Les Champs‐Elysees, Paris' broad avenue lined with cafes and exclusive showrooms, leads to the Arc de Triomphe.
Montmartre is especially beautiful in the evening.
The American architect , Pei, added the Pyramid to the courtyard of the Louvre. It was controversial… but how many schools of art displayed in the Louvre, were originally controversial?
French mannequins are national celebrities. Here, Inès de la Fressange is modeling a création for Jean Paul Gautier.
La Statue de la Liberté…in Paris? Yes! French and Americans saved together to build ours and float it across the Atlantic to reside finally in New York Harbor.
It is hard to walk past a French bakery without stopping to smell the fresh bread and croissants … very hard!
Baguettes, pains parisiens, ficelles, pains de campagne.
Fresh food does make a difference. Mealtime in France is family time.
Parisians find time to meet in cafes. Moules frites (mussels and French fries) is a Belgian dish.
Degas developed a passion for photography and used photos of dancers for reference.
My favorite subway station (Metro Louvre) … has statues. French people adore art.
The capital of France is one of our planet's most beautiful cities. Poets have celebrated Paris for centuries.
Mountain climbers high in the French Alps near le Mont Blanc.
A French fast train (TGV) speeds through Burgundy at 200 mph. France has always been advanced in science and engineering.
This is Colmar in eastern France. It participates in the national Villes Fleuries contest which honors cities that create exceptional floral beauty.
Do you know the song “Sur le pont…”? Here is the celebrated Pont d’Avignon.
This calanque is located on the Mediterreanean coast between Marseille and Cassis.
Le Chateau de Vauvenargues is the final residence of the artist Picasso.
This is ¨la pétanque¨… a very serious game. It is played in the afternoon under the "platane" trees and never very far from a café.
Fields of lavander and other flowers grow in the sunny fields of Southern France.
Beautiful villas, with views of the blue Mediterranean, are scattered along the coast.
The Baroness Beatrice de Rothschild created a dream villa at Cap Ferrat on the French Riviera. The gardens and rooms of the villa can be visited. An unrivalled collection of Fragonard drawings is not to be missed.
Shepherds take their flocks high up in the Pyrenees Mountains to cooler pastures in the summer.
Burgundy, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Champagne, Côtes du Rhone and of course Alsace… every fall the French countryside is busy with the grape harvest (les vendanges). If it is hard work, it is also a time for festivals and fun.
This is a local festival in Catalonia, near the Spanish border. Tables are set up, chairs unfolded… everyone celebrates.
Tahiti … French Polynesia
Didier Zakota is seen competing for the ball in this match between The Ivory Coast (La Côte d' Ivoire) and Japan at Toyota Stadium.
La Baie d’Halong in Vietnam… a world heritage site.
The Medieval fortified city of Carcassonne was never conquered.
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Les Champs‐Elysees, Paris' broad avenue lined with cafes and exclusive showrooms, leads to the Arc de Triomphe.
