Like many of you, I imagine, I’ve been indoors a lot recently due to the Polar Vortex and -50 degree windchills. So I spent some time tidying up my new condo and my iPhoto library, and came across a collection of photos from my France trip last fall that I wanted to share with you.
Without further ado:
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A square in Lyon |
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Some sort of mysterious photo shoot, also in Lyon (ah, the French…) |
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A bust at the Musée des Beaux Arts in Lyon… |
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…And a larger-than-life painting |
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Lyon’s fleet of sushi delivery bikes |
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One of the painted buildings in Lyon – do you see Le Petit Prince? |
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Stunning ceiling inside the Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourvière… |
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…And a mosaic… |
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…And a close up of another |
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Ruins of the Roman ampitheatre in Lyon |
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More Roman ruins at the Museum of Saint-Romain-en-Gal, in Vienne |
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One of the many preserved mosaic floors inside |
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And a mosaic from a wall |
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Wall shards – I love the colors! |

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Perhaps the best part – outside there was a bathroom! |
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A hillside vineyard in Crozes-Hermitage |
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The stunning view of Gordes |
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A back street in Gordes |
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Gordes |
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Pretty jars of tomato sauce… |
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…And preserves |
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Tomatoes |
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Various plums – I particularly liked the little ones front right, called mirabelles |
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Sénanque Abbey near Gordes, with harvested lavender fields in front |
Back to our regularly scheduled programming next time. Stay warm!