Switzerland • France
2005 July
Al Fresco Alpine Lunch to Michelin
Chalet Breithornblick. Wengen, Switzerland. The Ralphs' picture-perfect abode in the Alps.
View from the balcony at Breithornblick
The Chalet in the meadow
Mountains framed by the balcony
Swiss view
Lauterbrunnen train station
Donna in car-free downtown Wengen
Kindling decor
Jay and Joe on our walk from Mannlichen
The path to the Lobhorn
Catching their breath on the path to the Lobhorn
Lunch break in the skies
Lunch panorama
Resting after lunch
End of the road?
Scouting our path
Arriving at the Lobhorn hut
Lobhorn hut cow bells
Renting mountain scooters for the ride down
Katy rocks the mountain scooter
Jay and Neil race down while Neil shoots video
Refreshments at the bottom of the run
Jay provides tips for the tenants
Sunset wine on the balcony
Dinner at the Chalet
Hiking down from Männlichen
Offroading
Kleine Scheidegg cheese lunch
Window boxes
Leaving Wengen
Riding the cogwheel train down to Lauterbrunnen
Lausanne from our hotel room
Lausanne hotel breakfast
Lausanne park
Cocktails at Hotel Beau Rivage Lausanne
Beau Rivage Lausanne
Lyon steps
Cimetière de Loyasse in Lyon
Cimetière de Loyasse
Place des Terreaux in Lyon. Lyon café
Lyon city center
Lyon bridge
Lyon old town
Lyon hotel
Provence view
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine store
Châteauneuf-du-Pape facade
Heart and soul of the region
Vinyard supervisors
Gordes
Gordes hotel courtyard
Gordes hotel pool
Gordes hotel entrance
Gordes dinner
Provençal lavender fields
Rousilllon door
Rousillon street
Rousillon street
Avignon Palais des Papes
Avignon Palais des Papes Interior
Avignon festival performers
Avignon festival street scene
Avignon festival street
Avignon café
Sur le pont d'avignon
Plane trees in Avignon
Tain Hermitage bridge over the Rhone
Along the Rhone
Tain Hermitage bridge
Provencal window
Hôtel de Sens in the Marais, Paris
Paris plage
Paris plage pool along the banks of the Seine
Holocaust Museum Paris
Holocaust Museum entrance
Paris park
Place de la Concorde
Pont de la Tournelle.
Champs Elysees dealership
Hôtel Caron de Beaumarchais Paris Marais
Hôtel Caron de Beaumarchais room
Pantheon
Eglise Saint-Sulpice
L'Embâcle Saint-German-des-Prés
Opera Garnier
Opera Garnier from the Galleries Lafayette
Over the Rooftops
The entrance to La Tour d'Argent
Tour d"Argent lobby
The Tour d'Argent wine list
Reading the bible
Soup course
Duck dinner
Tour d'Argent table
Diners
The man. Claude Terail.
Detritus of dinner
Dinner table details
Claude's family has owned this restaurant for generations
Notre Dame at night
Wine cellar tour
Contented diners
Sacre Couer
Coffee break
Montmartre windmill
Bercy neighborhood
Bercy farewell lunch