https://discoveringfrance.com/2012/02/10/murder-in-the-forest/https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0456.jpgIMG_04566-12 The Lake of Saint-Avertinhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0204.jpgIMG_020410. The building which housed the Auberge of the Chêne Perdu in Courier's timehttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_03321.jpgIMG_03326-9 A small lake in the Forest of Larçay.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0332.jpgIMG_03329. A lake in the Forest of Larçayhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0327.jpgIMG_03276-8 Monument to Paul-Louis Courier in the Forest of Larçay.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0219.jpgIMG_02197. Allée Paul-Louis Courier in the Forest of Larçay https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0448.jpgIMG_04486.5 5. Cemetery of Véretz, tombs of Paul-Etienne Courier (left) and Paul-Louis Courier.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0447.jpgIMG_04476.5 The church at Véretz, where the people could dance in the courtyard.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_02051.jpgIMG_02056.4 Hélène, who helped me find my way.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0205.jpgIMG_02054. Hélène, who helped me find my way.2013-02-02T09:09:12+00:00monthlyhttps://discoveringfrance.com/2012/01/27/4-a-kidnapping-at-the-chateau/https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0426.jpgIMG_042611. Mme. Danielle Chouen of Azay-sur-Cherhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0418.jpgIMG_04188. Chateau de Beauvaishttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0177.jpgIMG_01777. Chateau de Leugnyhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0420.jpgIMG_04206. Dirt road along the Cher, with the Chateau de Leugny visible in the upper righthttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0133_21.jpgIMG_0133_25. The Cher River at Azay-sur-Cher, looking west.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0133_2.jpgIMG_0133_26. Dirt road along the Cher, with the Chateau de Leugny visible in the upper righthttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0423.jpgIMG_04234. Horses in a field among the Montlouis vines.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2949_2_2.jpgIMG_2949_2_23. A fork in the road west of Montlouis.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0165_2.jpgIMG_0165_22. The railroad bridge across the Loire River at Montlouis-sur-Loirehttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0309.jpgIMG_03091. The TGV bridge across the Loire at Vouvray2014-02-28T00:23:53+00:00monthlyhttps://discoveringfrance.com/2012/01/13/the-amboise-conspiracy/https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/francois_de_lorraine.jpgFrancois_de_Lorraine, 2e duc de Guise6. François, duc de Guisehttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/executiondamboisehogenberg.jpgExecutiondAmboiseHogenberg7. Jacques Tortorel and Jean Perrisin, The Execution of the Conspirators of Amboise (1570).https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0345.jpgHeurtault Tower, with gate of the Bons-homme, Chateau d'Amboise6. The Heurtault Tower, with gate of the Bons-homme. In the distance, at the top of the wall, is the St-Hubert Chapel.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0416.jpgChateau d'Amboise, Loire River5. Students on the Western 2010 bike trip on the Minimes Tower.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0417.jpg Minimes Tower at the Chateau d'Amboise4. Looking west from the Minimes Tower at the Chateau d'Amboisehttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_5794.jpgChateau d'Amboise, Council Room3. Students from the Western 2010 bike trip gather in front of a roaring fire in the Council Room on a very cold spring day.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_29641.jpgThe Chateau d'Amboise seen from bridge over the Loire River2. The Chateau d'Amboisehttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2964.jpgChateau d'Amboise2. Students from the Western 2010 bike trip gather in front of a roaring fire in the Council Room on a very cold spring day.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/header4.jpgSilure fishSilure for dinner?2016-12-02T00:43:34+00:00monthlyhttps://discoveringfrance.com/2012/02/03/shall-we-dance/https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/000043.jpg00004312. Monet's boat at the Daubigny Museum in Auvers-sur-Oise, 2004https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0200.jpgIMG_020011. A boat in the Cher River at Véretz.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0197.jpgIMG_019710. Monument to Paul-Louis Courier in Véretzhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0201.jpgIMG_02019. A home in old Véretz.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0193.jpgIMG_01938. La Chavronnière in Véretz, where Paul-Louis Courier lived from 1818 to 1825https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0415.jpgIMG_04157. The Church of Saint Marie-Madeleine, seen from the east.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0184.jpgIMG_01846. The Chancel of Sainte Marie-Madeleinehttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0411.jpgIMG_04115. The Church of Sainte Marie-Madeleine in Azay-sur-Cherhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_04041.jpgIMG_0404https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0404.jpgIMG_04044 Monument to the family of Clément de Ris in the Azay-sur-Cher cemetery.2012-02-03T16:50:50+00:00monthlyhttps://discoveringfrance.com/about/https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_0830.jpgIMG_0830https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_0831.jpgPaul and Leslie after a bike tripLeslie and Dad after biking along the Cherhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_0817.jpgChateau d'Ussé on the Indre River in Touraine, FranceAt the Sleeping Beauty chateauhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_0003.jpgCher River in Tours, France looking east upstream toward ChenonceauxThe Cher River from our balcony in Tourshttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/112-1288_img1.jpgLunch at the Brasserie Balzar, Left Bank in Paris, with choucroute and SancerreA Feast on the Left Bankhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/112-1288_img.jpg112-1288_IMGhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/000038.jpgCrossing the Grand Canal in 1967Crossing the Grand Canal in 19672015-01-07T18:30:52+00:00weekly0.6https://discoveringfrance.com/2012/01/06/chenin-grapes/https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0300.jpgLatern of RochecorbonLaternhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0312.jpgLoire a Velo east of ToursThe Loire à Vélo east of Tourshttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_0315.jpgM. Jacky Blot in the winetasting room 9. M. Jacky Blot in the winetasting room at his Domaine de la Taille aux Loupshttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2952.jpgA Loire à Vélo sign in Husseau, France8. A Loire à Vélo sign in Husseau, on the east side of Montlouis.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2949_2.jpgLoire à Vélo bike route in Montlouis-sur-Loire, France1-7 A fork in the road on the west side of Montlouis. The Loire à Vélo bike trail goes left, as the sign in front of the tree indicates. The Montlouis vines surround the trail. It is Bastille Day, July 14, 2008, and the grapes are growing well.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/vendangetailleauxloups.jpgChenin Grapes, Loire Valley France6 Chenin grapes, ready for the harvest at La Taille aux Loups vineyard in Montlouis-sur-Loirehttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_5775.jpgMontlouis-sur-Loire, France, with wine bottle5 The 2011 Western student bike trip at the Montlouis bottle.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_0300.jpgThe Lantern at Rochecorbon, France4 The Lantern at Rochecorbon, with troglodyte dwellings on the cliff below.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_0312.jpgThe Loire à Vélo east of Tours.3 The Loire à Vélo. In the background are the spires of the St-Gatien Cathedral, about four kilometers to the west. https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_5949.jpgSt-Gatien Cathedral, Tours, France2 The 2010 Western alumni bike trip in front of the St-Gatien Cathedral2014-01-09T18:05:44+00:00monthlyhttps://discoveringfrance.com/2012/01/20/the-legend-continues/https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0352.jpgThe Saint-Hubert Chapel at the Chateau d'Amboise3-11 The Saint-Hubert Chapel at the Chateau d'Amboisehttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0355.jpgBust of Leonardo da Vinci in the park of Chateau d'Amboise.10. Bust of Leonardo da Vinci in the park of Chateau d'Amboise.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/765px-ingresdeathofdavinci1.jpgIngres, "The Death of Leonardo da Vinci" (1818)9. Ingres, "The Death of Leonardo da Vinci" (1818)https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/765px-ingresdeathofdavinci.jpg Ingres, The Death of Leonardo da Vinci (1818)3-9 Ingres, The Death of Leonardo da Vinci (1818)https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0381.jpg A helicopter model at Clos-Lucé, based on a da Vinci sketch8. A helicopter model at Clos-Lucéhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0380.jpgPaddle wheel boat in the park of Clos-Lucé, Amboise, France7. Paddle wheel boat in the park of Clos-Lucéhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_58021.jpgChateau Clos-Lucé, Amboise, France 4. Dr. Al Salmoni of The University of Western Ontario at the Clos-Lucé during the 2010 Western student bike trip, bike helmet in hand.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0367.jpg Model of a boat driven by paddle wheels, built by IBM based on a Leonardo sketch6. Model of a boat driven by paddle wheels, built by IBM based on a Leonardo sketchhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/220px-leonardo_da_vinci_helicopter_and_lifting_wing1.jpgLeonardo_da_Vinci_helicopter_and_lifting_wing3-5 Drawing by Leonardo of a machine with some characterstics of a modern helicopter.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/220px-leonardo_da_vinci_helicopter_and_lifting_wing.jpgLeonardo da Vinci helicopter and lifting wing2014-05-05T03:26:36+00:00monthlyhttps://discoveringfrance.com/footsteps-of-the-impressionists/https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_6363.jpgWestern alumni at Auvers-sur-OiseThe church at Auvers-sur-Oisehttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_26121.jpgThe University of Western Ontario alumni at the Orsay MuseumWestern alumni at the Orsay Museumhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/church-at-auvers1.jpgVan Gogh, "The Church at Auvers," Orsay MuseumVincent Van Gogh, "The Church at Auvers," 1890.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/parisienne2.jpgMy course "In the Footsteps of the Impressionists" at WesternIntroductory slide for my course "In the Footsteps of the Impressionists"https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/parisienne1.jpgNight course on "In the Footsteps of the Impressionists"My course "In the Footsteps of the Impressionists" at The University of Western Ontariohttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2612.jpgWestern Alumni Group at the Orsay Museum viewing Impressionist areWestern Alumni Group at the Orsay Museumhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/church-at-auvers.jpgImpressionist painting, Orsay Museum, Van Gogh, "The Church at Auvers."Vincent Van Gogh, "The Church at Auvers," 1890, Orsay Museum.https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/parisienne.jpgUniversity course In the Footsteps of the ImpressionistsIntroductory slide for my course In the Footsteps of the Impressionists2014-04-27T00:49:25+00:00weekly0.6https://discoveringfrance.com/biking/https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2482.jpgBiking near Chinon, France with University of Western Ontario studentsAfter a long day on the bikes, winetasting at a Chinon vineyardhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_60291.jpgBike Trip to Touraine, France in 2010Alumni and Friends Bike Trip 2010https://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/paul_and_al2.jpgBiking at Savonnières in Touraine on the Cher RiverMy biking buddy Alhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_6029.jpgBiking in Loire Valley at Candes-Saint-MartinWestern Alumni biking group on the Vienne River at Candes-Saint-Martinhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/paul_and_al1.jpgBiking in the Cher River valley, Touraine, FranceWith my buddy Al on the Cher Riverhttps://discoveringfrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/paul_and_al.jpgBike Trip on the Cher River at Savonnières in FranceWith my buddy Al on the Cher 2012-03-03T06:43:48+00:00weekly0.6https://discoveringfrance.comdaily1.02016-12-02T00:43:34+00:00