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CD's and Comics-2009

Ainsworth Hot Springs Fling

2009 Spring Preservation Conference

Ocean of Fun-2009

New England 2009

Future Trips:

British-French Invasion 2010

Maui and Kauai-2011 or Alaska/
Caribbean Cruise


Trips for Friends:

Spectacular Yellowstone-2009


Optional Trips:
Long Trips-

Florida Sights

Great Britain on the Run-2008

Ireland

plus Key West Attractions or Key West Restaurants

Hawaii

Oregon
Coast-a-Thon

Oregon Coast from Rockaway Beach North and South

Oregon Coast Websites for Vacation Rentals

Waterton-Glacier National Park

Yellowstone National
Park-Long
Trip

Short Trips:

Glacier in a Weekend



Seattle-Whidbey Island Adventure-2006

A Week in Walt Disney World-2008

Yellowstone National
Park-
Short Trip

Day 14
	Do:	Fly or Chunnel to Paris
	Lodge:
Day 15
	See:	Paris
		Buy the Paris Museum Pass €30 - 2 Days, €45 - 4 Days- Sold at museums and T1
	Do:	Historic Walk
		(Ride the Metro to Cite, Hotel deVille, or St. Michel and walk to the big square facing toward the cathedral.  View it from the bronze plaque on the ground (30 yds from the central doorway) marked "point Zero".  You are standing on the center of France, the point from which all distances are measured.)
	See:	Notre Dame Cathedral- Free (7:45-7)- 700 year old cathedral Archaelogical Crypt- Free MP/€3.50 Roman ruins Tower - Free MP/€7.50 (10-6:30, Sat & Sun 10-11) - 400 steps to the top of the facade for a grand view
		(Behind the cathedral squeeze through the tourist buses, cross the street and enter the iron gate into the park at the tip of the island.  Look for the stairs and head down to reach the....)
		Deportation Memorial - Free (10-12 and 2-7)Memorial to the 200,000 French victims of the Nazi concentration camps.
		(Take the Pont St. Louis bridge over. Turn right on the Quai D'Orleans.)
	See:	Ile St. Louis - Lined with shops
	Do:	Berthillon Ice Cream Parlor- famous
		(Go back to the Pont St. Louis bridge.  Go back to the Deportation Memorial.  Cross the bridge onto the Left Bank at Pont Arch. Turn right.)
		Left Bank-window shop among the green book stalls and browse through used books, vintage posters and souvenirs.
		(When you reach the bridge (pont au Double) that crosses over in front of Notre-Dame, veer to the left across the street to a small park (square Viviani) where you'll find the small rough-stone church.  You'll pass Paris' oldest inhabitant-an acacia tree nicknamed  Robinier after the guy who planted it in 1602.)
		St. Julien-le-Pauvre Church- 1250 Look to the right at the half timbered house/  Glance down rue Galande for other old houses built at different angles.
		(Return to the river and turn left on rue de la Bucherie.  Go to #37.
		Shakespeare and Company Bookstore-Sylvia Beach, an American with a passion for free thinking, opened the store for the post WWI Lost Generation who came to Paris to find themselves.  American writers flocked here for the cheap rents, fleeing the Prohibition era in the U.S.  Ernest Hemingway borrowed books here regularly.  James Joyce had his books published here.  Struggling writers get free accommodations  upstairs in tiny rooms with a view of Notre Dame.
		(Go outside the store.)
		Green water fountains- built in 1900 by an English philanthopist Sir Richard Wallace.  The books below the carytids once held metal mugs for drinking the water.
		(Continue to the rue du Petit-Pont (which becomes rue St. Jacques).  This was the Romans' busiest boulevard 2,000 years ago, which chariots racing in and out of the city.  Walk away from the river for one block, turn right at the Gothic church and walk into the Latin Quarter.)
		St. Severin-This church took a century longer to build.  This is a flame like gothic church.  Gargoyles can be seen close up.  In a thunderstorm they vomit rain.
		(At #22 St. Severin is the skinniest house in Paris, two windows wide. Continue on rue St. Severin.)
	See:	Latin Quarter - This was Europe's leading university district in the Middle Ages.  Walking along St Severin the street slopes into a central channel of bricks left from the medieval sewer system.  The main boulevards (St Michel and St Germain) are lined with far-out bookshops, street singers and jazz clubs.
		(From place St. Michel, look across the river and find the spire of Sainte-Chapelle church and its weathervane angel.  Cross the river on pont St. Michel and continue along boulevard du Palaid.  On your left, you'll see the high-security doorway.)
	See:	Sainte-Chapelle - Free MP/€7.50 (9:30-6) Gothic church built between 1242 and 1248 for Louis IX to house the supposed Crown of Thorns.  Climb the spiral staircase to the Chapelle Haute.  Fill the place with choral music, crank up the sunshine, face the top of the altar, and really believe that the Crown of Thorns is there, and this will become an awesome place.  15 separate panels of stained glass with 2/3 original and 1100 scenes mostly from the Bible.
		(Head back outside to see.)
	See:	Palais de Justice - Built in 1776 as the home of France's supreme court.
		(Pass through the big iron gate to the noisy boulevard du Palais.  Cross the street to the wide predestrian-only rue de Lutece and walk about halfway down.)
	See:	Cite "Metropolitain" Stop and Flower Market - Of the original 141 original early 20th century subway entrances, this one is one of the only few survivors-now preserved as a national art treasure.  It is art nouveau.  The flower and plant market on place Louis Lepine is a pleasant detour.  Across the way is the Prefecture de Police, where Inspector Clouseau of Pink Panther fame used to work and where the local resistance fighters took the 1st building from the Nazis in Aug. 1944, leading to teh allied liberation of Paris a week later.
		(Pause here to admire the view.  Sainte-Cahpelle is a pearl in an  ugly architectural oyster.  We'll double back to the Palais de Justice and turn right.)
		Conciergerie - Free MP/€7.50 (9:30-6) Former prison where Marie-Antoinette was imprisoned.  Her cell, which houses a collection of her mementos, is open.
		(Turn left onto quai de l'Horloge and walk west along the river, past the round medieval tower called "the babbler."  The bridge up ahead is the pont Neuf, where you end the walk.  At the first corner, veer left into a sleepy triangular square called place Dauphine.  Marvel at how such quaintness could be lodged in the midst of such greatness as you walk through the park to the end of the island.  At the equestrian statue of Henry IV, turn right on to the bridge and take refuge in one of the nooks on the Eiffel Tower side.)
		Pont Neuf - The "new" bridge is now Paris' oldest.  Built during Henry IV's reign in about 1600.  Its 12 arches span the widest part of the river.
		Pomme Frites and American Sauce in Paris, France Letterbox
		Dinner
	Do:	Eiffel Tower - €4.50/1st level, €7.80/2nd level and €11.50/3rd level.  (9-11:45 p.m.) Or climb the stairs for €4.50 to levels one and two.  Built in 1889 for the Centennial World's Fair.  Walk up to the 2nd floor for the best views.  Cafeteria and WC.  1st level has exhibits and a post office.  The cancellation stamp reads Eiffel Tower.  Snack cafe.  (Ride the lift to the 2nd level and immediately line up for the lift to the top.  Enjoy the views on top, then ride back down to the 2nd. level.  Enjoy the view.  Then hike down the stairs to the1st level.  Eat and explore shops here.
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Day 16
	See:	Louvre (Musee du Louvre)- Free MP/€9 (9-6 Wed-Mon, closed Tues.)  Europe's oldest and biggest museum.  Home of the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo
		The Architects Series #2 Ducks at the Louvre Letterbox
		(Go north on Rue de Rivoli)
		Palais Royal Courtyards- Across from the Louvre on rue de Rivolia re pleasant courtyards of the stately Palais Royal.  Only the courtyard is open.  Take a quiet break.
		(Go west/right on Rue de Rivoli)
	See:	Tuileries Garden
	Do:	Orangerie Museum (Musee de l'Orangerie) - Free MP/€6.50 (Wed-Mon 12:30-7, Fri until 9, closed Tues) Impressionist museum with Claude Monet's water lilies plus Cezanne, Renoir, Matisse and Picasso
	See:	Place de la Concorde - Cities largest square, which was opened in 1667 by Louis XIV.  Many cinemas.  Look for v.o. (version originale) for English speaking movies. Fouquet's cafe is where the French stars go, Laduree #75 has a bakery with macaroons
	Do:	Arc de Triomphe - Free MP/€8 Free on 1st Sun. (10-11) - Commissioned by Napoleon to commemorate his victory at the battle of Austerlitz.  284 steps lead to a cute museum about the arch with sweeping panoramas and mesmerizing views of the traffic.
		(Take Friedland Blvd going back east.)
	View:	Opera Garnier  €12 English Tour (10-4:30) - Built for Napoleon III and finished in 1875.  Seats 2,000.  Inspired The Phantom of the Opera as it has an underground lake.  The Paris Story and Fragonard Perfume Museum (Free) are nearby.
	Lodge:
Day 17
	See:	Place des Vosges-Grand square with 9 pavilions per side.  Louis XIII statue.  Henry IV built this centerpiece in 1605.
		Victor Hugo's house- #6 Free (Tues-Sun 10-6)
		(Walk west on Rue de Rivioli)
	See:	Pompidou Center- Free MP/€12/1st Sun. free and closed Tues.- Europe's greatest collection of far-out modern art is housed in the Musee National d'Art Moderne on the 4th and 5th floors with Picasso, Matisse, Chagall and great views of Paris.
	Do:	Lunch-Many places lining the Stravinsky Fountain outside
		Holocaust Memorial- Free (Sun-Fri 10-9, closed Sat)  Commemorating the lives of more than 76,000 Jews deported from from France in WWII.
		Luxembourg Garden- Paris' most beautiful, interesting and enjoyable park.
		American in Paris Letterbox
		Pantheon- Free MP/€7.50 (10-6:30) - Neoclassical monument celebrates France's illustrious history and people.  Foucault pendulum.  Stairs in back lead down to the crypt where Victor Hugo and Marie Curie are buried.  260 step climb in dome gallery for city views.  King Louis XV vowed in 1744 that if he recovered from an illness he would replace the ruined church of Sainte-Geneviève with an edifice worthy of the patron saint of Paris.  The foundations were laid in 1758, but due to financial difficulties, it was only completed after Soufflot's death by his pupil, Jean-Baptiste Rondelet, in 1789. As it was completed at the start of the French Revolution, the new Revolutionary government ordered it to be changed from a church to a mausoleum for the interment of great Frenchmen.
		Catacombs- €7-Underground tunnels contain the anonymous bones of 6 million permanent Parisians.  1786 decided to improve congestion and sanitation by emptying cemeteries.  Bones are stacked 5 feet high and 80 feet deep.
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Day 18
		(From Paris's Peripherique ring rode follow A-13 toward Roen.  Get off at Vernon and follow the Centre-Ville signs, then signs to Giverny.)
	Arrive:	Giverny
	Do:	Claude Monet's Garden 5.50 € house & garden, 4.00 € garden only (9?30-6)
	Depart:	Giverny
	Arrive:	Arromanches
		Normandie Pass 1.00 € includes 26 museum and
		Port Winston and the D-Day Landing Museum 6.50 € (9:30-5:30) (Musee du Debarquement)- The world's first prefab harbor was created by the British in Arromanches.  Since it was Churchill's brainchild, it was named Port Winston.  The museum provides an hour long visit.  8 min. video recalls D-Day.  Through models, maps, mementos and two short videos tell the story of the port's creation.
	See:	Artificial Harbor-Start at the cliffs above the town.  (Drive 2 minutes toward Courseulles-sur-Mer and pay €2 to park, hike 10 minutes uphill from Arromaches; or take the free white train from the museum to the top of the bluff on weekend and summers.  To the left is the American sector, with Omaha Beach and then Utah Beach (notice the cliffs); below and to the right lie the British, French, and Canadian sectors (with the more level terrain).  Look and ponder how, from makeshift harbor below, the liberation of Europe commenced.  On June 7, 1944, 17 old ships crossed the English Channel under their own steam, and were sunk by their crews from bow to stern, forming the first shelter.  Then 115 football-field size cement blocks, called Mullberries, were towed across the channel and sunk, creating a four-mile-long breakwater located about a mile and a half off shore.  Finally, seven floating steel "pierheads" with extendable legs were set up; they were linked to shore by four mile-long floating roads made of concrete pontoons.  Anti-aircraft guns were set up on the pontoons.  With-in 6 days of operation, 54,000 vehicles, 326,000 troops, and 110,000 tons of goods had been delivered.  An Allied toehold on Normandy was secure.
		(Drive 10-minutes west of Arromanches.  Follow the signs reading Port en Bessin; once in Longues-sur-Mer, follow Batterie signs.
		Longues-sur-Mer Gun Battery- 1,00 € discount/free- 4 German bunkers with guns intact.  The guns, 300 yds inland, were arranged in a semicircle to maximize the firing range east and west, and are the only original guns remaining in place in the D-Day region.  The guns could fire 13 miles at great accuracy and were a major obstacle to the landings at Omaha and Gold beaches.  American and British forces were pounded from this site.  The lone observation bunker on the cliffs directed the firing.  From here you can drive down to the water, by continuing on the small road past the parking lot to see the remains of Port Winston at Arromanches.
		(Drive to Colleville.
		WWII Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial- Crowning a bluff just above Omaha Beach and the eye of the D-Day storm, 9,387 brilliant white-marble crosses and Stars of David glow in memory of Americans who gave their lives to free Europe on the beaches below.  First, stop at the VC to pick up an English information sheet.  Read the 1956 letter from the French president (on the wall above the FP), which eloquently expresses the feeling of gratitude the French still have for the US.  Walk past the memorial and the cemetery to the bluff that overlooks the piece of Normandy called "that embittered shore-portal of freedom."  Steps lead down to the beautiful beach below.  Walk back to the memorial, where you'll see giant reliefs of the Battle of Normandy  and the Battle of Europe etched on the walls.  Behind that is the semicircular Garden of the missing, with 1,5567 names.  Finally wonder among the tombstones.
		(Drive west on D-514 into St. Laurent, then follow Vierville par la Cote signs to the beach.  A right turn leads to Le Ruquet (where the road ends), a good place to appreciate the Allied soldiers challenge on D-Day.)
		Vierville-sur-Mer - Allows access to Omaha Beach.  The small bunker and gun above the parking area protected this easiest access point inland from Omaha Beach.  It was from here that the Americans established their first road inland.  Find your way out to the beach and stroll to the right below the American Cemetery, to better understand the overwhelming assignment that American forces were handed on June 6.  1200 soldier died on the beach on the first day.  As you walk, notice the scattered remains of rusted metal objects, and try to imagine their purpose.  150,000 tons of metal was already removed.
		(Take a left turn where the road from St. Laurent meets the beach, and head along the beach toward the Pointe de la Perce cliff, which from here looks very Pointe du Hoc-like.  American Army Rangers mistook this cliff for Pointe du Hoc, costing them time and live.  Park near the Casino.)
	Do:	Dinner- Casino cafe-It was here that the Americans tried to assemble a floating bridge and their own artificial harbor, but the weather and tides did not cooperate.  Stroll along the beach toward the jutting Pointe de la Perce (best a low tides).  You may see tractors doing double duty pulling boats into and out of the sea.
		(As you leave Vierville-sur-Mer to the west, you'll pass the very pontoon bridge that was to be assembled at the beach.  During the fighting, it was moved to Arromanches and used as a second off-loading ramp.  It was discovered a few years ago in the junkyard.)
		Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument - Free (9-5) This was the Germans' most heavily fortified position along the coast, thanks to its strategic location.  The Allie determined to take out this cliffside German battery, which could punish American forces attempting to land at Utah and Omaha beaches.  300 US Army Rangers attempted a castle style assault of the German-occupied cliffs using grappling hooks and ladders borrowed from the London fire dept.  2/3 of the Rangers died.  The German bunkers and the bombed-out landscape remain just as they were found.  This was the most heavily bombarded of all on D-Day, receiving more than 10,000 tons of bombs. This is considered a gravesite, so no picnics allowed.
	Lodge:	Hotel de La Digue- Db-€68, Tb-€90, Qb-€102, good breakfast, As for a room with a private terrace.  20 min. walk to the Mont. www.ladique.fr
		Hotel Vert- Db-€64, Tb-€78, Qb-€90-112 rooms clean and close in a stone farmhouse, internet access, 24 hour launderette, grocery store, bikes for rent.
		La Jacotiere- Db-€46 studio with great views of the island from side yard, Db private patio-  €48, extra bed €12 www.bedbreak.com/lajacotiere
		Vent des Greves- Db-€42, Tb-€52, Qb-€62 Stone farmhouse a mile away down D-275. l/2 modern facilities with deck to soak up the view, includes breakfast
Day 19
		(2 mile causeway built in 1878, surrounded by mudflat.)
	See:	Mont St. Michel-€9  (9-11:30)   (10-4) Grand Rue road is lined with shops and hotels on the way up.  Tour the abbey in a one way route. (Walk to the round lookout at the far end and face the church.) West Terrace-  1776 fire destroyed the west end of the church leaving this grand view terrace.  Look at the polder land-famrland reclaimed by Normans in the 19th century with the help of Dutch engineers.  (Now head back into the...) Abbey Church-Sit on a pew near the front of the church, under the little statue of the Archangel Michael, with the spear to defeat dragons and evil.  Most of the church is Romanesque 11th century, but Gothic apse behind the altar.  (Just outside the church, you'll find the...) Cloisters-This was the peaceful zone that connected various rooms where monks could meditate, read the Bible and tend their gardens to grow food and herbs.  Look to see what the tide is doing from the view window.  Notice the carvings, which feature various plants and heighten the Garden-of-Eden ambience the cloister offered the monks.  (Continue on the tour to the....) Refectory- This was the dining hall, where they consumed food in silence.  One monk read the Bible in monotone during the meals, pulpit on the right near the far end.  The columns are think but very deep, allowing maximum light and solid support.  (Stairs lead down to the...) Guests Hall- Guests were wined and dined according to their status.  It was once painted like the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.  The big double fireplace, kept out of sight by hanging tapestries, served as a kitchen.  (Hike the stairs to the...) Hall of the Grand Pillars-Perched on the pointy rock, the huge abbey had 4 sturdy crypts like this to prop it up.  You're standing under the Gothic portion of the abbey church.  This was the crypt that collapsed in 1421.  Notice the immensity of the new columns, 15 ft.   (To see what kind of crypt collapsed, walk on to the....) Crypt of St. Martin- 11th century Romanesque vault.  (Next, you'll find the...) Ossuary- (identifiable by its big treadwheel) Housed the hospital, morgue and ossuary.  Because the abbey graveyard was small, it was routinely emptied, and the bones were stacked here.  Ruled by  an atheistic government from 1793 to 1863, the abbey was used as an Alcatraz-type prison.   300 priests were its first inmates who refused to renounce their vows.  Prisoners powered the treadwheel.  Scriptorium Hall- Finish your visit by walking through the Promenade of the monks, under more Gothic vaults.  Spiral down to the gift shop, turn right and follow signs to Jardin.  The room after the shop holds temporary exhibitions about the history and future of the mont. The Merville- 3 level buildings created in 1220, lower level for lower class, middle floor for VIPS and top floor for clergy.  (Stairs lead from here back into village.  To avoid the crowds on your descent, veer to the right down the small lane past the Musee Historique or, at the same place, follow chemin des Ramparts to the left and hike down via the....) Ramparts- Mont St. Michel is ringed by a fine example of 15th century fortifications.  They were built to defend against cannons.  The 5 sided Boucle Tower ( 1481) was crafted with no blind angles, so defenders could protect it and the nearby walls in all directions.  At dark, the island is magically floodlit.  Views from the ramparts are sublime.  Stand on the causeway for the best views. www.ot-montsaintmichel.com
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Day 20 Day 21
Option 1:
	See:	Versailles- Free MP/€13.50 (Tues-Sun 9-6:30) Arrive at 9 a.m. to tour the palace first, then the gardens.  Enter the palace and take a on-way walk through the State Apartments from the King's Wing, through the Hall of Mirrors, and out via the Queen's Wing.  Before going downstairs take a stroll clockwise around the Hall of Battles, filled with murals depicting the great battles of France.  Tour the Chapel and Opera House.  It's a 50 minute hike from the palace down to the canal past the two Trianon palaces to the Hamlet, the heart of the Domaine de-Marie Antoinette.  Rent a bike for €6 for an hour to explore the gardens or take the tram to hop on and off. €6, which leaves from behind the Chateau on the north side.  Or rent a golf cart for  €28/hr.
	Do:	Ma Chérie Letterbox
	Do:	15 minute walk to the Versailles town center for lunch or at the Chateau.
Option 2:
	See:	Chateau de Fontainebleau - Free MP/ (9:30-5)
Option 3:
		Chateau de Chambord  8,50 € (9-6:15) Voiture/Moto 3 €/jour Built in 1518 with 440 rooms and 365 fireplaces
		Cheverny 7 € (9:15-6:45) This stately hunting palace was built in 1604-1634
		Fougeres-sur-Bievre  5 € (9:30-12:30 & 2-6:30) Constructed for defense, not hunting.  Rebuilt in 1500's.
		Chaumont-sur-Loire 6,50 € (9:30-6:30) Built mostly in the 15th and 16th centuries.  Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Voltaire and Ben Franklin all spent time here.
		Chateau de Chinon 3 €, free 45 minute tour, (9-7) 12th century crumbling castle where Richard the Lionhearted lived.  The chateau was built for the first time in stone in 954.  By Theobald I, Comte de Blois, on a steep plateau. The stronghold, which replaced a lighter wooden structure, the passed to the rival Comte d"anjou, Geoffroy Martel in 1044. The Comte d"Anjou was the first to join the walls of the two original defensive structures as well as adding towers and the chapel of St. Melanie. The far east wing was added by Henry II Plantagenet Until 1205 he and his descendants continued construction work, adding the fortress to the east and the internal chapel, the mill tower and the numerous reinforcement towers.
	See:	Chateau de Chenonceau -10 € (9-8) 16th century Renaissance palace arches over the Cher River.  Come before 9 or after 3 to see it Walk down the tree-canopied path to the chateau.  There is a fun plant maze partway up on the left.  Cross 3 moats and 2 bridges and pass an old round tower.
	Depart:	Chenonceau
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	Arrive:	Paris
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Day 22
Option 1:
	Do:	Fly Home
Option 2:
	Depart:	Paris
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	Arrive:
	See:	Disneyland Paris £93 3 day park hopper pass (10-11)
	Lodge:
Day 23
	See:	Walt Disney Studios Park (10-7)
Day 24
	See:	Disneyland Paris (10-10)
Day 25
	Do:	Fly Home

Placed by: Paris 2B (Contact the Placer)	Your status: (none)
Placement date: Oct 18 2006
State: Other International
County: Other International
Nearest city: Paris
Number of boxes: 1

Placed by: The Gamecock (Contact the Placer)	Your status: (none)
Placement date: Aug 24 2007
State: Other International
County: Other International
Nearest city: Paris, France
Number of boxes: 1

Clues

Last found: 6/17/08  Clues:  Go the Port Des Champs-Elysees, which is on the corner of Pont de la Concorde (bridge) and Cours la Reine. You will see the Obelisk (la Obelisque) from the corner. Or to make it easier-visit the Flame on Avenue de New York. Walk north along the river Seine, past the bridge (pont des invalids) with the four golden statues. Look for the Obelisk. You should see a sign for the Port. Head down the ramp towards the boats. Look for the first lamp post on your right. Turn around. Head up hill 6 steps and the box is in the bamboo on the Left. Please be VERY discrete and make sure nobody is looking! Bon Chance!

Placed by: La Petite Souris (Contact the Placer)	Your status: (none)
Placement date: Jun 26 2008
State: Other International
County: Other International
Nearest city: Paris, France
Number of boxes: 1

Clues

This is one of three mice at Parc Montsouris. Great for you and your children. These are fairly public, so be extra sneaky. Also, a compass might be helpful to you, though not essential.  Along the west side of the lake is a statue of two nude women conversing. Behind them, further west, is a double set of stairs. Climb the right hand staircase until you see a berry bush (blueberry?) near the top. The box is a cylindrical brown tin hidden under a ledge just to the left of the bush and behind a rock and some leaves.

Placed by: La Petite Souris (Contact the Placer)	Your status: (none)
Placement date: Jun 26 2008
State: Other International
County: Other International
Nearest city: Paris, France
Number of boxes: 1

The Sleeping Mouse   LbNA #: 41237 Placed by: La Petite Souris (Contact the Placer) Your status: (none)   Placement date: Jun 26 2008   State: Other International   County: Other International   Nearest city: Paris, France Number of boxes: 1 Clues This is one of three mice at Parc Montsouris. Great for you and your children. These are fairly public, so be extra sneaky. Also, a compass might be helpful to you.  Find the waterfall on the east side of the park. If you find the stream, just follow it upstream (south) to the big waterfall. Facing the waterfall, walk left down the path until the fence on your right ends. The rock just behind that fence shelters the sleeping mouse, who rests amongst dried leaves and two small rocks.

Placed by: The Gamecock (Contact the Placer)	Your status: (none)
Placement date: Aug 20 2007
State: Other International
County: Other International
Nearest city: Paris, France
Number of boxes: 1

Pomme Frites and American Sauce in Paris, France   LbNA #: 5806

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The Architects Series #2 Ducks at the Louvre   LbNA #: 13694

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American In Paris   LbNA #: 10170

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Ma Chérie   LbNA #: 34537

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Vincent and the Romans   LbNA #: 15593

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Monet's Water Lily   LbNA #: 34664

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Impressionist Master: Claude Monet   LbNA #: 34662

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Placed by: Wed. Bowler, C. Cat (Contact the Placer)	Your status: (none)
Placement date: Aug 21 2007
State: Other International	Found by: The Gamecock
County: Other International	Found date:  Aug 21 2007
Nearest city: Rambouillet, France
Number of boxes: 1

Clues

The Chateau de Rambouillet is a short drive for a day trip outside of Paris, France  The Chateau de Rambouillet is the official summer residence of the current French president, and can be visited for a fee. Check hours and days if you intend to visit. There is no fee to visit the gardens connected to the Chateau.  To locate the Griffin enter the gate to the garden. With your back to the lake, facing the Chateau sight the right side of the Chateau and locate the stone stairs just to the right. Climb the stairs, and make an imediate right and then and immediate left. Walk a short distance until you see, on your left side, a large moss covered stump. The Griffin is hiding within this stump, buried under bark and branches.  ****Use caution and please be certain to poke around in the stump with a stick before putting your hand or foot into the stump.****  Be careful not to be observed by others when visiting this box, and please recover well so as to hide the box from sight.

 

Guelph Goes Abroad   LbNA #: 15594

Placed by: Ili & Lil (Contact the Placer)	Your status: (none)
Placement date: May 29 2005
State: Other International
County: Other International
Nearest city: Blois, France
Number of boxes: 1

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This is a joint letterbox: the stamp was carved by Guelph, Ontario’s original letterboxer, J.A.R.S. and was assembled and planted by Ili & Lil, the upstarts.  In Blois (http://www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/BLOIS.htm), go to the Jardin du Roi and find the amethyst fountain (whether you approach from the living/green arcades or from the mulberry tree). Facing the fountain, turn left and follow the wall, walking over the metal grates. Stand on the top step and reach into the raised shrub bed. The letterbox is about a foot away from the corner.