My Autumn trip in France

I visited France in September. I have been to Paris three times. This time I visited the other beautiful cities and Paris.

Upside-down pyramid



pyramidal entrance at Musee du
Louvre( click picture to enlarge them)

 

The new restairant in Opera Garnier



Eiffel Tower and doves




The park near Musee Marmottan. 
 I happened to meet a Canadian
in MuseeMarmottan who was teaching
 English  near my house.  Who set
 a lot of chestnuts on the bench, I wonder?

As you know Paris is attractive artistic beauty city. But getting out of Paris, the farms are so large that I can’t distinguish the boarder of the land and the sky. Vines were lined up infinitely in order on the plain. They were winding lower posts not a shelf like in Japan. The fields of corn or grain have started to turn yellow. Those field in the evening sun reminded me of  “ L'Angelus(The Angelus) or " Des Glaneuses( The Gleaners)"  by Millet.

I heard mothers in France think the best nutritional value for their children when they ready meals for them. I thought it’s possible as I saw those large harvest on the fields. I also heard the population in France is increasing.



Mont St-Michel at a distance

Mont St-Michel



The cloister in Mont St-Michel



West side terrace in Mont St-Michel

A lot of sea gulls fly on the mud flat
 in Mont St-Michel



Sunset and contrails




Chateau d'Amboise---one of  old chateaus along river Loire




one of pilgrimage place--Rocamadour
three pilgrimage place--Rocamadour,
 Mont St- Michel, Chemins de
Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle en France

Rocamadour--world heritage site

 

I watched the ballet by the director George Balanchine  at Opera  Garnier  in Paris. The ballet was modern　and the movement of dancers were interesting.



Act 1

 

Painting by Chagall

 

Our seats were the first raw in one of the balconies in the Face of the third floor. The balcony was things like a compartment. So it has twelve seats, coat hanger, a red long sofa and a door.

I rushed out of the balcony to take photos without having anything except for my camera at the intermission. That’s a totally failure. I was taking the gorgeous stairs at the first floor. Soon the bell rang to let people know the start of the next stage. I climbed up the third floor and I was surprised. Because each balcony had the same door. I had no idea which door is my balcony’. For I didn’t have anything, a ticket or a bag except for my camera. I tried to enter one balcony but it didn’t make a hit. Some doors were already shut and I couldn’t open them. A young usher and I got into a panic. But two doors were open yet. I managed to reach my seat at last. The stage had already started.

Basilique de Notre-Dame de
 Fourviere in Lyon



Site historique de Lyon--Cathedrale St-Jean or La Saone



Pont du Gard--the waterworks bridge of Roman.

 

Bourgogne wine at Beaune





Hotel Dieu--old hospital--at Beaune

Pont Saint-Benezet( bridge in Avignon)--It was left with half broken.

 

When I visited Paris last time I came across a girl pickpocket in a metro. But she couldn’t get my wallet because I noticed her cold fingers run on my fingers that took hold of the zipper of my bag.　Also I  witnessed   polices were chasing a suspicious man at the  airport Charles de Gaulle and the man run away quickness my side.  I witnessed dangerous side at that time.

But this time I could feel the rich leisurely localities and lovely Paris.




Ville fortifiee histrique de Carcassonne
(one of the largest fortress village in Europe

 

 

Pont Van Gogh in Arles-- I heard
 there are many great beauty in Arles



the basin for yachts in Nice



Marche in Nice



Beadh in Nice



Eze--village built on a top of the mountain




in Ezu village



Cassis--nice resort--Cassis wine is tasty




Plane tree avenue in Aix-En-Provence



Morning glow in Lyon