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14. A Colorful Conclusion, 27 July 2024
January 15, 2025 - The tour that we took usually ended in Nice, on the Côte d’Azur. Ours was changed to terminate in Toulouse in order to a...
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13. The Rose Pink City of Toulouse, 26 July 2024
January 06, 2025 - After Arles, the tour continued by coach, as our director called the bus. Elodie’s French-accented vocabulary made the l...
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In the South of France, 12: Arles, in Sunshine and Starlight, 25 July 2024
December 26, 2024 - Arles was the final port on our river cruise. South of Arles, The Rhône is not navigable, as it divides into several sma...
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In the South of France, 11: Bull Runners of the Camargue, 25 July 2024
December 19, 2024 - Enamored of the white Camargue horses though I was, I was intrigued by the black bulls as well. They are close relatives...
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In the South of France, 10: From Arles into The Camargue, 25 July 2024
December 12, 2024 - I might have missed one of the most extraordinary experiences of our trip because I was misled by the way that it was li...
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In the South of France, 9: An Abbreviated Exploration of Avignon, 24 July 2024
December 05, 2024 - Avignon was one of the cities on our itinerary that interested me most. Originally, the ship was supposed to dock there...
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In the South of France, 8: In Viviers and the Bollene, 23 July 2024
November 26, 2024 - There are tens of thousands of villages in France, and most of them have been inhabited for centuries. Many had been set...
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In the South of France, 7: The Chocolatiers of Tournon-sur-Rhône, 22 July 2024
November 18, 2024 - Tournon was the first village on the Rhône where our ship docked. It was in the Ardeche department, or section, of the A...
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In the South of France, 6: The Funicular to Fouvriere, 21 July 2024
November 10, 2024 - Rain was forecast for Lyon on Sunday morning, imperiling our tour group’s ascent to the Basilica of Nôtre Dame of Fourvi...
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In the South of France, 5: The Secret Passages of Lyon, 20 July 2024
November 02, 2024 - We walked to the Old City, or Vieux Lyon, after our first night aboard the ship. As our ship was docked on the Rhône, we...
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In the South of France, 4: By Rail to the Rhône, 19 July 2024
October 25, 2024 - The pre-Olympics security restrictions deprived us of a boat ride on the Seine River. On the Friday morning prior to our...
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In the South of France, 3: Le Marais, Part 2, 19 July 2024
October 16, 2024 - I could have entitled this “The More-ais” because I have already described most of the sites where I took these pictures...
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In the South of France, 2: Le Marais, Part 1, 18 July 2024
October 09, 2024 - The Marais is one of the oldest sections of Paris, and one of the best to tour on foot. The French aristocracy built its...
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In the South of France, 1: Return to Paris, 17 July 2024
September 30, 2024 - Paris was the first place in Europe that I had ever visited, so long ago that air travel was an adventure rather than an...
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