Start of week at Villa Autran Speracedes Le Tignet Alpes Maritimes

Last meal in Annecy - Fortunately not fatal















House in Speracedesle. Nice eh!!















Looking from inside at view















Pool at house. Great, it's pissing down and 13 degrees!
















View of Grasse and surrounding villages from balcony

Annecy France with Jacqui and Alban

A castle on the lake at Annecy. Taken on a
boat tour where we nearly froze to death
















The Prison at Annecy which is now a Museum
















Having a drink at 4pm. Could get used to this
















The canals of Annecy

Another canal

Sailing on the Lake - Not us

The unused boats in the Canal. They have closed

for the Summer

Lyon again

Walking in the Park















A local at the Zoo in the Park
















The monkeys cleaning themselves
















This elephant just had the biggest weeeeeeeeeeee

Dinner with the fam at Georges - Yum

 At the wine tasting

The Chateau were we had the wine tasting



Trip to Lyon

Basilica of Fourviere looking over Old Lyon
















Hadrien's theatre on Fourviere Hill
















Fountain in the New Town of Lyon
















Busy little building isn't it. Take a close look

 On another bus

 Looking up the hill from the Bus

Oh my God, lost in Lyon



Our only full day in Paris

Hotel De Ville - in other words the Town Hall

Arc de Triomphe taken from middle of the street
luckily survived.
















An art shot at the Louvre
















A family shot at the Louvre
















Another artistic shot

Lunch in a bar near Jacqui and Alban's unit.

Walking in the Park after lunch

Sacre Cour

Last night in England and trip to Paris

A good old English barbecue done by Andy















Arriving in Paris on Eurostar
















View from Hotel balcony - Narrow and on 5th
floor, to high for me to go on!
















Dinner with the kids at a very nice restaurant

Visit to Stratford and Warwick Castle

Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Stratford. Anne was
nowhere to be seen.
















Warwick Castle - now Disneylanded but still very
castlelly
















The sword in the anvil. A variation on theme
















The Great Hall

The view of the Castle from the battlements

The Village outside the walls. No serfs left.

They wouldn't want to drop these portcullae on you