In early 2003, I left on a long and spontaneous trip to France and Italy with my girlfriend. We lived like locals and explored anything that caught our curiosity. We wandered cities and town, slowly and serendipitously. We came to love food and wine; art and life; simplicity and nuance. We circled the whole country driving around like locals, and drifted down through Italy, making our way to Florence before turning around. She spoke French and I spoke Italian. It was an effortless tour of a beautiful region.
Enjoy my photo album while I take time to remember this trip. There are many stories rediscover for me in these images.
The Arc from the top
The moment we got engaged
Celebrating
Eiffel Tower
The Arc om person
Jessie
Notre Dame
Notre Dame detail
The Louvre
A really old book
Dome art
Jessie
Details
Details
Nike
Louvre
The Kiss, Louvre
Louvre portrait
Street detail
Louvre Detail
At the park
Galleria ceiling
Galleria balcony
Metro Stop
From the rooftop
Selfie
At the foot of the tower
Dusk on the river
Dusk in the city
Evening
Evening on the river
Paris at night
Paris at night
Paris at night
Paris at night
Paris at night
Tower at night
Wine press
Chateau
Hospice de Beaune
Hospice de Beaune
Hospice de Beaune
Hospice de Beaune
Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel
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Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel
Stained glass
Cathedral
Jessie with street cat
Village at night
Village at night
Village at night
Village at night
Village at night
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Wine press
Selfie
Carcassonne
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Collioure, France
Collioure, France
Jessie in Collioure, France
Collioure, France
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Collioure, France
Collioure, France
Collioure, France
Collioure, France
Collioure, France
Collioure, France
Collioure, France
Collioure, France
Collioure, France
French Village
French Village
Roman Ruins
French Village
French Village
French Village
Roman Ruins
Seaside village
French Village
The Domo, Florence, Italy
Florence, Italy
The Domo, Florence, Italy
The Domo, Florence, Italy
The Domo, Florence, Italy
The Domo, Florence, Italy
Bronze statues- Alexander the Great, I believe.
Gazing at the Ponte Vechio, Florence, Italy
Ponte Vechio in Florence, Italy
The symmetry of altars
Stained glass masterpieces 3+ stories tall
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Classical art on a scale that is breathtaking
Detail of ceiling
Classical facades in Florence, Italy