I lived in France for two years while working at L'Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier (The Institute for Molecular Genetics - Montpellier). Montpellier is an enchanting city close to the Mediterranean with many buildings dating to the medieval era. Not only was it a great place to live, it was also an outstanding launching point for motorcycle tours across the southern regions of France. While there I made trips ranging from Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrénées to Aix en Provence and Marseille in Provence. Here are just a few of the photos that I took while on my journeys.
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| Carcassonne is a well preseved medieval city that is best known to American audiences as the site where the film "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" starring Kevin Kostner was filmed. | This is the Chateau d'Eau in Montpellier. My old apartment was just a few blocks away from this historic structure. | |
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| This medieval castle is to the east of Avignon in Provence. | This photo is from one of the first trips that I made. I'm standing on the Vieux Port in Marseille across from the cathedral. |