Jan 21 2009
Jan. 05 - Jan 20 Archives
On this page, I will post the pictures I use as headers. Why? Because I will add pictures of the French landscape, known or not yet known each day or so.
It’s another way for me to show you that it’s not all about Paris, Cannes or Nice. Really!
(I started archiving elements of this page, it was getting too slow to load. You can check it out in the right column)
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January 5th 2009: Le Havre, Normandy’s main city is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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January 6th 2009: Typical street in Dijon, Bourgogne
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January 7th 2009: Place de la comédie, Bordeaux also known for its wine since the 8th century.
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January 8th 2009: Jarnac, Charente, birthplace of former president François Mitterrand (26 October 1916 - 8 January 1996) and the region is associated with the finer art of cognac production since the 1800s.
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January 10th 2009: Fort-de-France, Martinique in the Caribbean.
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January 11th 2009: Passage du Gois de Noirmoutier, Vendée
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January 12th 2009: Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône
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January 14th 2009: Famous Alabaster cliffs of Etretat, (more pics) 20km away from Le Havre .
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January 15th 2009: Gardens of the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, 55km away from Paris, masterpiece of the XVII century.
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January 16th 2009: Lavender of Provence (pics)
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January 17th 2009: Puy-de-Dôme, Massif Central, 1464m (Chaînes des Puys)
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January 19th 2009: Temple of Augustus, Vienne, 20 miles from Lyon. The Temple of Augustus has stood in the center of Vienne France for almost 2000 years. Constructed around 20 to 10 BC as a part of a forum in Vienne. It was originally dedicated to the Roman god Augustus, hence the name.
