Paris

Pantheon, by mistake

[July 2023] The purpose of this trip to France was to meet friends and watch a ballet at the Opera House, so we had no plans for sightseeing Paris at all. The next day, we…

Barbizon

Mecca for rock climbing

[July 2023] Barbizon, France, the home of painters, is located at the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest. We entered the forest from Barbizon village. At the entrance to the forest, there were reliefs of Millet…

Barbizon

The curator who was like a spring water

[July 2023] On our second day in Fontainebleau, France, our friends took us to Barbizon. Barbizon is the name of the village where young painters of the 19th century gathered in search of a new…

Fontainebleau

Peaceful shore

[July 2023] After taking a break at a friend’s house in Avon, a town next to Fontainebleau in France, our friend and her husband took us to a village called Samois-sur-Seine along the Seine River….

Fontainebleau

View of the palace from outside

[July 2023] After a satisfying lunch in Fontainebleau, France, we split up with a couple who were rushing ahead and headed to the palace with a friend who lives locally. Fontainebleau is famous for its…

Paris

In the morning in Paris

[July 2023] The next morning in Paris, France, we went out to eat breakfast around 6:30am. Since we don’t eat a lot in the morning, we often choose hotel plans that don’t include breakfast. And…

Corsica

Corte, the capital of Corsican Republic

[Sept. 2007] While participating in a walking tour on the island of Corsica in France, I often moved on my own away from the group, and on this day as well, I participated in another…

Corsica

Walk on the coast of Corsica in the strong wind

[Sept. 2007] The fourth day of the tour to walk in Corsica, France, was a walk along the coastline. Of course, I also participated in this. When I checked the itinerary again, it said “rest…