Gisele Lafferty in France 2001

In Summer 2001, I spent a month in the Language Institute of Touraine in France.

My family joined me in Paris afterward; then we toured Paris, England & Scotland. We had a good time.

Abbaye Royal de Fontevraud.

There, you can see the tombs of Henri II Plantagenet and his wife Eleonore; his grand child Richard The Lion-Hearted and wife.

My new friends and me in front of the Chateau Saumur

In a little restaurant in Tours

Flower market in Tours (2 times a week)

Le Chateau d’Azay-le Rideau.

The castle is half way surrounded by water.

My new friend Anna and me visiting le Chateau d’Amboise, close to Tours.

Again, le Chateau d’azay-le-Rideau.

From right to left: Gina, Maria and me.

Breakfast, croissants and coffee in the schoolyard.

My French class in Tours 2001.

The second from the right standing was our main teacher, Dominique.

Mont Saint-Michel (a church also a monastery)

This parking log will be under water during high tide, and Mont Saint-Michel will be surrounded by water.

Palais Versailles

Derek and mom resting at the side of the Grand Trianon.

The back of Notre-Dame de Paris

London

Tower of London

We stayed in this Bed & Breakfast in York.

Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness, Scotland.

We did not see the monster “Nessy” there.

This statue of Liberty is found in Paris by the Seine river.