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September – November 1997 (This is the age before digital cameras, so I had to scan these photos and clean them up as good as I could.)
On our way to Birmingham, England. Easier to fly into Birmingham than Heathrow or Gatwick.
The kids thought the airplane flights were quite exciting.
Madeline was fascinated with the “stones of dead people” in Winchcombe.
First night at Pardon Hill Farm Bed and Breakfast in Winchcombe.
Driving on the wrong side of the road. 🙂
Warwick Castle and Warwick the town
One week vacation home rental in Swindon
Longleat Estate
Avebury megalithic stone circles
WALES
Dan-yr-Ogof Caves Carreg Cennen Castle
Bath
Cotswolds
Lower Slaughter
Upper Slaughter
Hidcote Gardens
Ludgershall Castle ruins Minster Lovell Hall Manor ruins
Blenheim Palace
London
PARIS
Grand Hotel Leveque
Sainte-Chapelle
Notre Dame
Musee D’Orsay
Arc de Triomphe
Versailles
Chambord
Cheverny
Chenonceau
Saint Malo
On the way to Julien-sur-Sarthe
One week vacation home rental in Julien-sur-Sarthe
The Caen Memorial Museum focuses primarily on World War II.
D-Day beaches, Pointe du Hoc. German bunkers and bomb craters remain as they were found.
Gold Beach at Arromanches-les-Bains was the location of Mulberry artificial harbor which was used to unload heavy equipment for the invasion of Normandy by the allies.
Stopped at Chartres on our way back from dropping Nana off at the airport.
Alex’s 3rd birthday
Car trip: Lunch in Vimoutiers. Purchased cidre at Manoir de Querville in Pretreville.
Visiting family in Switzerland
Driving into Italy
Portovenere, Italy
Castelfalfi, Italy
San Gimignano, Italy
Chianti, Italy
Siena, Italy
Orvieto, Italy
Villa Il Crocicchio in Reggello, Italy
Cinque Terre, Italy: Monterosso (stayed in a private rental apartment)
Cinque Terre: Vernazza
Cinque Terre: Riomaggiore
Cinque Tere: Manorola Walk between Manorola and Riomaggiore
Stayed at Hotel de la Darse in Villefranche-sur-Mer (on the Meditteranean in Southeast France, close to Italy)
One week vacation home rental near Mormoiron, France (Provence)
Mt Ventoux
Vaison-la-Romaine
Les Baux
Séguret
Carpentras on market day
Roussillon
Roussillon
St-Saturnin-les-Apt
St-Saturnin-les-Apt
Monieux
Collioure (on the Mediterranean in Southwest France near the Spanish border)
Heading north:
Peyrepertuse
Onward north
Alet-les-Bains (stayed overnight at Hôtel l’Evêché)
One week vacation home rental just north of the Dordogne region
Rocamadour
Les Grottes de Lacave
Périgueux Cathedral
Chateau de Hautefort (the movie Ever After was being filmed here)
Sarlat
Château de Beynac
La Roque-Gageac
Chateau de la Roussie (Filming of Ever After took place here as well)
Disneyland Paris
