Sunday, November 25, 2012

Summer and Fall in the South

The rocky shore outside of Marseille in Carry le Rouet
(Marseille can be seen in the distance)

The Tour de France passing by our home in Uzes July 14, 2012
Bill & Gisele at Larry & Regina's for US Independance Day

TRIP TO ISRAEL

One of the highlights of the year was our trip to Israel, leaving from Marseille on October 21 and returning November 2. It was very enlightening and extremely interesting. The credit for this goes to our excellent guide Marion Forster-Bleiberg. It was an exhausting trip but very worthwhile, making a circuit of the country during 11 days.



Downtown Tel Aviv

An example of Bauhaus architecture in Tel Aviv

Market in Tel Aviv

Caesarea archeological site


Haifa, Israel

Looking from the Golan Heights in Israel into Syria



Beit Shean archeological site

Jerusalem
Marion (our guide) with Bedouin

Group photo

Wailing Wall in Jerusalem

Bedouin with Marion

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Back in France


The happy wedding couple Brad & Arielle Resnick
 
 
The first dance

Us
We're now back in France after 4 1/2 months in the USA. It was a spectacular trip due to all the various places explored, catching up with old friends and making new ones, topped off with a nephew's wedding in New Jersey for the grand finale.
The newlyweds Brad & Arielle Resnick with Gisele,
and the future 1 World Trade Center in the background

The RV held up well with nary a problem throughout the 9000 mile (14,400 km) journey although the high price of diesel did put quite a dent in the budget. The latter part of our trip up the northwestern USA took us into new fascinating territory. The Pacific Coast north of San Francisco had always been on our bucket list and although now we can cross that off, we hope to return soon to this magnificent and dynamic region. It's difficult to do justice to its beauty with a few photos but we hope they give a taste of what we experienced.
 
 
A small part of the work ahead of me now


A gift from Russia commemorating 9/11
erected in Bayonne, NJ
 


Gisele gets the boot in Amarillo, Texas
Mesa Verde National Park, CO

Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Arches National Park, Utah
Downtown Seattle framing the Space Needle
seen in the distance


Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Some trip photos US northwest and Vancouver BC

Steam clock in Vancouver

Downtown Vancouver

Batmobile hitching a ride
downtown Vancouver

an original RV in Oregon
Downtown Seattle with the Space Needle

Arches National Park in Utah

Arches National Park in Utah

Arches National Park in Utah
Our friends and hosts Muriel & Gregg with Gisele
at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver
Oregon Coast


Monday, April 23, 2012

Oregon to Seattle and Vancouver

Gisele outside the Tillamook cheese factory in Tillamook, Oregon
Oregon coast
Redwood forest in northern California
With our friends Bob & Pam Nast in Napa California
Shipwreck on the Oregon coast

Thursday, April 12, 2012

the California coast into Oregon

California coast

Napa Valley

Napa Valley

Culinery Institute Napa

Napa Valley

Redwood forest in northern California

fallen redwood in redwood forest

southern Oregon coast

southern Oregon coast

southern Oregon coast

Mid coast Oregon