21 April 2016. We are once again traveling with stops in Milano, Paris, London, and Dijon. Rather than give you a rundown on the sights we’ve seen, I thought I’d share some of our more unusual photos. We have a lot of fun going to less-known neighborhoods and sights, taking walks where mostly locals walk, and looking at even famous sites with a fresh perspective.
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Frog pond, Jardins des Plantes. He was singing and two others were responding. Quite the morning chorus.
Design week had just ended in Milano. Perhaps that is why this shop displayed chocolate shoes. They were priced from 39-65 Euros.
From Milano to Torino we were the only people in our car on the TGV, See Ric in the middle? At Torino a British tour group filled the car to capacity.
RIce paddies in Lombardia, as seen from our train. We’ve taken this trip many times, but never seen the fields flooded.
Rapeseed, planted on hundreds of acres across France, blooms beautifully in April. Sorry about the blurring. Taken from the train, you know.
Wooden coats on display at a haberdashery, Paris Left Bank.
VIew from the top of the Arab World Institute. Security was incredible.
Did you know there are Roman ruins in Paris? The Arènes de Lutèce once held 20,000 spectators. About 1/3 of it is missing and the rest of the seating is now park area.
Late morning croissants at a darling cafe and art gallery near Notre Dame.
Just like the train from Milano to Torino, we were almost alone on the Seine cruise. The top deck was crowded, but we got out of the sun and enjoyed the lower deck.
Naughty captain on our river cruise: feet up, controlling the boat with a joystick in one hand and texting with the other. Luckily we did not hit any of the bridges.
This caused a second glance. Along the Seine, painted on a portal in the floodwall, as seen from our boat tour.
Lovely door in the Hammam Mosque of Paris. They have a tea room anyone can visit.
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