Franche Comte and Jura Augsut 9-11 2013

DSC05860 On the monring of August 9 Christine and Greg left Montreux and headed to Lausanne DSC05861 after picking up Nikki and Austin we headed to the Vallee de la Loue DSC05862 looked over at Ouhans from the small knoll where the chapel was perched DSC05863 Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges
DSC05865 Nikki studies DSCN8685 Notre Dame des Anges DSCN8686 Notre Dame des Anges DSCN8687 commemorating the soliders of WWI and WWII
DSCN8688 Ouhans DSCN8689 Notre Dame des Anges DSC05866 Notre Dame des Anges DSC05867 we are not far from Switzerland
DSCN8690 Christine entices the fly-covered cows DSCN8691 no takers DSCN8692 Notre Dame des Anges DSCN8693 Notre Dame des Anges
DSCN8694 Source de la Loue DSCN8695 inside the interpretive center DSCN8696 there's a simple explanation DSCN8704 the source de la Loue
DSC05868 the river Loue DSCN8697 Source de la Loue DSCN8698 was the sight of many manufacturing and milling businesses until it became a park DSCN8699 Source de la Loue
DSCN8700 Nikki and Austin DSCN8701 the river Loue DSCN8702 these forests inspired the painter Courbet DSCN8703 the river Loue
DSC05870 we head out to the nearest look out (Belvedere) DSC05871 and admire the view DSCN8705 tourists DSCN0001 the view #1
DSCN0002 #2 DSCN0003 #3 DSCN0004 #4 DSCN0005 #5
DSCN0006 #6 DSCN0007 #7 DSCN0008 #8 DSCN8707 Mouthier Haute-Pierre
DSCN8708 Mouthier Haute-Pierre DSCN8710 town hall at Mouthier Haute-Pierre DSCN8711 Hotel de Ville DSCN8713 Mouthier Haute-Pierre
DSCN8714 Mouthier Haute-Pierre DSCN8715 la Loue DSCN8716 La Loue arrives in Ornans DSCN8717 Ornans
DSCN8718 Ornans DSCN8719 Ornans DSCN8720 Ornans DSCN8721 Ornans
DSCN8723 Ornans DSCN8724 Ornans DSCN8725 Ornans DSCN8726 Ornans
DSCN8728 Ornans DSCN8729 Ornans DSCN8730 Ornans DSCN8731 dinner in Ornans
DSCN8732 the castle at Cleron where we hoped to find a market... DSCN8733 found a view-Chateau de Cleron DSCN8734 Chateau de Cleron DSCN8735 Chateau de Cleron
DSCN8737 Chateau de Cleron DSCN8738 admiring the Chateau de Cleron DSCN8739 pause cafe DSCN8741 coffee hasn't kicked in yet
DSCN8742 above Ornans DSCN8743 Nikki and Austin DSCN8744 in the Courbet museum we followed a guided tour comparing Courbet and Cezanne DSCN8745 the museum is built over the river in Courbet's former studio
DSCN8746 natural light DSCN8748 standing on the river Loue DSCN8749 leaving Ornans DSCN8750 we had lunch of cheese
DSCN8752 and delicacies DSCN8754 afternoon clouds as we rode through the countryside DSCN8755 afternoon clouds DSCN8756 like paintings
DSCN8759 cloud art DSCN8760 bush art DSCN8761 someone cares DSCN8763 ancient farm house to which the art bush belongs
DSCN8764 across the street a US mail box DSCN8766 the road continues DSCN8767 up to another Belvedere DSCN8768 view into the river valley
DSCN8769 reader of maps DSCN8771 look out around the bluff DSCN8772 Greg and Nikki snuggle DSCN8773 Franche Comte
DSCN8774 France Comte DSCN8776 admiring the view DSCN8777 limestone cliff faces DSCN8778 overlooking a fish hatchery
DSCN8780 more Franche Comte from yet another plateau DSCN8782 then we encounter a herd DSCN8784 heading home DSCN8786 to be milked
DSCN8787 can't wait to get to the barn DSCN8788 another valley DSCN8789 deep in the valley the sun is already gone DSCN8790 but we approach
DSCN8793 Baume les Messieurs camping area DSCN8794 idyllic brook babbling past the bridge DSCN8796 into Baume les Messieurs village DSCN8798 Nikki and Austin
DSCN8799 imagine they lived in this old house DSCN8800 under these cliffs DSCN8801 near this Abbye DSCN8802 entrance of the cathedral
DSCN8803 DSCN8804 the buildings of the monastery DSCN8805 Baume les Messieurs cathedral DSCN8807
DSCN8808 DSCN8812 nearby service buildings are occupied today DSCN8813 Baume les Messieurs DSCN8815 Austin listens
DSCN8816 while Nikki reads from the guide book DSCN8817 tales of bucaneers and church intrigues DSCN8818 likely story, thinks Greg DSCN8819 Nikki
DSCN8821 leaving Baume les Messieurs Groupe Perey(Suisse)10.08.13 we drive a short distance to our B&B DSC05873 where a table awaits DSC05875 the host and hostess offer a group meal for all the guests
DSC05876 Nikki in Pont de Pointes where we stopped for coffee DSCN8822 grave stones around the church DSCN8823 grave stone DSCN8824 graves
DSCN8826 begonia DSCN8827 close up DSCN8828 a picnic at the public table DSCN8829 in Mijoux finishes our trip to France Comte