When it comes to pastoral scenery, it's hard to beat the Burgundy region of France. We took a few bus trips through the countryside as part of tours organized by Viking River Cruises. We took a cruise from Avignon up the Rhone and Saone Rivers from Viking, and each day while we were docked was filled with excursions into the countryside. A lot of it looked a lot like this scene, which was shot out the window of the bus.
I shot this with my iPhone 5s, which is proof of the adage that the best camera is the one you have with you. I actually had my big Nikon camera with me, too. But this was the one accessible as we were moving down the road.
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Oh my goodness; what a fantastic photo. You are very talented to be able to get that kind of image with an iPhone on a moving bus!! Bravo!!
Thanks, Marilyn. In defense of the iPhone, the bus wasn’t moving very fast. It’s hard on those narrow country roads.
Mercy, mercy, take me there!
You’ll have to do that yourself, Marybeth. And you should.
Several years ago, (before 8 grandchildren) we took the entire family on a bicycle tour of
Burgundy. It was simply marvelous. We stayed at local Inns or farmhouses.
That sounds great. Did you arrange it yourself, or was there a tour operator who handled it? We might just have to do that ourselves.
Tom, I just cannot get enough of this type of scenery. Burgundy is one province we have not made it to as of yet…We will, though, we will!
Don’t forget to have some wine while you’re there. It’s quite good, I hear.