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Young Lovers in Avignon, France
©2015, David A. PorterOne thing that we find universally in our travels are young lovers stealing away private moments in quiet places. We were in Avignon, France sailing with Viking River Cruises...
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High Water Disrupts our Viking River Cruise in France
A very full Rhone River in Avignon, France. Click photograph for a larger view. ©2015, David A. PorterHigh Waters on the Rhone and Soane Rivers Disrupt our French River CruiseOh the joy, the romance,...
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Saint John the Baptist Cathedral in Lyon, France
Click photo for a larger view. ©2015, David A. PorterI shot this photograph from the covered terrace of our lovely room at the Villa Florentine Hotel high up on the famous Fourviére Hill overlooking...
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Visiting the Valrhona City of Chocolate
Valrhona Cité du ChocolatYou want to know how to create a mob scene out of baby boomer travelers?Tell them that they’re going to visit the Valrhona City of Chocolate and that they can eat all of the...
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Re-Imagining Van Gogh’s Café Terrace at Night
Visiting Arles, France with Viking River CruisesI have long been an ardent fan of the impressionists. The impressionists grew out of a rebellion against the camera, and here I am in Arles photographing...
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Our Stay at La Mirande Hotel, Avignon, France
Click photo for a larger view. Photo courtesy of La Mirande Hotel.La Mirande Hotel in Avignon, FranceWe arrived in Avignon two days before our 8-day Viking River Cruise on the rivers Rhône and...
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Window Seat: Palace of the Popes, Avignon, France
©2015, David A. PorterTravel Photo – Palais des Papes, Palace of the PopesPalace of the Popes. Click photo for a larger view. ©2015, David A. PorterThe Palais des Papes, or Palace of the Popes in...
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Palace of the Popes in Avignon, France
Visiting the Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes)As you can see in my photograph below, the Palace of the Popes is a colossal structure. In fact, according to the site’s official website, the Popes’...
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Ancient Passageway in Avignon, France
This ancient stairway leads up to the Palais des Papas (Palace of the Popes) in Avignon, France. Just up this stairway are mobs of enthusiastic travelers snapping photographs of the palace.And while I...
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Lion Sculpture Overlooking Town Hall: Arles, France
Click photo for larger view. ©2015, David A. PorterFor millennia, lions have been used by sculptors to portray strength (king of the beasts). And, as we can see in this sculpture adorning the...
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Check-In: Villa Florentine Hotel in Lyon, France
Click photo for larger view. ©2015, David A. PorterThe marriage between Henri IV of France and Marie de’ Médici, which took place in the Saint-Jean Cathedral in 1600, united the destiny of Florence and...
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Roman Amphitheater in Arles, France
Arles AmphitheaterWhen visiting the south of France, one of the must-see stops is the city of Arles. The city if chocked full of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. We were in town with our friends from...
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Travel Photo: Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles
Click photo for larger view. ©2015, David A. PorterI captured this scene in the famous Hall of Mirrors inside the Palace of Versailles, just outside of Paris.While Carol was standing back and admiring...
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Marble Courtyard, Palace of Versailles
Click photo for larger view. ©2015, David A. PorterTravel Photo – The Marble Courtyard at the Palace of Versailles in FranceI was kicking myself when I saw that I had chopped the flag off in my...
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Royal Chapel, Palace of Versailles
Travel Photo: The Royal Chapel, Palace of Versailles, France Click photo for larger view. ©2015, David A. PorterHere’s another of my photographs looking across the Royal Chapel of the Palace of...
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Travel Photo: The Precarious Photos Travelers Shoot
Click photo for larger view. ©2015, David A. PorterYou’ve certainly heard of tourist standing too close to the edge of the Grand Canyon and falling to their death. While this photograph isn’t...
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Travel Photography Tip: Look for Symmetry
Click photo for larger view. ©2015, David A. PorterClick photo for larger view.Within the human psyche, there seems to be an intrinsic love of symmetry that our eyes find very appealing. The...
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Fond Memories of Les Baux-de-Provence, South France
Click photo for larger view. ©2015, David A. PorterI shot this photograph in the town of Les Baux, officially Les Baux-de-Provence, in the south of France while sailing the Rhone River with Viking...
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Pondering the Self-Indulgence of King Louis XIV’s Versailles
©2015, David A. PorterI captured this photograph last year as our private guide was walking us through the Palace of Versailles just outside of Paris. You can read a little more about our experience...
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Travel Makes You Richer
©2015, David A. PorterTravel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. This is a travel phrase that I see floating around the Internet from time to time. I thought I might make a nice addition...
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