- Pic de Clouzis (3465 m)
Pic de Clouzis in the clouds. - Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m)
- Puy Saint Vincent
Station 1600. As huge as it is, it still somehow fits. - View from Lac de Pré Rouge
From right to left: Petit Pelvoux (3753 m) and Mont Pelvoux Pointe Puiseux (3943 m), a tiny little bit of Barre des Écrins (4102 m) and Pic Sans Nom (3913 m), L'Ailefroide (3953 m) and Pointe Guyard (3461 m). What a lovely bunch! - Mont Pelvoux (3943 m)
Pointe Puiseux (3943) and the Petit Pelvoux (3753). - La Cucumelle (2698 m)
Ah, the lovely Cucumelle. One can actually see a ski lift, part of Serre Chevalier. - Mont Blanc
First view of Mont Blanc when arriving from Aosta Valley. - Beaune
Usually one would not want to connect driving school and vineyards. Usually. - Vézelay Abbey
Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine was under repair, so we only saw a part of it. - Château de Chenonceau
Every room had its own fireplace, making the castle rather cosy. This is a detail on the fireplace in Chambre de François Ier. - Château de Chambord
The residences of François Ier include a large wardrobe and closet. They surely dressed ... royally. - Château de Chambord
Wallpaper in the 18th century apartments. - Puy de Pariou
Plenty of butterflies around here. - Puy de Pariou
A crowded thistle. - Mont Blanc
No, don't look at this rock in the front, look in the back, way back. There is Mont Blanc, above the clouds, almost 100 km away. - A swordfish!
A swordfish in the middle of the Alps. At least not as scary as gigantic ants nearby. Made by local artists (Lahu, Fermor & Ducret). - Cap d'Antibes
You would think that you'd be safe on the path, up there. - The answer
I forgot what the question was, but this definitely is the answer. - Tête de Faune Chevelu
A hairy faun head in Picasso's museum in Antibes. This is IMHO one of the best paintings there. - Nature morte a la sole et aux trois oursins
Most of the drawings/paintings in the Picasso Museum are like this. Maybe I don't get art, but I have dozens of very similar drawings from my kids. - Satyr, Faun and Centaur with Trident
There is something lovable about these guys. - Old Antibes
Well... But I am now getting more curious about that man pouring paint over his head - I spotted the same guy in Théoule ;-) - Tête d’Amont (2814 m)
Dark clouds gathering over Massif de Montbrison, including Pic de Montbrisson (2818 m). - Mushing
These super-adorable dogs waiting for the start. - Mushing
My kids are in there, in the sleigh. And they are enjoying it. A lot! - Red!
Rowan and larches in the background. - Snow!
A lot of fresh powdery snow! So beautiful... - Tête d’Amont (2814 m)
Freshly fallen snow and clouds on Tête d’Amont. - Rowan in snow
Yes, I took a lot of photos. - Rowan in snow
- Rowan in snow
- Rowan in snow
Oddly enough, a few days later, the snow fell down, and also all the rowan fruit. But only from these two trees. Microclimate? Or maybe birds? - Rowan in snow
Looking up a rowan tree. - Rowan in snow
Are there too many photos of rowan? Probably, but I love them so I don't care. - Tournoux
What an idyllic place, so far from everything. - Col de la Pousterle
Even the hiking paths are well prepared. - Col de la Pousterle
Not many people walked the path that morning. - Tête d’Amont (2814 m)
What a lovely day for a walk. - Col de la Pousterle
Next to the hiking path is the cross-country skiing trail. - Col de la Pousterle
- Belvédère du Fournel
More snow than last year, but still not a lot. - Rowan in snow
- Gyr
From Vallouise to Pelvoux - Gyr
View from Gyr valley (Pelvoux) towards Puy Saint Vincent. - Pont Sans nom
A nameless bridge over L'Onde in Vallouise. - And a frog!
A super-cute frog. These animals are apparently illuminated at night. - Pid ce Bonvoisin (3480 m)
Pic de Malamort (3335 m) on the left, Pic Jocelme (3458 m) on the right, and L'Onde river in the front. - Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m)
- Puy Saint Vincent
Station 1800. This is where we stayed. - Puy Saint Vincent
View towards Station 1600. And towards Mont Pelvoux (3943 m), Pic de Clouzis (3465 m), and Cime de la Condamine (2940 m). - Above Tournoux
- Snow angel
This is me. - Lac de Pré Rouge
A lovely walk up the lake. And lovely benches to take a break :-) - Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m)
- Puy Saint Vincent
The view from our apartment. Just before driving back home. - Cap d'Antibes
So raw. So powerful. So beautiful. - Cap d'Antibes
Well, think again. - La Chapelle Saint-Sauveur
Recently renovated chapel on the island. Originally from the 5th, 9th and 11th century. - A wild orchid
My favourite plant identification app PlantNet says this is Long-leaved Helleborine (Cephalanthera longifolia). - Le Nomade
I love the Nomade. The first time I saw him, I found the statue too static for a nomade. But now I can understand him. And I love him. - Le Nomade
So many so different pictures one can take with the Nomade. - Antibes
- Picasso Museum
A... a... something on the terrace of the Picasso Museum. - Les secrets!
... or just another brick in the wall? - Duck duck lamp!
These lanterns actually float on water. - Mont Blanc
Mt Blanc as seen from Chamonix. We stayed in Camping de la Mer de Glace and walked to the town centre. - Dôme du Goûter
If Mont Blanc is hidden in the clouds, there is always Dôme du Goûter (4304 m) to admire. - Grand Hôtel des Alpes, Chamonix
The Grand Hotel in the centre of Chamonix. - Chamonix
The town centre was crowded as the Marathon du Mont Blanc was taking place. And the white mountain was hiding in the clouds. - Modern times
Modern times in campsites. - Aiguille du Midi
Aiguille (3,842 m)as seen from our campsite early in the morning. - Flégère
We took the cable car up the Flégère (1877 m) and started our hike to Lac Blanc. With spectacular views: from Grandes Jorasses over to Mont Blanc. - Mont Blanc
What a great view of Mt Blanc (4809 m) and Dôme du Goûter (4304 m). - What a view!
The prominent mountains from the left: Aiguille Verte (4121 m), Grand Dru (3754 m), Grandes Jorasses (4208 m), Dent du Géant (4013 m), Aiguille du Grépon (3482 m), Aiguille de Blaitière (3522 m) and Aiguille du Plan (3673 m). Thanks to Peakvisor. - Le Lac Blanc
I was hoping to see a reflection in the white lake... But there is a reason the lake is called white. Oh well. Le Lac Blanc (2352 m). - Alpine chough
- Alpine chough
It is so dark, it almost looks like a crevasse in the ice. - Grandes Jorasses
From Grandes Jorasses/Pointe Walker (4208 m) to Dent du Géant/Pointe Graham (4013 m). And Aiguille du Grépon (3482 m) on the far right. - Le Lac Blanc
Still quite a lot of snow around the lake. - Grandes Jorasses and Mont Blanc
One just cannot have enough of this view. So so majestic. - A marmot!
Despite the crowds, there was a marmot running around the cottage. - Le Lac Blanc
Not much of the lake visible. - Le Lac Blanc
View of Aiguille de Chardonnet (3824 m) and Aiguille d'Argentière (3901 m). A bit of Argentière glacier is also visible. - Le Lac Blanc
Le refuge du lac Blanc with Aiguille de Chardonnet (3824 m) and Aiguille d'Argentière (3901 m). - An ibex!
- Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc and blooming Rhododendron - Panda Bâ
Panda Bâ by Julien Marinetti, it was placed here just two weeks prior to our visit. - Tapestry
A magnificent almost 8 m long "thousand flowers" tapestry is from the 16th century. What an interesting motif... - Beaune Polyptych
Closed altarpiece shows Nicolas Rolin, Chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, who founded the hospice in 1443. In the center are St. Sebastian and St. Anthony with the Annunciation on top. While the wife has a 'proper' white angel, the red angel of Nicolas looks quite devilish to me. - Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
A magnificent stained glass window. But I have no idea how old it is. May be old, but my uneducated guess would say quite recent. - Vézelay Abbey
This Benedictine abbey, which is a well-known pilgrimage church, was constructed between 1120 and 1150. Here stood initially a Roman villa, then two Carolingian convents, then then reformed Benedictine order of Cluny. Built to accommodate pilgrims, and extended to accommodate even more pilgrims... - Vézelay Abbey
- Château de Chenonceau
One of the many chandeliers in the Gallery across the river. - Château de Chenonceau
Another magninficent fireplace, this one is in the Salon Louis XIV. The salamander and the ermine are the symbols of Francis I and his wife Claude of France. - Château de Chenonceau
La tour des Marques The only remaining (and renovated) part of the medieval castle owned by the Marques family. - Château de Chenonceau
What a wonderful black room. And matching white flowers. - Château de Chambord
Chambord is the largest château in the Loire Valley. Built in 1519–1547 as a hunting lodge for François Ier. A hunting lodge! - Château de Chambord
The double-spiral staircase in the centre of the castle. The castle is so wonderfully symmetric, it's quite easy to lose orientation. - Château de Chambord
Louis XIV's ceremonial apartment. While Francoise's bedroom looked cosy, this one is too grand for my liking. - Château de Chambord
The chandelier in the royal ceremonial apartment.