In La Rochelle they used to  keep out enemy ships with a     giant chain between these towers
Some of France's finest     schools are here
Lots of fine art on the walls.    
Stencil Man was lurking about, here and there...
Tours
some more street art,     this one's on a utility box
oh no -- Terror Fries!!
they like to scrape the     stone walls flat
on Rue Colberg you can get pierced *and* drunk!
Blois
found a great bottle in the Loire for my "partially submerged objects" series     
If Anne of Bretagne had known     how tiny her space would be, she might have tried harder
dragons & kids at the Robert    Houdini museum
a typical view...
Toulon
a cool fountain 
our hotel, from Nathalie's place...     it's on the right, up the hill, in the trees, just beyond     that house with the red roof
Schumi checking     out the view...
a fake beach
Maureen took these...
Barcelona
the ancient Roman     city wall
some kind of community    art project?
Anya tames the Wooly Mammoth!
just some tree bark, thought it looked neat
do these stairs go up or down? (answer below)
Gaudi
a building by Gaudi
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Paris
a fountain in the Place de Voges    
one of the lions was just feeling stubborn that day!  
Can't leave out the Eiffel Tower! Next time I'll bring a taller tripod...