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FRENCH JOURNEY

• By Wen-Chung Chiang

August 12 – 29, 2004



Map of France



Map of the Loire Valley



Paris (巴黎)On the first day of our arrival, we lunched in a small café eating

sandwiches. A talkative old gentleman, dressed like a normal tourist,

approached us and spoke of what he had discovered in Paris by

showing us the images in his digital camera. To our surprise he’s a

native Parisian. Having lived in Paris for a lifetime, he’s still finding new

things everyday. That’s something about Paris! Now that I have visited

Paris three times, but truth is that there’re still much more which I

haven’t seen than those I have seen about the city.

The hotel in which we were accommodated in Paris (Hôtel Sèvres

Montparnasse) was a real find. It’s conveniently situated, with metrostations, good restaurants, and supermarkets in the neighborhood. The

room, in spite of its petit size, has everything, including a small fridge

and a hair dryer. The service was excellent and the price was

inexpensive. Highly recommended if you ever want to visit Paris.



These two pictures were taken on the

day of our arrival near where we lived inMon tparnasse, Paris . Above: How

colorful! Right: The statue of Balzac by

Auguste Rodin.



Cimetière Mon tparnasse, Paris .

This cimetière is among the most

famous ones (along with Cimetière

Père-Lachaise and Cimetière

Montmartre) in Paris where manycelebrities were buried. Above: the

tombstone of Satre and Simone de

Beauvoir (at the time it was laid on

the roadside for construction).



Right: The pipe organ of the Égli se

St.-Sulp ice, Paris . Above: The travelmates – from left to right: Ding-Ya Wu

(吳定亞 ), Yu-Chieh Kao (高瑀婕 ), Wei-

Jou Lin (林維柔 , who joined us in Paris

for two days), and Chia-Wei – in front

of Église St.-Sulpice.



Les Inv al ides, Paris .

Napoleon’s ashes were laid to

rest in a porphyry tomb in the

church at Les Invalides. Les

Invalides were quarters set up

by the Germans during WW II.



Tou r Eiffel, Paris . Above: Inside Tour Eiffel there’s a

beautiful geometric symmetry

when looking up.



The magnificent carvings of

Not re-Dame, Paris .



Église St.-Eus tache and Henri d e Mil ler ’s modern sculpture

“L’Écoute”,Paris



Musée du Louvre and the brilliant glass pyramid by I. M. Pei , Paris



These sculptures, though dated back 721-705 BC from Assyria, arebeautiful and amazingly intact. Left: Winged Assyrian bull . Right: Hérosétouffant un petit lion. Palais de Sargon II , Musée du Louvre, Par is .



Lively sculptures in Musée du

Louv re, Paris. Right: The

Dying Slave by Michelangelo.



Two sculptures in Mus ée d’Orsay ,

Paris . Although visitors are drawn

mostly by the museum’s collection

of Impressionist paintings, Musée

d’Orsay also features a great

number of fine sculptures. It’s a

must-go place for me in Paris.



Mus ée National d’Arts Moderne,

Centre Georges-Pompido u , Paris



Opéra Garn ier , Paris . The interior isfilled with gold leaf, precious stones,

frescos, marbles, and massivedecorations. Our friend Min-Huei

Den, who plays double bass in theOpera Orchestra, led us to theinterior and offered us an excellentguided tour for free.



Opéra Garn ier , Paris . Left: The five-

tier auditorium. Right: The false ceiling

painted by Marc Chagall .



The residential buildings of Paris are both

stylish and magnificent. Above: locatedon Boulevard Raspail . Right: located

near Notre-Dame des Champs.



Doors of Paris !



Château de Fontainebleau (about 60 km southeast of Paris)*Those of you who are interested in visiting Fontainebleau: taking the commuting train at Paris’ Gare de Lyon could be very confusing. For information, please feel free to contact me.



Château de Fon taineb leau. The famous horseshoe staircase is

richly decorated with Napoleonic emblems.



Loire Valley (Vallée de la Loire,羅亞爾河谷)

We started our journey of Vallée de la Loire in Blois, a city of

architectural and historical importance. The two-hour train ride took us

from Paris’ Gare Austerlitz to Blois. We rented a nice Renualt Scenic in

Blois from Eurocar , a major car rental company in Europe, and drove

through the rest of the journey. Amazingly, the only person who worked in

the Eurocar local office did not speak a word of English, and the French I

had learned included no technical terms of vehicle, so the communication

was a real pain. Vallée de la Loire is famous for its beautiful châteaux ,

fine wines, and a leisurely pace of life.

*An excellent and inexpensive restaurant in Blois featuring all duck dishes:

La Garbure, Cuisine du perigord et de la gascogne/ 36, rue Saint Lubin,

41000 Blois/ Tel: 02.54.74.32.89



Château de Blo is , Blo is .

A statue of King Louis XII (1462-1515) is the centerpiece of the

entrance archway.



Château de Blo is. Left: the Gothic Louis XII Wing . Right: François I staircase



Above: Blo is as seen from the Loire,

with Eglise St.-Nicolas in the center

(beautiful sunshine, isn’t it?). Right:

Cathédrale St.-Louis, Blo is .



Château de Chambo rd . Above: The

astonishing skyline of Chambord .

Right: François I Staircase.



The roof terraces, Château

de Chambord . (Can you see

Chia-Wei in the picture?)

―Chambord is truly royal —

royal in its great scale, itsgrand air, and its indifference

to common considerations.‖

~ Henry James



Château d e Cheno nceau — A jewel of

Renaissance architecture. Catherine de

Medici ’s two-story gallery is built on the

bridge spanning the river Cher .



Château de Chenon ceau and the flower garden.

A nice photograph taken by Chia-Wei .



Ch âteau d’Amboise, Amboise.

Leonardo da Vinci was greeted by

François I , and spent his last years in

Amboise. Left: Chapelle St.-Hubert ,

where da Vinci is said to be buried.



Above: Overlook of Ambo ise . Right: Aprivate residence carved out of the tufa

cliffside in Amboise.



Ch âteau d’Azay -le-Rideau ,in a verdant setting where the

water acts as reflecting mirrors.



Chinon . Above: The river Vienne at

Chinon. Right: Château de Chinon.



The Clos de l’Echo vineyard

in Chinon . The wines of Chinon

have an attractive aroma and

age well.



Cathédrale St .-Gat ien , Tours .

The building itself is quite

heterogeneous, isn’t it?



Jardin s et Château de Vi l land ry .

Covering a total area of 7ha – 17

acres, the gardens of Villandry have

many fascinating features.



Jardin s et Château de Vi l land ry



Ch âteau d’Ussé . The 17th-century

French author Charles Perrault was

inspired by Château d’Ussé to write

his fairy tale The Sleeping Beauty .



Saumur , dominated by its château on an open meadow

overlooking the meeting-point of the Thouet with the Loire.



Left: Château de Saumur . Right:

the half-timbered houses situated

in Place St.-Pierre, Saumur .



Château de Langeais, Langeais.



Abbaye de Fontevraud , the largest and the most extraordinary of its

kind in France. Left: the Minster Church. Right: Romanesque kitchen



Abbaye de Fontevraud .

Left: Gate to the Chapter House.

Right: Renaissance staircase.



Angers

Pont de Verdun, spanning on

the River Maine (only 8 km

before it joins the Loire), with

Cathédrale St.-Maurice in the

distance.



Left: in front of Cathédrale St.-Maurice. Right: the statues of St.-Maurice, Angers



Ch âteau d’Angers. The huge drum towers and curtain walls of thispowerful fortress were built for defense purposes. The château housesand displays the magnificent Apocalypse Tapestries.



St.-Malo, Le Mont-St.-Michel , Fougères, & Chartres

We extended our trip beyond the region of Vallée de la Loire to include St.-

Malo (Brittany ), Le Mont-St.-Michel (Normandy ), Fougères (Brittany ), and

Chartres (83 km southwest of Paris). After leaving Angers, we spent a night in

Rennes, the capital of Brittany . But the only thing we saw in Rennes was

Carrefour , where we bought foods for a lunch picnic in St.-Malo. We lived inFougères (in fact a small town called St.-Brice-en-Cogles outside Fougères)

for two evenings. Fougères itself is quiet and beautiful, and within one-hour

drive from both St.-Malo and Le Mont-St.-Michel . Our hotel restaurant

prepared excellent local dishes and we were very pleased with suppers of the

two evenings. Our rented Renualt Scenic was returned at Terminal I of Paris’

Charles de Gaulle Airport . This was quite convenient because the car rental

office and the check-in counter were in the same building, although getting

around Paris was a little bit complicated.



St.-Malo

Left: A very handsome Porsche

SUV parked outside the town wall

of St.-Malo. Right: On top of the

ramparts.



St.-Malo. The walled town of St.-Malo is unique and spectacular.



Le Mon t-St.-Michel – ―The

Wonder of the Western World‖



Le Mon t-St.-Mich el .

The mount has become a

symbol of national identity in

France. It has been listed as a

World Heritage Site by

UNESCO since 1979.



Le Mont-St.-Michel



Le Mont-St.-Michel



Château de Fo ugères .Fougères is often overlooked

by tourists because of the

shining attractions close-by

(e.g. St.-Malo & Le Mont-St.-

Michel ). But I found thechâteau of Fougères, set on a

rocky promontory, quite a

splendor.



Cathédrale No tre-Dame, Ch art res .

Chartres’ magnificent cathedral wascalled the ― Acropolis of France‖ by

Auguste Rodin.



Different faces of

Cathédrale No tr e-Dam e,Chartres



The south porch of

Cathédrale No tr e-Dam e,

Chartres



Musée des Beaux-Arts , Char tr es . The museum is in the

courtyard of the cathedral.



APPENDIX

2004 Summer Trip Itinerary for 江文中、鍾家瑋、吳定亞、高瑀婕

Date 行程 Itinerary 住宿 Lodging

8/12 Thu Taipei (Singapore Airlines SQ 871/ 14:10) → Singapore (18:30)

Singapore (Singapore Airlines SQ 334/ 23:35) →

法國國碼：33 以下訂房皆為二間雙人房

所列價目為每房每晚 (單位：歐元)

8/13 Fri

→ Paris (06:50)

巴黎六日遊

Hotel Sevres Montparnasse (**)

153, rue de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris Email：[email protected] Fax：+33-1 40 65 01 86 Phone：+33-1 47 34 56 75 Conf #：959274/ 52.00 EUR

8/14 Sat Paris Hotel Sevres Montparnasse (**)

8/15 Sun Paris→ Fontainebleau Hotel Sevres Montparnasse (**)

8/16 Mon Paris Visit Musée du Louvre


8/17 Tue Paris Visit Musée d’Orsay


8/18 Wed Paris visit Christine, visit Basilique St-Denis 鄧敏慧家晚餐


8/19 Thu Paris (PARIS AUSTERLITZ/ Train 14039/ 09:21)→ Blois (10:58)

羅亞爾河谷城堡、名城之旅

IBIS Blois Centre (**)/ 64 EUR

3 rue Porte Côté, 41000 Blois Conf #：0920EHI504 0920EHI502

mailto:[email protected]




Conf #：0920EHI504, 0920EHI502

8/20 Fri

Rent a car (Europcar/ 4 rue Gutenberg, 41000 Blois/ Pick-up：9:00 AM, Renualt Scenic

1.9 DCI manual AC/ Resv #127963426/ 251.99 EUR)

Visit Château de CHAMBORD＊ → Blois ＊法蘭斯瓦一世打造的Dream House，羅亞爾河流域最宏偉、最華麗的城堡

Novotel Blois Hermitage (****)/62EUR

1 rue de l’Almandin La Chaussee Saint Victor 41260 Tel：+33-2 54 57 50 50 Fax：+33-2 54 57 50 40

Conf #：0401EHJ504, 0401EHJ502

8/21 Sat

Visit Château de CHENONCEAU＊ & Amboise＊ → Tours ＊跨越在羅亞爾河上的「橋上城堡」＊達文西長眠地

Comfort Hôtel Tours Nord (**) 1 Boulevard de Maréchal Juin 37100 Tours Tel：+33-2 47 51 64 44 Fax：+33-2 47 51 64 66 [email protected] Conf #：IHR 960949/ 45 EUR

8/22 Sun Visit Azay-le-Rideau, Chinon→ Tours Comfort Hôtel Tours Nord (**)

8/23 Mon Visit Villandry, Ussé, Saumur → Tours Comfort Hôtel Tours Nord (**)

8/24 Tue

Visit Langeais, Fontevraud l’Abbaye, Angers→ Rennes IBIS Rennes Beaulieu (**)/ 55 EUR

Rue de Rennes Cesson-Sévigné 35510 Tel：+33-2 23 45 63 63 Fax：+33-2 99 83 93 25 Conf #：0689EHN502, 0689EHN500

8/25 Wed

Rennes→ St-Malo→ Fougères Le Lion d'Or Hotel Fougeres (**) 6-8 rue Chateaubriand, Route de St-Malo,35460 St-Brice-en-Cogles Tel：+33-2 99 98 61 44 Conf #：4490152/ 49 EUR

8/26 Thu Fougères→ Le Mont-St-Michel＊ → Fougères ＊「西方世界的奇蹟」，建築在小島奇巖上的修道院

Le Lion d'Or Hotel Fougeres (**)

Fougères→ Chartres＊ Comfort Inn Primevere –Chartres (**)/





8/27 Fri

Fougères→ Chartres＊＊羅丹稱Chartres大教堂為「 Acropolis of France」

Comfort Inn Primevere –Chartres ( )/44.25 EUR

Za Forum du Coudray Beauce28630 Chartres Tel：+33-2 37 91 03 03 Conf#：65278991, 65278978

8/28 Sat Chartres→ Paris, Car return (by 12:00 PM/ Aeroport Rois Charle de Gaulle, Terminal1)

Paris (Singapore Airlines SQ 333/ 13:35) →

8/29 Sun → Singapore (08:00) 入境新加坡，新加坡一日遊

Singapore (Singapore Airlines SQ 30/ 17:10) → Taipei (21:45)

Drafted by Wen-C. Chiang, August 10, 2004

近代旅行社周秀珍小姐 Tel： (02) 2517-5886 Mobile：0917-???-??? 安泰保險李韋昌 Tel： (02) 2595-3913 ext. 203 Mobile：0932-???-??? (保單號碼：1696-006-001) 鄧敏慧：?? Boulevard ????????, 7512 Paris Tel： +33-1 ?? ?? ?? ?? Mobile： +33-6 ?? ?? ?? ?? (Grégoire) Christine Galinon：01-?? ?? ?? ?? Mobile: 06-?? ?? ?? ?? Carole & Frédéric Machefert：Tel: +33-1 ?? ?? ?? ?? Office: +33-1 ?? ?? ?? ?? 方惠仙 (Pang Hui Siang)：Tel: (65) ????-???? Office: (65) ????-???? Mobile: (65) ????-????

巴黎好吃的麵包店：Poilâne/ 8 rue du Cherchi-Midi, 75006/ TEL 01 45 48 42 59

巴黎好吃的冰淇淋店：Christian Constant/ 37 rue d’Assas (Metro：St-Placid) 餐廳：LE PETIT SAINT BENOÎT $/ 4 rue St-Benoît, 75006/ TEL 01 42 60 27 92 (Metro：St-German-des-Prés) 餐廳：POLIDOR $/ 41 rue Monsieur-le-Prince, 75006/ TEL 01 43 26 95 34 (Metro：Odéon) 餐廳：BISTRO BEAUBOURG $/ 25 rue Quincampoix, 75004/ TEL 01 42 77 48 02 (Metro：Rambuteau) 餐廳：LE TRUMILOU $/ 84 Quai de L’Hôtel -de-Ville, 75004/ TEL 01 42 77 63 98 (Metro：Hôtel-de-Ville or Pont Marie) 餐廳： AU PIED DE FOUET $/ 45 rue de Babylone, 75007/ TEL 01 47 05 12 27 (Metro：Sèvres-Babylone) 餐廳：國都酒家 (Metro：Porte de Choisy, in mall)

駐法國代表處 (駐法國台北代表處)



References

The Green Guide - France, Michelin Travel Publications, UK, 2000. The National Geographic Traveler – Paris, National Geographic

Society, Washington DC, 1999.DK Eyewitness Travel Guides – Loire Valley, Duncan Baird

Publishers, London, 2004.

Bureau de Representation de Taipei en France

館址 78, rue de l'Universite75007 ParisFrance

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電話 (002-33-1) 4439-8830

緊急聯絡電話 (002-33-1)0680074994

傳真 (002-33-1) 4439-8871

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E-mail

[email protected] 上班時間週一至週五 AM09:00-12:30，PM13:30-17:30

領務服務時間週一至週五 AM09:30-12:30，PM13:30-16:00





ACKNOWLEDGMENT Special thanks to our dearest friends, Min-Huei Den and her husband

Grégoire , as well as Christine Galinon for their warmest greetings in

Paris ; to Mr. Bernard Gilles , a French who spoke perfect Mandarin

and whom we met accidentally in Amboise , for showing us a private

“cave” residence in Amboise ; to Hui Siang Pang , who treated us with

hospitality in Singapore on our way back from France; and to our

travel-mates for their total supports.

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