Fontenay-le-Comte


Marans

Fontenay-le-Comte

first views of the objet d'art

la fontaine

coifs of the region

this is a ceiling, in stone

Château de Terre Haut. RAbelais lived here; so did Simenon

AHA!
Festival celebrating the mathematician Viète was to start the next day. All the orange (plastic) stripes really form parts of concentric circles, even though the buildings to wich they are attatched ate separated.

Vouvant

the remains of oneof the castles of the fée Mélusine , who was, in fact, real.

Dave went to the top, while I stayed at this level

fireplace at the first level

poulet basquaise

saumon

the temperature was about 100 this day

Hortensia's (named after Napoleon I's sister)