2 May 2007
Dave finishes a beer in Den Haag at a bar with hundreds of beers.
2 May 2007
Nicole finishes a beer and knits in Den Haag at a bar with hundreds of beers.
2 May 2007
A canal in Den Haag
2 May 2005
Xena hangs out on the bar boat floating patio.
3 May 2005
I went in search of cute camping gear at a very confusing mall in Den Haag. I didn't find any, but they did have a really detailed model train layout of a German rail line.
6 May 2007
Packed and ready to go in Den Haag
6 May 2007
Nicole waits to bike to the train station
7 May 2007
Nicole and Xena in front of the Hôtel de Ville in Orléans, France
7 May 2007
Wandering musicians in Orléans, France
7 May 2007
Period dress + camcorder in Orléans, France
7 May 2007
Nicole tried following this labyrinth beside the cathedral in Orléans, but it was decorative only. It had a split in it where you could pick different directions!
Xena was disinterested, either because she has no soul, or could tell it wasn't a real labyrinth.
7 May 2006
Guys in armor loading a trebuchet in Orléans, France
7 May 2006
Guys in armor loading a trebuchet in Orléans, France
7 May 2006
Guys in armor ready to launch a soccer/foot ball with a trebuchet in Orléans, France
7 May 2007
The football flies through the air, after being hurled by this trebuchet in Orléans, France
7 May 2007
This device was trebuchet-like and used for firing largish arrows, quickly and without the skill required to use a regular bow.
In Orléans, France
7 May 2007
The armored guys are now trying out a machine-loaded crossbow. It is pulled tight with a crank. The string is then locked in place with a trigger. A large arrow gets loaded in. The whole thing swivels freely, so you can aim it at anything. The arrows it shoots are impressively large. You could take down an armored knight or a horse with one of these.
They were letting folks try firing it, but before I could give it a shot, they also set off their canon, which terrified my dog so much that we had to leave. alas.
In Orléans, France
7 May 2007
Xena loved the campground so much, she just kept running and running and running.
7 May 2007
Xena loved the campground so much, she just kept running and running and running.
7 May 2007
Camping in Olivet, France
7 May 2007
Camping in Olivet, France
7 May 2007
Camping in Olivet, France
7 May 2007
Orléans at Night
7 May 2007
Orléans at Night
7 May 2007
They do a cathedral illumination with colored lights and slide projectors, every May 7th in Orléans, France
7 May 2007
They do a cathedral illumination with colored lights and slide projectors, every May 7th in Orléans, France
7 May 2007
They do a cathedral illumination with colored lights and slide projectors, every May 7th in Orléans, France
8 May 2007
A crew team rowed by our campsite in Olivet, France
8 May 2007
A crew team rowed by our campsite in Olivet, France
8 May 2007
Rain didn't hamper dancers on stilts in Orléans, France
