current links pictures lists writing mendocino new york amsterdam berkeley london grenoble leeds birthplace of andre the giant 1996 charlotte is the french girl I stayed with outside the squat where we ate a few good dinners charlotte, guillaume, and olivier at the squat's kitchen table here is the river that flows through the town tiny little alley leading to a public square plaza where I had beau coup tasses du cafe a statue in the center of the square my favorite grenoble fountain: cherubs riding fish a stone lion fighting a fountain snake this statue was in a small park near the mountain this one was in yet another lovely city square then I decided to visit the huge cemetary (note fortress in background) these feet belong to jesus the greek gods guarding someone's crypt plastic flowers in an angel's arms at charlotte's flat, I served the tea snow began to fall outside in spite of it being april the view from her parent's house in the country easter morning charlotte's little sister on the ancient spiral staircase 1997 a blonde cow in a french pasture more cows, adjacent to charlotte's parents' farm a cute little car I saw on the street this sign was funny because it's a cow in an apron selling meat