France May 8-20th 2009

Here is a start of my France pictures unfortunately I don't have time to get them all on right now so check back in two weeks and the rest should be on here. I was such an incredible trip these pictures are just the tip of the iceberg I took 1600 photos!! Off to Hawaii tomorrow so I will finish when I return.

We went up to the top of the Eiffel tower but we were in a cloud.










Evening cruise on the Seine river

We visited Versailles home of the Sun King

Hall of mirrors were the treat of Versailles was signed.





This was an interesting little house along a river. I dont remember what town we were just driving by and decided to stop for a photo.

Monet's house in Giverny I think I took about 200 pictures of flowers here.




The bridge from Monet's famous painting of the lilly pads.

This is the view from our hotel balcony in Rouen. Thats the Notre Dame cathedral of Rouen.


The entrance to square were Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.

This church is built in honor of Joan of Arc in the square were she was burned at the stake.



This is where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.



Our first day on the Normandy coast we stayed in the town of Arromanches which was the one fo the most import parts of D day and the turning of the war.


Eric standing by one of these floating roadways used to bring supplies in during the war.



Omaha Beach and the American Cemetary





Eric and his Dad standing in a bomb hole at Point de Hoc. Below is a old German bunker.


While we were driving we passed this world peace statue it was too cool so we turned around to take a picture.

The church near Utah beach where the paratrooper got caught on the church steeple. We visited the airborne museum.









Wine taste in the town of Sumar


Mont St Micheal when the tide is in the entire town on this rock is surrounded by water



A wonderful chateau we stayed in in the town of Sumar.

May 18th visited Chambord.

Visiting Chenenceau


we visited this beautiful chateau called Cheverny. There is a family that still lives in it.


Spent the night at the manor de Clenord. What a beautiful place and I had the most incredible dinner of my life.

We visited the Cathedral in Chartre (pronounced shart hehehehe)

Our last night in Paris before going home. I convinced Eric to pose in front of the arch de triumphe in our yellow jerseys.