Group Photo at Bourges

Hi Carol, you are the best. Thanks so much.
Donnie Daugherty

From Carol Santos :
Bonjour,
Here are the group pictures. To view more pictures from the trip go to http://www.sfphotosafari.com
Hit the Galleries tab, then travel, then Paris and the Heart of France. The full slide show takes about 20 minutes (can pic slow, medium or fast in the upper left corner). Pour yourself a glass of nice French wine, listen to some great music and remember the trip. Enjoy and the best to all! Carol

Greetings: This is a test run to see if I entered all of the email addresses correctly. Does anyone have Stuart and Margie's email address. If so, will you please forward it to me?
Hope every arrived home with no mishaps.
Martin and Mary Jane Eustace

"Then and Now" - Part II from John & Jane Vanko

Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty

 

Rainy weather in June 1966 kept me from taking very many pictures. 

 

Excellent weather in July 2010, and a digital camera, meant hundreds of photo.

 

John & Jane

Here are the rest of our specialty guides

Above are Elizabeth at the Louvre, Barbara in Bourges, and our guide at Mont Saint Michel.  He spoke 7 languages!  I didn't catch his name, can anyone help?

 

See below for Elwood in Normandy, also our guide at Guedelon (sorry I didn't get his name, can anyone help?), and of course the incomparable Arnaud.

 

Jane & John

Our group FRH 070910

"Then and now" - Part I from John & Jane Vanko

Plenty of free time on Rick Steve's Tours to explore on your own.  Here are two photos taken from Hotel Lutetia, looking up Boulevard Raspail; from the 6th floor balcony above the then entrance during my last visit to Paris in 1966; and from ground level in front of the old entrance, in 2010. 

 

John & Jane Vanko ( j_vankoATverizonDOTnet      and         jane_vankoATverizonDOTnet        replace AT with @ and DOT with .)

 

P.S. - I misspelled Bourges below.  Excuse moi!

Oops! - here's Giverny plus more

Here's Giverny (lily pond where Monet painted his masterpieces), Elwood at Omaha Beach, the petit Statue of Liberty on the Seine, more Egyptian heiroglyphs in the Louvre, American Cemetery at Normandy - not in that order.

some favorite photos - Louvre, Guedelon, Bourges, Cancale, Giverny

Here are a few of my favorites - from the Louvre, Guedelon, Borge, Cancale, and Giverny.  (Not in that order.)  More to come later.

John & Jane (friend us on Facebook)

Joan & JR France pictures on FRH 070910

Arnaud,

We had a great time on our tour through France. Here are some photos to
share on the blog.
Enjoy your vacation!
Joan and JR

"Just arrived home" from John & Jane Vanko

Just arrived home an hour ago.  Arnaud has 28 new best friends after the just completed FRH tour. What a wonderful experience!

 

John & Jane Vanko

"Your Kindness" from Pam and John Aylmer

Dear Arnaud,

I want to thank you for your kindness during our tour--expecially for your help in locating my lost sketchbook and forgotten I-pod.  And also for your help in getting us to the train station for our trip to Languedoc at the end of our tour.

 

We are finally home after spending another week in the Languedoc area.  We learned about the first Crusade by Innocent III (Not so innocent) against the Cathars at Minerve.  We travelled to Ceret to the Modern Art Museum and Colliure.  We visited a rebuilt working moulin at Domaine Benazeth (they have a fascinating tour) and a papermaking plant that's been in business since the 1700's. And then we spent some time on the Canal and at Carcassonne.  Languedoc has so many things to see and to do.  The wine is good too: many bottles of rose later.....

 

We are very tired--we slept for 12 hours when we got home, then napped for 3 more the next day.  At least it's cool here on the beach.  It's so good to be home!

 

Thanks for an excellent tour. I finally bought a Geneology of French Kings book so I can now unscramble the eggs in my head.

 

All our best to you, Arnaud.  Thanks for making our trip so memorable and for all your stories.  You are the best.

 

Pam and John Aylmer