Doors of Dijon

Famous Charolais cows and Flavigny in the distance, where the movie "le Chocolat" was filmed. After visiting the village I saw the movie here. Loved it! In fact, the movie was much better than the book in my opinion - a rare thing these days.

La Chouette (the owl), the symbol of Dijon. Located on the Notre Dame church, it has been a destination spot for Dijonnais and travelers alike for over 700 years. Your wishes can come true by rubbing the carving with your left hand as millions have before you.

I took this photo from the top of la Tour Philippe le Bon. The tower had been closed for years when I moved to Dijon, but re-opened for tours before I left! The 360-degree view is awesome.

The Dijon market is held four days a week. Here is a butcher waiting for a customer who loves pork. The market main hall is called "Les Halles", and on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, the market extends to the area around Les Halles, as well as the main streets of the center village. If you need something, anything, you'll find it here.

This is my special tribute to Dijon and it's architechture. I combined many photos to create this unique art photograph.

This art collage combines photos I took on trips around France - particularly around Paris and Burgundy.

Parc de la Colombiere, Dijon. A section of the Roman road via Agrippa which linked Lyon to Trier can be seen in this park.

Here is an interior shot of Les Halles. The building is quite large, and holds about 100 vendors specializing in items like: fruits and vegetables, cheese, beef, horse, pork, seafood, honey, bread, regional products, herbs and spices, candy, wine, or flowers, for example. It's great fun choosing your food for the day, and allows you to compare prices and quality and select the best. It was here I discovered the lychee fruit, oysters, and aromatic black pepper.

Student enjoys "MacDo's" in Place Darcy on a Sunday afternoon.

On a visit to Chateauneuf, I found these beautiful flowers, still damp from an earlier shower. I believe we call these Hollyhocks. See another page of available flower photos by clicking here.

These old stairs date from the 15th century, and lead to the prison at Chateauneuf, where you can tour the old chateau.

Gate to the Palais - tour Philippe le Bon in the back dates from 1443. It's open for climbing now! Click here for more details.

Taken from the garden of a lovely home in Semur-en-Auxois, this photo highlights the ancient castle.

A 17th-century bridge in Semur-en-Auxois, one of my favorite French town. Can't you picture yourself there?

The Palais on Sunday. With parking now prohibited in this square, you can enjoy lunch, dinner, or just a drink at one of the several outdoor cafes.

Provence Photos

Had a nice June vacation in Provence in 2000 - and as you can see from the photos, the south of France offers stunning vistas! The weather was gorgeous - sunny and hot. OK, so we had colds. I'll focus on the positive: we ALSO had our own pool (okay it was still FREEZING cold, but hey! it was a pool!)!