An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Tag: France

  • Photo Friday: La Tour Eiffel

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    Approaching the tower, I had taken the obligatory tourist image. I paid my ticket fee and climbed the stairs.

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    snowpackjack
    A small boy looks out the window of the Eiffel Tower elevator

  • Along The Seine

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    The road was steep leading down into Les Andelys from Chateau Galliard. We passed through town, and it was quiet, not a soul was outdoors.

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    snowpackjack
    a man sits on a park bench overlooking a river. his bicycle is parked near him, resting on the bench.

  • Les Andelys: Arrival

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    The Seine created the formations long ago as it wound its way through Normandy. High above the town on the cliffs overlooking the river, Richard the Lionheart built his castle.

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    snowpackjack
    black and white image. homes sit centered in the image above a river. above the homes in the upper part of the frame are limestone chalk cliffs, topped by foliage.

  • Une vie de chat

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    The world had been a blur passing by the windows of the air conditioned rail car. Now wandering through a small village, I watched a group playing pétanque in a leafy court. I was not alone.

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    snowpackjack
    a black and white cat sits in a window.