arches of the Imperial...	Bill and Dieter observing the large cathedral bowl, the...	An interesting and unique object. 19 April 2008
The reason for the unique and interesting object, holding...	The Sweet Baboo visits some ducks in Dorothea and...	Lunch on the patio with Veronika, Dorothea, and Judy. ...	Maulbronn Monastery (Kloster Maulbronn) is said to be the...	Part of the choir and an arch, Maulbronn Monastery. ...
The nave of the abbey church with the choir stalls,...	Delicate and intricate rib vaulting at the Maulbronn...	The fountain at the Maulbronn Monastery. Germany. 20...	Four young choristers produced a tremendous amount of...	Bill, Dorothea, Dieter, Uli (Dorothea's brother), and...
After another great breakfast of mueslix, fresh fruit and...	Geneva Jet d'Eau (water fountain). Geneva...	A swan in the clear water of Lake Geneva. ...	Judy in the old Geneva Square. Behind her is the...	A sturdy door knocker, a good place for the Sweet Baboo...
Inside the St. Pierre Cathedral of the Swiss Reformed...	Carvings on the Choir Stalls, St. Pierre Cathedral of...	Calvin's chair in the St. Pierre Cathedral of the Swiss...	The exterior of the oldest building in Geneva, the Maison...	A glimpse of the Swiss Alps from Geneva. 21 April 2008
Another glimpse of the Swiss Alps over the roof of the...	The Promenade de la Treille with the world's longest...	Bill standing on the steps of the St. Pierre Cathedral of...	Old Town Geneva next to the new. 21 April 2008	Bill on the phone with Mick, confirming our train is on...
Nearly 8:30 p.m. and still light. The post office is an...	Dusk in Geneva Switzerland 21 April 2008	St. Pierre Cathedral at night, across Lake Geneva,...	A long overnight train from Geneva took us into dawn in...	The train station at Perpignan France. 22 April 2008
The Sweet Baboo likes riding the European fast...	The view from the rear of our train car leaving...	Clearly, French chic is contagious. 22 April 2008	Viv, Mick, Bill, Tom, and Shirley in Rauffet. ...	Bill, Shirley, Viv, the cousins. Rauffet France 22...
On the way to Sarlat and its market, we see the Château...	Viv, Tony, and Bill in Sarlat with the distinctive Plane...	A French potter and his assistant. Sarlat France 23...	Exterior view of the Cathedral Saint Sacerdos de Salat. ...	Restoration project inside the Cathedral Saint Sacerdos...
View of the bell tower of the Cathedral Saint Sacerdos de...	A tree in bloom, spring in Sarlat. France 23 April...	Tony, Mick, and Shirley at Le Bistrot in Sarlat. Most of...	A demostration of an eagle in flight at the Chateau des...	Josephine Baker's banana skirt. The third banana from...
Poster of Josephine Baker at the Chateau des Milandes. ...	View of the grounds of the Chateau des Milandes, along...	Owls at the Chateau des Milandes. France 23 April 2008	Pauline and Albert on the grounds of the Chateau des...	The old chapel on the grounds of the Chateau des...
The Sweet Baboo likes to observe the painters from a...	Viv doing a watercolor. Rauffet France 23 April 2008	Bill in front of Mick and Shirley's place in Rauffet. ...	The patio area off the kitchen of Mick and Shirley's...	The goldfish pond in the front of Mick and Shirley's...
Kenny, the stray. France 23 April 2008	The view of the French countryside beyond the window in...	View out of the other window of our room. Rauffet...	A small cemetery on the way up to Castelnaud, with the...	Bill, Tony, and Viv climbing up to Castelnaud. ...
Views from Castelnaud, with the Dordogne River. ...	Another view from Castelnaud. France 24 April 2008	The Dordogne River from Castelnaud. France 24 April...	Two French boys at Castelnaud. France 24 April 2008	Judy and Viv from the ramparts of Castelnaud. ...
The Dordogne River from Castelnaud. France 24 April...	St. George slaying the dragon. Part of the collection of...	One of the towers at Castelnaud. France 24 April 2008	The herb garden at Castelnaud. France 24 April 2008	This isn't Kansas, but a tree on the grounds of...
Viv, the squire, Bill, the knight of Castelnaud. ...	A blacksmith at Castelnaud. France 24 April 2008	A peacock who lives near La Chapelle Pechaud...	Shirley and Albert at Rauffet. France 24 April 2008	Mick and Pauline at Rauffet. France 24 April 2008
Judy sketching at Rauffet. France 24 April 2008	Judy' sketch and the subject. Rauffet France 24...	Shirley adding to Judy's sketch. Rauffet France 24...	The finished product. 24 April 2008	Some of Shirley's paintings in the drawing room at...
Another of Shirley's paintings in the drawing room of...	Another of Shirley's paintings. Rauffet France 24...	Viv, Bill, and Shirley - the cousins. Rauffet...	A lion in the couryard of Les Papillons, where we ate a...	Tom and Shirley at dinner at Les Papillons. ...
We arrived from the Dordogne at Gare d'Austerlitz Paris. ...	Then took a cab to Gare Montparnasse to catch a train to...	Gare de Chartres France 25 April 2008	Chartres Cathedral from the streets of Chartres. ...	Chartres Cathedral rising above the buildings. Chartres...
Carved entry ways and arches. Chartres Cathedral...	The gardens at Chartres Cathedral. France 25 April...	Judy at the entrance to the crypt, Chartres Cathedral. ...	The Chartres High Maintenance Committee's idea of...	A stained glass window from Chartres Cathedral. Chartres...
Interior of Chartres Cathedral. The little chairs...	Carved arches and entry ways - Chartres Cathedral. ...	Chartres Cathedral from Place Sainte-Foy. Chartres...	The Sweet Baboo checks out a rooster in a playground. ...	Judy waiting for the train to return to Paris. We sat in...
Interesting scarecrow in the Jardin de Plantes. Paris...	Interior courtyard of the Grande Mosquee de Paris, the...	Detail of a column at the Grande Mosquee de Paris. 26...	Tiles and columns at the Grande Mosquee de Paris. We had...	Courtyard of the Grande Mosquee de Paris. The prayer...
Flowers at the Jardin des Plantes. Paris France 26...	The zoology building at the Jardin des Plantes. Paris...	Place de la Bastille. Paris France 26 April 2008	Gardens and playgrounds were nearly on every corner of...	Bill on the left bank of the Seine. Paris France 26...
A tiny bird on the left bank of the Seine. Paris...	A bridge over the Seine. Paris France 26 April 2008	Notre Dame at twilight. Paris France 26 April 2008	Inside the lower level chapel of Sainte Chapelle. Paris...	The rose window in the upper level of Sainte Chappelle. ...
Stained glass in the upper level of Sainte Chappelle. ...	The crown of thorns pane. The story is that Jesus' crown...	Detail of the walls of the upper chapel, Sainte Chapelle....	Painted and embossed columns, arches and walls, with...	A side chapel of the upper chapel of Sainte Chappelle. ...
Said to be the oldest painting in France, located in the...	Exterior of Sainte Chapelle. Paris France 27 April...	The carousel at the base of the Basilica Sacre Coeur. ...	The steps leading up to the Basilica Sacre Coeur. Paris...	Bill with the Sweet Baboo by the steps to the Basilica...
The facade of the Basilica Sacre Coeur on a spectacularly...	Moulin-Rouge, a Paris institution. The Red Windmill. ...	A model of the A380 in a travel agency window - Andrew...	Holy Trinity Church's version of the Steere Organ. Paris...	The organ at Holy Trinity Church - played by Olivier...
A statue of St. Andrew at Holy Trinity Church. Paris...	The exterior of Holy Trinity Church. Paris...	A window display that made us think of Gretchen. All...	The grand staircase inside the Paris Opera House. ...	Detail from the floor of the Paris Opera House. ...
Exterior of the Paris Opera House, the Academie Nationale...	Roller bladers and police amidst the statuary of the...	The exterior of the Paris Opera House, Academie Nationale...	Ste. Marie de la Madeleine Church, Paris France. 27...	The altar of Ste. Marie de la Madeleine Church. Paris...
A statue of St. Augustine in Ste. Marie de la Madeleine. ...	A statuary in the Louvre. Paris France 27 April 2008	Judy and Bill in the courtyard of the Louvre. Paris...	Judy and Bill in a sidewalk cafe on the right bank of the...	A knocker from one of the doors at Notre Dame. Paris...
A painting by Eugene Delacroix, inside Saint Sulpice. ...	The meridian marker in Saint Sulpice. Paris...	Inscription on the meridian marker in Saint Sulpice. ...	The organ at Saint Sulpice, played by Charles Marie Widor...	In the Jardin du Luxembourg. Paris France 28 April...
Children and ponies in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Paris...	Animal statuary and tulips in the Jardin du Luxembourg. ...	The Cafe de Flore and Les Deux Magots, cafes where the...	A painting depicting Palm Sunday with the words "even the...	An icon in a side chapel, dedicated to the Taize...
The gardens of the Louvre, the Jardin du Carrousel. ...	The Place de la Concorde. Paris France 28 April 2008	Paris Opera House, the Academie Nationale de Musique,...	The pieta in St. Germain L'Auxerrois Church, near the...	The vaulted ceiling and stained glass windows of St....
A statue of Jean d'Arc in St. Germain L'Auxerrois. Paris...	The gardens at our hotel: Hotel Hospitel Dieu. Paris...	The most famous gargoyle, actually a chimera, at Notre...	Bill in the RER station on the way to Charles de Gaulle...	We will take the "B" train to Aeroport Ch. de Gaulle, ...
Our train is next. 29 April 2008	Judy at Charles de Gaulle airport. Paris France 29...	Bill walking to our gate at Charles de Gaulle airport. ...	Dorothea's rock from her back yard in Germany finds its...

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