Alsace-Lorraine

 A triad (Strasbourg-Colmar-Obernai) of Franco-Germanic spots of beauty!

A visit to Niort / Oléron

 Several people, told of our trip, have asked why we are spending more time in Niort than Paris. Here’s a photographic answer!

Three days on Corsica

 

Provence

 It’s possible that when I head back home my nephew will run away to live near Marseille with my friends who just hosted us for a fantastic weekend….

Bretagne

 I’ve been wanting to explore the Brittany region and this was a great start. Beyond Rennes, we checked out the pink granite coast at Perros-Guirec and then the picturesque town of Dinan. Would return for sure and there’s way more of this area I’d love to see. But that will have to be “next time” because we are set to ping pong our way around this country over the next couple weeks and we’re off to our next locale….