The 'witches house' (Hexenhaus) in the Darmstadt forest
Speeding through the Darmstadt forest
Riding in the forest
Dance platform in the Darmstadt forest
The 'beehive' in the Darmstadt forest
The 'mirror tree' in the Darmstadt forest
View over Darmstadt
Cat chase as Jana's house
Outside the Louvre
Finally found the hotel!
Chilling on the roof
Going up!
Going up!
Let's make a zoo
Udo Nieper playing Mendelssohn
Brian got his hands on Leo
Fermi got to hold Leo
Running outside the Fischerhütte
Logs outside the Fischerhütte
Bug bite!
View from the Fischerhütte
Thomas, Brian and Jonas
Nora and Fermi
Dinner in the Darmstadt Fischerhütte
Kepler, Kolya and Jonas
Britte and Leo, Jana and Gisela
Pass the fries!
Nora and Fermi on the way back from dancing
A real snail!
A tasty snail!
Ready for the drive from Darmstadt to Leipzig
Bach's workplace
Why am I here in front of this sign?
Bigger than last time she was at the fountain
Élysées
Hold the tower
Almost got it!
Sleeping peacefully, just before I burned Kepler's pants in the oven
Udo guiding us through Leipzig
On the way to Tiago and Mila's school
Riding to the zoo
Time for hot chocolate!
The penalty for burning Kepler's jeans: a long wait at the cashier in the Karstadt department store
Looking for lions
Giverny
Catherine Fauvel at Giverny
Playing for the grandchildren in Leipzig
On the streets of Leipzig
Just woke up
Last dinner in Germany before France
Leipzig airport is not particularly busy
50,000 Calories in a jar
Sometimes, I get to assemble the bike somewhere beautiful
Marybeth Tamborra had a rapport with Fermi
Olivier calling his donkeys
Olivier raises donkeys for their milk
A young one
Pet me! Pet me!
Kepler and Madame Bordeaux
Kepler was finally willing to pet a donkey
At the cheese shop
Ariege is filled with swift rivers
On the way back frmo teh church
Lac de Bethmale was a great spot for lunch
One of many amazing dinners with the Brooks family
Another incredible dinner
Moonshine, French style
Reading on a rainy day, the kids stayed in Pajamas until abotu 3:30PM
More moonshine -- "Consume in moderation"
Dinner at the mill in Moulis
The mill in Moulis where we ate dinner
Lac de Bethmale is most of the way up the Col de la Core (a Category 1 climb). Pascale, Kepler and I made it up
Ready to fly down the Col de la Core
Ready to fly down the Col de la Core
Long bike, short car
View from the top of the Col de la Core
View from the top of the Col de la Core
View from the top of the Col de la Core
View from the top of the Col de la Core
Brooks house
"No Bears" -- lots of Packers fans in France
I climbed the Plateau de Beille (HC) on the tandem (riding solo)
Inside the Grotte (Cave) de Niaux, where one can see prehistoric cave pictures
Eating lunch near Niaux
I got nipped by a dog while riding on the country roads in Ariege
Chicken crossing road, wouldn't say why
Yes, that's right. Over three kilograms of Cassoulet. Before adding the duck.
Walking the Cirque de Cagateille in the rain
The road goes ever on
View of Saint-Lizier from the top floor of the Brooks house
In the Brooks' garden
Looking down at the lobby of Hotel Praktik Ramblas in Barcelona
Fixie town!
In Barcelonetta, on the way to Salamance (which was awful)
No thanks to wine
Red and green lights in the garage let you see from a distance where open parking places are
On the Rambla
On a reproduction galleon
View from the hotel
The hotel had a pretty terrace
Sagrada Familia. No single photo can possibly do it justice.
Twins
Hanging out on the roof deck of Galeries Lafayette
Hanging out on the roof deck of Galeries Lafayette
Hanging out on the roof deck of Galeries Lafayette
Hanging out on the roof deck of Galeries Lafayette
Hanging out on the roof deck of Galeries Lafayette
Hanging out on the roof deck of Galeries Lafayette
Hanging out on the roof deck of Galeries Lafayette
Hanging out on the roof deck of Galeries Lafayette
Hanging out on the roof deck of Galeries Lafayette
Hanging out on the roof deck of Galeries Lafayette
Hanging out on the roof deck of Galeries Lafayette
Hanging out on the roof deck of Galeries Lafayette
Hanging out on the roof deck of Galeries Lafayette
New threads
Looking for dinner
The night before our return
Splashing away with our passports safely tucked away after I ran to the airport to retrieve them from Amy

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