The Côte d'Azur, December 2006 Dec 7-9, 2006

A beginning of December trip to the south of France for ILOG Visualization Team meetings and a side trip to Aix-en-Provence
Côte d'Azur-001 Thursday was an ILOG Visualization Team excursion by ferry to Île Saint-Honorat, one of the small Îles de Lérins just off the coast of Cannes
1 Thursday was an ILOG Visualization Team excursion by ferry to Île Saint-Honorat, one of the small Îles de Lérins just off the coast of Cannes
Côte d'Azur-002 Thursday was an ILOG Visualization Team excursion by ferry to Île Saint-Honorat, one of the small Îles de Lérins just off the coast of Cannes
2 Thursday was an ILOG Visualization Team excursion by ferry to Île Saint-Honorat, one of the small Îles de Lérins just off the coast of Cannes
Côte d'Azur-003 Thursday was an ILOG Visualization Team excursion by ferry to Île Saint-Honorat, one of the small Îles de Lérins just off the coast of Cannes
3 Thursday was an ILOG Visualization Team excursion by ferry to Île Saint-Honorat, one of the small Îles de Lérins just off the coast of Cannes
Côte d'Azur-004 Passing Île Sainte-Marguerite on our way to Île Saint-Honorat
4 Passing Île Sainte-Marguerite on our way to Île Saint-Honorat
Côte d'Azur-005 Docking at Île Saint-Honorat
5 Docking at Île Saint-Honorat
Côte d'Azur-006 The octagonal Chapelle Saint-Saveur, one of the seven chapels scattered throughout the island
6 The octagonal Chapelle Saint-Saveur, one of the seven chapels scattered throughout the island
Côte d'Azur-007 Olive trees and fields tended by the abbey's small contingent of Cistercian monks
7 Olive trees and fields tended by the abbey's small contingent of Cistercian monks
Côte d'Azur-010 View across the bay towards Cannes
8 View across the bay towards Cannes
Côte d'Azur-011 The rocky limestone coast of Île Saint-Honorat
9 The rocky limestone coast of Île Saint-Honorat
Côte d'Azur-012 The rocky limestone coast of Île Saint-Honorat
10 The rocky limestone coast of Île Saint-Honorat
Côte d'Azur-014 The fortified monastery of the Abbaye de Lérins
11 The fortified monastery of the Abbaye de Lérins
Côte d'Azur-016 The Abbaye de Lérins
12 The Abbaye de Lérins
Côte d'Azur-018 Clambering around the fortified monastery provided some good team photo-ops and scenic views
13 Clambering around the fortified monastery provided some good team photo-ops and scenic views
Côte d'Azur-019 Clambering around the fortified monastery provided some good team photo-ops and scenic views
14 Clambering around the fortified monastery provided some good team photo-ops and scenic views
Côte d'Azur-020 Clambering around the fortified monastery provided some good team photo-ops and scenic views
15 Clambering around the fortified monastery provided some good team photo-ops and scenic views
Côte d'Azur-022 Clambering around the fortified monastery provided some good team photo-ops and scenic views
16 Clambering around the fortified monastery provided some good team photo-ops and scenic views
Côte d'Azur-023 Clambering around the fortified monastery provided some good team photo-ops and scenic views
17 Clambering around the fortified monastery provided some good team photo-ops and scenic views
Côte d'Azur-024 Near the eastern tip of the island is the Chapelle de la Trinité, built sometime between the 9th and 10th centuries
18 Near the eastern tip of the island is the Chapelle de la Trinité, built sometime between the 9th and 10th centuries
Côte d'Azur-025 The entrance pathway to the church is bordered by the cloister built in the 11th century
19 The entrance pathway to the church is bordered by the cloister built in the 11th century
Côte d'Azur-026 The entrance pathway to the church is bordered by the cloister built in the 11th century
20 The entrance pathway to the church is bordered by the cloister built in the 11th century