Pont du Gard

Pont du Gard is a true gem of Provance. This 2,000 year old ancient Roman aqueduct crosses the Gard River and is located in Southern France, not far from Avignon or Nimes.

Colorful Colmar

There is one town in France that I particularly love - the colorful medieval Colmar. It is located in Alsace, not far from Strasbourg. I've been there twice and I'd go there again. Colmar was one of those rare European towns that were barely touched by WWII, thus never destroyed and rebuilt. The allies avoided bombing old Colmar. What you see here is original; those beautiful 15th and 16th century half-timbered houses are authentic.

A little bit of Provence

For those who love Provence, here's a shot of a cozy local restaurant at Pont du Gard (I'll write a post about it a bit later). It's beautiful here on a warm, sunny day: light freshening breeze, gentle swish of the leaves, and indescribable serenity around. I'm just tempted to lay my bones under the shade of an umbrella and relax, forgetting about everything in the whole world...

Mystical Paris

There's something about the Eiffel Tower that drives me to it, and that I can't explain...

Paris pigeons

Moody day in Paris - but not for the pigeons!

Eiffel Tower: here, there, and everywhere

The Eiffel Tower is so popular that besides the original tower in Paris, there are quite a few large and small copies in the United States. I will tell you about only two of them today.

The original tower was built in 1889 for the World's Fair and today it is one of the most visited monuments in the world. It's interesting that the Parisians at first disliked the structure, but today it's hard to imagine Paris without this "Iron Woman" that is 330 metres (1,083 ft) tall.