John and Maureen Hiking the French and Swiss Alps

Day 1.  We began our adventure in Paris where Jonathan and Avigail (our son and daughter in law) served as our guides at the Paris Carnavalet museum. The museum focuses on the history and prehistory of Paris. Here are a few photos:

We are admiring historic commercial signs, most in wrought iron but also stained glass.

Day 2 thru 5. We drove to Sens where we visited a Gothic cathedral and the on to Chalone sur Saone where we visited a wonderful municipal museum with a fine collection of prehistoric artifacts from the area.    Then we went to the museum of photography which featured early photo techniques and equipment but also some equipment of Nicephore Niepce -- the true inventor of photography.  We even went to his historic  estate and laboratory so we got the full Monty ( where the first photo was taken).

Once we arrived in Chamonix we took the gondola onto the high Alps all the way to Italy, crossing many glaciers with spectacular views of Mont Blanc and surrounding peaks.  Photos do no justice but . . .