la rochelle

breakfast table at chateau bellevue

cuno is checking out my shower

day trip to la rochelle

harbor at la rochelle

mussels & steak frites in an outdoor cafe

some things that make me happy in france

dogs


dogs in restaurants

wine

bordeaux

our next stay is the chateau bellevue-love, love, love!

this will be our base camp for 4 days

we are about an hour from bordeaux, the closest town to the chateau is the tiny village of plassac, everywhere you can see is vineyards



petra, who owns the chateau is an artist and the house is filled with her work

julian in the living room

cuno in the living room

an indian godess in the foyer

a painting by petra in the living room

cuno

frida

road trip begins or "what does that sign mean?"

the road trip commences, our first night was at chateau de la barre


the chateau was built in 1404 & is still owned by the original family



the remains of the fortified walls

the count is showing us this painting of his ancestor and the sword on the guy in the painting is hanging on the wall below it




the chateau dogs of course!

one big ass house

these pics don't do any justice. fontainebleau is over the top

around paris

paris metro

les ambassadeurs - hotel crillon paris