Seen from the bus
Instructors contemplate chocolate pudding...
...some more thoughtfully than others
Nice staircase somewhere in Besancon
Those celebrated lyonnais the Lumiere Brothers were actually born in Besancon
a pious hope...
A peacock caught my eye on the wall of the Forteresse
the siberian tiger ignored us completely (fortunately)
One of the more amusing bits of history inside the (generally not very amusing) Museum of the Occupation inside the Forteresse
Vauban and I not seeing eye to eye
Ledoux's big idea, it seems, was to transport salt water (using pipes) rather than salt (using wagons) from the salt mines for refinement at the Saline. Brilliant.
Lilette and Etienne deep in discussion
Our guide never explained this jolly bit of surrealism behind the exhibits
though he did explain several architectural models of Ledoux's designs for buildings both built and unbuilt
setting up the group photo
group photo slowly taking shape
Bring on the diner!
.... sadly, it was all gone in no time
