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DSCF0001.JPG DSCF0002.JPG This is the Cemetery where Francoise GrandFather and Mother are buried (9/18 Tours)
DSCF0003.JPG DSCF0004.JPG SOE (Special Operation Executive), F Section Memorial Buckmaster - Organizer and DuBois Radio Messenger (9/19 Valencay FR)
DSCF0005.JPG DSCF0006.JPG Lunch Pizza over open fire - (9/19 Valencay FR)
DSCF0007.JPG DSCF0008.JPG Lunch at Chateau du Ducs de Mortemart, wonderful small town, waitress from NY - (9/20 France)
DSCF0009.JPG DSCF0010.JPG Lunch at Chateau du Ducs de Mortemart, met interesting tourist from England - (9/20 France)
DSCF0011.JPG DSCF0012.JPG Center de la Memorie - ORADOUR - Town where Germans burned town and killed over 900 people (9/20 Oradour,FR)
DSCF0013.JPG DSCF0014.JPG Town left just as was after destruction - (9/20 Oradour,FR)
DSCF0015.JPG DSCF0016.JPG (9/20 Oradour,FR)
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DSCF0019.JPG DSCF0020.JPG Tracks to Limoges FR - Germans took townpeople off train to kill, sent others back.(9/20 Oradour,FR)
DSCF0021.JPG DSCF0022.JPG Church where women and children were rounded up prior to burning. People who tried to escape thru windows were shot (9/20 Oradour,FR)
DSCF0023.JPG DSCF0024.JPG (9/20 Oradour,FR)
DSCF0025.JPG DSCF0026.JPG (9/20 Oradour,FR)
DSCF0027.JPG DSCF0028.JPG Ron and Frans neighborhood hedge, Carolyn in front of Ron & Frans home - (9/21 Fondettes, FR)
DSCF0029.JPG DSCF0030.JPG Downtown Tours - American Memorial Fountain - (9/21 Tours, FR)
DSCF0031.JPG DSCF0032.JPG Downtown Tours - American Memorial Fountain - (9/21 Tours, FR)
DSCF0033.JPG DSCF0034.JPG Roman Ruin Aqueduct near Ron and Frans home late afternoon - (9/21 Fondettes, FR)
DSCF0035.JPG DSCF0036.JPG Roman Ruin Aqueduct near Ron and Frans home late afternoon - (9/21 Fondettes, FR)
DSCF0037.JPG DSCF0038.JPG Back Patio at Ron and Frans and picnic on road - this the Center of France (Auto Route A71) Soberest - (9/22 Fondettes,FR)
DSCF0039.JPG DSCF0040.JPG Picnic at Soberest and view from Motel L'Embarcadere - (9/22 Nantua,FR)
DSCF0041.JPG DSCF0042.JPG Swans on lake by motel - (9/22 Nantua,FR)
DSCF0043.JPG DSCF0044.JPG Small Town on way YVOIRE, FR along Lake Geneva - (9/23 Sion, SW)
DSCF0045.JPG DSCF0046.JPG Town St. Gingelph, FR had lunch where Fran and Mother often went - near Swiss Border (9/23 Sion,SW)
DSCF0047.JPG DSCF0048.JPG View of mountains and vines. Vines either picked or covered with plastic netting (9/23 Sion, SW)
DSCF0049.JPG DSCF0050.JPG View of mountains and Church and Monestery high above Sion (9/23 Sion, SW)
DSCF0051.JPG DSCF0052.JPG View of Monestery and city (9/23 Sion, SW)
DSCF0053.JPG DSCF0054.JPG View of town from Church and Monestery (9/23 Sion, SW)
DSCF0055.JPG DSCF0056.JPG View from Hotel du las de Cheville (Chambres Hotel), Valais (9/23 Sion, SW)
DSCF0057.JPG DSCF0058.JPG Hotel du las de Cheville (Chambres Hotel), Carl looking over Valais and Sion from deck (9/23 Sion, SW)
DSCF0059.JPG DSCF0060.JPG On the Road to CHUR a place to stretch (9/24 - Chur, SW)
DSCF0061.JPG DSCF0062.JPG Wood building with ROCK plate at base where piller meets, stop rodents from entering. On the Road to CHUR (9/24 - Chur, SW)
DSCF0063.JPG DSCF0064.JPG After BRIG in town RITZINGEN stopped for lunch(9/24 - Chur, SW)
DSCF0065.JPG DSCF0066.JPG After BRIG in town RITZINGEN stopped for lunch(9/24 - Chur, SW)
DSCF0067.JPG DSCF0068.JPG RITZINGEN cowbell chorus and then after FRUKA PASS LLANZ SW - Postal Bus carries people and mail to small towns (9/24 - Chur, SW)
DSCF0069.JPG DSCF0070.JPG Opps, a very red faced guy herding cows down the road. Cowbell chorus again(9/24 - Chur, SW)
DSCF0071.JPG DSCF0072.JPG More cow from day before and lunch in CHUR after nice dinner and night at Hotel STERN (9/25 - Chur, SW)
DSCF0073.JPG DSCF0074.JPG Old Town CHUR at Hotel STERN (9/25 - Chur, SW)
DSCF0075.JPG DSCF0076.JPG Old Town CHUR and then ALTSHAUSEN and Gafthof zum Schutzen. Picture of Helene and Carl at her Moms home (9/26 - Altshausen, GR)
DSCF0077.JPG DSCF0078.JPG Steinhausen The most beautiful painted church in the World (9/26 - Altshausen, GR)
DSCF0079.JPG DSCF0080.JPG OctoberFest Munich - two hour drive from Altshausen. This a picture of fish roasting for the days sale. (9/27 - Altshausen, GR)
DSCF0081.JPG DSCF0082.JPG OctoberFest Munchen - "Hockey" looking at crowd, next shot of a person in attire while we waited for a beer tent to open up (9/27 Altshausen, GR)
DSCF0083.JPG DSCF0084.JPG OctoberFest Munchen - Crowded tent standing room only, of which there are 10 as large. Music, smoke, heat, singing and drinking. (9/27 Altshausen, GR)
DSCF0085.JPG DSCF0086.JPG OctoberFest Munchen - Drinking and sweating boys at our table, tried to get them to drink more so we could have the entire table. (9/27 Altshausen, GR)
DSCF0087.JPG DSCF0088.JPG OctoberFest Munchen - View of the tent crowd, the center is where the band plays. Along one side they serve foods like, 1/2 chicken, sausage and sauerkraut, LARGE pretzels, fancy sliced Radish (white) (9/27 Altshausen, GR)
DSCF0089.JPG DSCF0090.JPG OctoberFest Munchen - Table 54 so waiter knows where to serve beer or food. Orders are taken only from those seated at tables. Fight breaks out and everyone stands on table to take a look. (9/27 Altshausen, GR)
DSCF0091.JPG DSCF0092.JPG OctoberFest Munchen - Hockey held plate at bottom to catch "eggs" from chick. Table left Enge, Hockey and frauleins in costume. On right Helene. (9/27 Altshausen, GR)
DSCF0093.JPG DSCF0094.JPG OctoberFest Munchen - View of Food area and from left Hockey, Enge other side of table Karl and Helene. Twist your neck to see the tent we were in. Each Brewer had their own tent. Pauliner was our tent. (9/27 Altshausen, GR)
DSCF0095.JPG DSCF0096.JPG OctoberFest Munchen - We left tent at about 10:00 PM (12 hours after we came) This view of large Roller Coaster, other large rides. We, four German friends and I had a shootout while riding bucking horses at a shooting range, sort of had to be there. Was fun. (9/27 Altshausen, GR)
DSCF0097.JPG DSCF0098.JPG Carls' only fun - wearing the hat from OctoberFest Munich. View of the lake outside guesthouse where we stayed Galthof zum Schutzen. Carl was ill while here. (9/28 - Altshausen, GR)
DSCF0099.JPG DSCF0100.JPG Downtown Tuebingen along the Neckar River about 1 1/2 hour through rolling hills. University put us up in Hotel Krone downtown.(9/29 - Tuebingen, GR)
DSCF0101.JPG DSCF0102.JPG Downtown Tuebingen (9/29 - Tuebingen, GR)
DSCF0103.JPG DSCF0104.JPG Downtown Tuebingen - Ornate and decorated Town Hall, beautiful clock built 1511. Weddings are performed here (9/29 - Tuebingen, GR)
DSCF0105.JPG DSCF0106.JPG More Town Hall, then view from Hohentubingen Castle built in 16th Century. (9/29 - Tuebingen, GR)
DSCF0107.JPG DSCF0108.JPG More from inside Castle walls, fountain and fancy doorway. (9/29 - Tuebingen, GR)
DSCF0109.JPG DSCF0110.JPG Carl and Helene at one of Renaissance style Castle gates. View of the old town tiles roofs. It is said that tiles were formed on the knee. (9/29 - Tuebingen, GR)
DSCF0111.JPG DSCF0112.JPG This car, very small all over, SMART. Can use 1/2 a parking place head on. Helene and Carl at statue of Friedrich Silcher . (9/30 - Tuebingen, GR)
DSCF0113.JPG DSCF0114.JPG Carolyn & Carl with Friedrich Silcher composer on Plantanenallee avenue. The island with river on both sides. (9/30 - Tuebingen, GR)
DSCF0115.JPG DSCF0116.JPG Holderlin Tower of poet Friedrich Holderlin on the Neckar, spent 36 years here when he died mentally deranged, in 1843. Boats on the river are driven by long sticks (9/30 - Tuebingen, GR)
DSCF0117.JPG DSCF0118.JPG Eberhard Bridge to Island stairs at the base a Pigeon House. Picture of Hotel Krone (Crown) where we stayed. Left Tuegingen early AM on October 1 at 5:06 AM for Paris Nord. Train station just a block from hotel. (9/30 - Tuebingen, GR)

09/2003