Atelier Aterui: Image Index: Tours: miscellanea

JOYCEAN PICS 2008

Tours: miscellanea

Contents of This Page

  Gare S.N.C.F. de Tours
  Gare de St-Pierre des Corps (TGV)
  Hotel Tours Giraudeau
  Marche Rabelais
  Jardin Francois Sicard
  Place Plumereau
  Hotel Robin-Quantin a Tours (La maison de Jenne d'Arc a Tours)
  Universite Francois-Rabelais
  Bords de Loire
  Place Jean Jaures
  Square de la Prefecture
  Boulevard Beranger
  Path off Rue d'Entraigues
  Grand Theatre de Tours
  Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier)
  Tarte Julie (cafe)
  Irish Pubs
  Le Grill du Roy (restaurant)
  Grill Colbert (restaurant)
  La Taverne de Maitre Kanter (restaurant)
  Restaurant Le Palais Imperial (Chinese restaurant)
  Restaurant Le Formose (Restaurant Le Taiwan)
  Palais de Laido (Japanese restaurant)

CONTENTS 2008

1	Tours IJJF Symposium 2008: "Re-Nascent Joyce"

2	Tours and Joyce

3	Tours: miscellanea

4	La Maison du Vouvray

5	Boat Trip down the Loire

6	Chateau Royal or the Da Vinci Court, Amboise

7	Paris and Joyce

8	Paris: miscellanea

9	Mont-Saint-Michel

10	Dublin, Jew and Joyce: "Jublin"

11	Dublin: miscellanea

12	Athlone

13	Clonmacnoise (Cluain Mhic Nois)

14	Belfast: "You Are Now Entering Loyalist Sandy Row"

15	Carrickfergus Castle

16	The Hurry Head, East Antrim (Co. Antrim)

17	Carrick-a-Rede

18	The Old Bushmills Distillery Co. Ltd.

19	Dunluce Castle

20	The Giant's Causeway

21	Seoul JJSK Conference 2008

22	Seoul: miscellanea 2008

Tours: miscellanea

  Tours City (pop. c.298,000) has the cosmopolitan, bourgeois air of a miniature Paris, with wide eighteenth century avenues, formal public gardens, cafe-lined boulevards and a thriving university with 25,000 students.  Graced with imposing public buildings in the purple classical style and an atmospheric old city, it's both elegant and self-confident, and thus, in its inimitable way, quintessentially French.  The French spoken in Tours is said to be the purest in France.
  Thanks to the spirit of the eighteenth century, Tours is efficiently laid out,  Its focal point is semicircular place Jean Jaures, where the city's major thoroughfares -- Rue Nationale, Boulevard Heurteloup, Avenue de Grammont and Boulevard Beranger -- meet, Champs-Elysees-style, at a flowery fountain.  The train station is 300 m east of Place Jean Jaures.  The old city is centered on Place Plumereau, which is about 400 m west of Rue Nationale.  The northern boundary of the city is demarcated by the River Loire, which flows roughly parallel to the River Cher, 3 km to the south.  (Main reference: Lonely Planet France.  7th edition.  Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd, 2007.)

IMAGE IMAGE NO. DATA

Tours Stations      Gare S.N.C.F. de Tours and Gare de St-Pierre des Corps (TGV)

tuf2008-002 (Saturday 14 June) Gare de Tours (S.N.C.F.)

tuf2008-004 (Saturday 14 June) Gare de Tours (S.N.C.F.)

tuf2008-005 (Saturday 14 June) Gare de Tours (S.N.C.F.)

tuf2008-338 (Friday 20 June) Gare de Tours (S.N.C.F.)

tuf2008-339 (Saturday 21 June) Gare de St-Pierre des Corps (TGV station of Tours)



Tours Giraudeau      Hotel Tours Giraudeau, 247 Rue Giraudeau, Tours 37000, France.  I could find a plaque of "Hotel de Tourisme" but it is probably equivalent to two- or three-star hotels.
  This is the hotel I stayed between 14 and 21 June 2008 (7 nights) during the XXIst International James Joyce Symposium.  Not bad and very comfortable for me with many Japanese tourists because the hotel has a special contract with some major Japanese tourists agencies.  However, it is about 35 minutes walk to the VINCI Centre International de Congres de Tours.  So I didn't dare to come back from the venue for taking a rest in the daytime.

tuf2008-011 (Saturday 14 June) Hotel Tours Giraudeau, 247 Rue Giraudeau, Tours 37000

tuf2008-012 (Sunday 15 June) Hotel Tours Giraudeau, 247 Rue Giraudeau, Tours 37000



Marche Rabelais      Sunday morning market at Place Rabelais along Rue Giraudeau.  Nothing special for tourists, but I like this kind of typical market atmoshere in Europe.

tuf2008-013 (Sunday 15 June) Marche Rabelais at Place Rabelais along Rue Giraudeau

tuf2008-014 (Sunday 15 June) Marche Rabelais at Place Rabelais along Rue Giraudeau



Jardin Francois Sicard      Jardin Francois Sicard is a garden (park) in the opposite side of Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (near Cathedrale Saint-Gatien de Tour).

tuf2008-326 (Friday 20 June) Information board of Jardin Francois Sicard

tuf2008-327 (Friday 20 June) Statue of Michel Colombe (sculptor, 1430-1512), Jardin Francois Sicard.  He worked for King Francois II and his daughter Anne de Bretagne.

tuf2008-328 (Friday 20 June) Jardin Francois Sicard



Place Plumereau      Surrounded by (half-)timbered house dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth century, Place Plumereau is the most famous and attractive square for tourists.  It was named after Charles Plumereau, advisor to the town of Tours.

tuf2008-179 (Tuesday 17 June) La Mallotte (sweetshop) near Place Plumereau

tuf2008-180 (Tuesday 17 June) La Mallotte (sweetshop) near Place Plumereau

tuf2008-181 (Tuesday 17 June) La Mallotte (sweetshop) near Place Plumereau

tuf2008-183 (Tuesday 17 June) Plaque of Place Plumereau

tuf2008-184 (Tuesday 17 June) The fifteenth and sixteenth century timbered houses, Place Plumereau

tuf2008-185 (Tuesday 17 June) The fifteenth and sixteenth century timbered houses, Place Plumereau

tuf2008-186 (Tuesday 17 June) The fifteenth and sixteenth century timbered houses, Place Plumereau

tuf2008-187 (Tuesday 17 June) The fifteenth and sixteenth century timbered houses, Place Plumereau

tuf2008-188 (Tuesday 17 June) The fifteenth and sixteenth century timbered houses, Place Plumereau

tuf2008-190 (Tuesday 17 June) The fifteenth and sixteenth century timbered houses, Place Plumereau

tuf2008-191 (Tuesday 17 June) Place Plumereau



Jeanne d'Arc      Hotel Robin-Quantin a Tours (au 2eme plan).  La maison de Jenne d'Arc a Tours.  Off Place Plumereau.  In 1429, after the historical approval by the Royal Council, Jeanne d'Arc was sent to this town of Tours where her war banners were made at the cost of 25 livres-tournois for a standard and a pennon showing an angel presenting a lily to the Virgin Mary.  With the hospitality of Jean Dupuy, a burgess of Tours, Jeanne d'Arc stayed at this house and was ready to fight for the people of France against England.

tuf2008-192 (Tuesday 17 June) Plaque of Hotel Robin-Quantin a Tours (au 2eme plan) or La maison de Jenne d'Arc a Tours

tuf2008-193 (Tuesday 17 June) Hotel Robin-Quantin a Tours (au 2eme plan) or La maison de Jenne d'Arc a Tours off Place Plumereau



Universite Francois-Rabelais      Francois Rabelais University (Universite Francois-Rabelais), is a public (state run) university in Tours, France.  The university is named after the French writer Francois Rabelais, and was founded in 1969.  The number of the students is about 25,000.

tuf2008-194 (Tuesday 17 June) Universite Francois-Rabelais.  This campus is located by Bords de Loire: Faculte d' Arts et Sciences humaines/ Faculte de Langues et Literature.



Bords de Loire      I just wanted to see la Loire.

tuf2008-199 (Tuesday 17 June) Bords de Loire

tuf2008-200 (Tuesday 17 June) In Bords de Loire

tuf2008-201 (Tuesday 17 June) In Bords de Loire

tuf2008-202 (Tuesday 17 June) In Bords de Loire

tuf2008-203 (Tuesday 17 June) Pont Wilson, viewed from Bords de Loire

tuf2008-204 (Tuesday 17 June) Pont Wilson, viewed from Bords de Loire

tuf2008-205 (Tuesday 17 June) La Loire (1,020 km long), viewed from Bords de Loire

tuf2008-206 (Tuesday 17 June) La Loire (1,020 km long), viewed from Bords de Loire

tuf2008-207 (Tuesday 17 June) La Loire (1,020 km long), viewed from Bords de Loire



Place Jean Jaures      This is the central square of Tours, 400 m southwest of Gare de Tours.  In the opposite side of Boulevard Beranger stands the magnificent building of Hotel de Ville (see the page of Tours IJJF Symposium 2008: "Re-Nascent Joyce").

tuf2008-212 (Tuesday 17 June) Place Jean Jaures, Boulevard Beranger



Square de la Prefecture      Square de la Prefecture is located along Boulevard Heurteloup.  Next to Centre de Congres VINCI.

tuf2008-215 (Tuesday 17 June) Square de la Prefecture

tuf2008-216 (Tuesday 17 June) Square de la Prefecture



Boulevard Beranger      Boulevard Beranger

tuf2008-334 (Friday 20 June) Une voiture a chevaux (horse-drawn vehicle), Boulevard Beranger

tuf2008-335 (Friday 20 June) Boulevard Beranger



Path off Rue d'Entraigues      Path off Rue d'Entraigues, on the way from Hotel Tours Giraudeau to the VINCI Centre International de Congres de Tours.

tuf2008-246 (Wednesday 18 June) A path off Rue d'Entraigues



Grand Theatre      Grand Theatre de Tours, 34, Rue Scellerie 37000 Tours, France.  Founded in the nineteenth century, they will host operas and classical concerts, especially of l'Orchestre Symphonique Region Centre-Tours (OSRCT).

tuf2008-261 (Wednesday 18 June) Grand Theatre de Tours, 34, Rue Scellerie 37000 Tours, France

tuf2008-263 (Wednesday 18 June) Some ads for classical concerts, Grand Theatre de Tours, 34, Rue Scellerie 37000 Tours, France



Aux Delices de Michel Colombe      Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours.  This is my favorite cafe in Tours.  About 5 minutes' walk from the VINCI Centre International de Congres de Tours.  During the one week conference, I ate lunch here three times.

tuf2008-024 (Sunday 15 June) uAx Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours

tuf2008-323 (Friday 20 June) Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours

tuf2008-025 (Sunday 15 June) My lunch (Croque monsieur, Ossiette de crudite [mixed salad?] et Cappuccino), Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours

tuf2008-285 (Thursday 19 June) Lunch with Prof. Seokmoo Choi (Korea University, South Korea) at Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours

tuf2008-287 (Thursday 19 June) Menu of Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours

tuf2008-288 (Thursday 19 June) Part of my lunch (salade verte et cappuccino), Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours

tuf2008-289 (Thursday 19 June) Part of my lunch (Pizza ol maure et cappuccino), Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours

tuf2008-324 (Friday 20 June) My lunch (Croque monsieur, Ossiette de crudite [mixed salad?] et Cappuccino [not yet]), Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours

tuf2008-325 (Friday 20 June) My lunch (Croque monsieur, Ossiette de crudite [mixed salad?] et Cappuccino [not yet]), Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours



Tarte Julie      This restaurant (cafe) is located in a shopping mall in the city centre.  The address is: 72, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours.

tuf2008-143 (Tuesday 17 June) Tarte Julie, 72, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours, where we took lunch on Tuesday.

tuf2008-144 (Tuesday 17 June) Tarte Julie, 72, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours, where we took lunch on Tuesday.



Irish Pubs 1      Off Place Plumereau

tuf2008-231 (Tuesday 17 June) McCool's, an Irish pub off Place Plumereau

tuf2008-232 (Tuesday 17 June) Paddy Flaherty, an Irish pub off Place Plumereau



Irish Pubs 2      Walking along Rue Nationale, I am much impressed with a number of Irish pubs and shops in Tours!

tuf2008-209 (Tuesday 17 June) The Shamrock, an Irish pub along Rue Nationale

tuf2008-210 (Tuesday 17 June) Le Comptoir Irlandais, a shop dealing with Irish products along Rue Nationale



Le Grill du Roy      Le Grill du Roy is a restaurant de cuisine traditionnelle.   In Place Plumereau.  The address is: 16, rue du Grand Marche 37000 Tours.

tuf2008-233 (Tuesday 17 June) Le Grill du Roy, The address is: 16, rue du Grand Marche 37000 Tours

tuf2008-234 (Tuesday 17 June) My hors-doeuvre [appetizer] (escargots), Le Grill du Roy.  "C'est ce que le premier fois je mange escargots." [That is the first time I ate escargot.]

tuf2008-235 (Tuesday 17 June) My hors-doeuvre [appetizer] (escargots), Le Grill du Roy

tuf2008-236 (Tuesday 17 June) My hors-doeuvre [appetizer] (escargots), Le Grill du Roy

tuf2008-237 (Tuesday 17 June) My le plat principal [main dish] (agneau [lamb]), Le Grill du Roy

tuf2008-240 (Tuesday 17 June) My dessert (chocolat), Le Grill du Roy



Grill Colbert      Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours

tuf2008-264 (Wednesday 18 June) Menu of Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours

tuf2008-265 (Wednesday 18 June) Today's special menu of Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours

tuf2008-266 (Wednesday 18 June) Today's special menu of Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours

tuf2008-267 (Wednesday 18 June) Today's special menu of Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours

tuf2008-269 (Wednesday 18 June) Menu of Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours

tuf2008-270 (Wednesday 18 June) Today's special menu of Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours

tuf2008-271 (Wednesday 18 June) My hors-doeuvre [appetizer] (Cuisses de Grenouilles Provencales [Provencale frog legs]), Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours

tuf2008-272 (Wednesday 18 June) My hors-doeuvre [appetizer] (Cuisses de Grenouilles Provencales [Provencale frog legs]), Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours

tuf2008-273 (Wednesday 18 June) My hors-doeuvre [appetizer] (Cuisses de Grenouilles Provencales [Provencale frog legs]), Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours

tuf2008-274 (Wednesday 18 June) My dear French teacher Henry Chen (Ph.D at Berkeley, USA) (left) and Hsiu-yuan Chen (Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris III, France) (right), Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours

tuf2008-275 (Wednesday 18 June) My le plat principal [main dish] (crevette et riz cantonais [prawns and fried rice]), Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours

tuf2008-277 (Wednesday 18 June) Today'sl menu of desserts, Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours

tuf2008-278 (Wednesday 18 June) My dessert (creme brule [the most delicious of all French desserts as some people say]), Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours



La Taverne de Maitre Kanter      La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours (famous for fish food)

tuf2008-300 (Thursday 19 June) La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours

tuf2008-301 (Thursday 19 June) Menu of La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours

tuf2008-302 (Thursday 19 June) Our hors-doeuvre [appetizer] (huitres [oysters]), La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours

tuf2008-303 (Thursday 19 June) My le plat principal [main dish] (une poisson entiere [a whole fish]?), La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours

tuf2008-306 (Thursday 19 June) Here four Taiwanese Joycean friends come to the restaurant: Li-ling Tseng (National Taiwan University, Taiwan), Yen-Yen Hsiao (National Tsinghua University, Taiwan), Hsiu-yuan Chen (Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris III, France), and Henry Chen (Ph.D at Berkeley, USA)!

tuf2008-308 (Thursday 19 June) My dessert (mousse au chocolat [chocolate mousse]), La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours

tuf2008-309 (Thursday 19 June) Terence Killeen (The Irish Times, Ireland), Paul O'Hanrahan (scholar/actor, Ireland), Mary Cloake (Arts Council, Ireland), Patricia Novillo-Corvalan (Birkbeck College, University of London, UK) and Toshiaki Kuwahara (Morioka College, Japan).  At La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours

tuf2008-310 (Thursday 19 June) Terence Killeen (The Irish Times, Ireland), Paul O'Hanrahan (scholar/actor, Ireland), Mary Cloake (Arts Council, Ireland), Patricia Novillo-Corvalan (Birkbeck College, University of London, UK) and Toshiaki Kuwahara (Morioka College, Japan).  At La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours



Restaurant Le Palais Imperial      A Chinese restaurant in the city centre of Tours.  The address is: 17, Rue Victor Hugo, 37000 Tours.  At least the name is so attractive.  In June 2008, there are 12 restaurants chinois (Chinese restaurants) registered in Tours.

tuf2008-081 (Sunday 15 June) Restaurant Le Palais Imperial, 17, Rue Victor Hugo, 37000 Tours



Restaurant Le Taiwan      "Restaurant Le Formose" or formally called "Restaurant Le Taiwan," a Taiwanese [Chinese] restaurant in the city centre of Tours.  As the sign shows, they also serve "sushi" (Japanese fish food).The address is: 39, Rue Nericault Destouches, 37000 Tours, France.  In June 2008, there are 12 restaurants chinois (Chinese restaurants) registered in Tours.

tuf2008-145 (Tuesday 17 June) Restaurant Le Formose (Restaurant Le Taiwan), 39, Rue Nericault Destouches, 37000 Tours, France



Sushi Restaurant      Palais de Laido.  On the way back from Jean de Ockeghem Music Centre, 15 Place Chateuneuf.  The address of the restaurant is: 12 Rue de la Rotisserie 37000 Tours, France.  In June 2008, there are 4 restaurants japonais (Japanese restaurants) registered in Tours.

tuf2008-245 (Tuesday 17 June) Palais de Laido, 12 Rue de la Rotisserie 37000 Tours

Maintained by Eishiro Ito

IMAGE	IMAGE NO.	DATA
Tours Stations		Gare S.N.C.F. de Tours and Gare de St-Pierre des Corps (TGV)
	tuf2008-002	(Saturday 14 June) Gare de Tours (S.N.C.F.)
	tuf2008-004	(Saturday 14 June) Gare de Tours (S.N.C.F.)
	tuf2008-005	(Saturday 14 June) Gare de Tours (S.N.C.F.)
	tuf2008-338	(Friday 20 June) Gare de Tours (S.N.C.F.)
	tuf2008-339	(Saturday 21 June) Gare de St-Pierre des Corps (TGV station of Tours)

Tours Giraudeau		Hotel Tours Giraudeau, 247 Rue Giraudeau, Tours 37000, France. I could find a plaque of "Hotel de Tourisme" but it is probably equivalent to two- or three-star hotels. This is the hotel I stayed between 14 and 21 June 2008 (7 nights) during the XXIst International James Joyce Symposium. Not bad and very comfortable for me with many Japanese tourists because the hotel has a special contract with some major Japanese tourists agencies. However, it is about 35 minutes walk to the VINCI Centre International de Congres de Tours. So I didn't dare to come back from the venue for taking a rest in the daytime.
	tuf2008-011	(Saturday 14 June) Hotel Tours Giraudeau, 247 Rue Giraudeau, Tours 37000
	tuf2008-012	(Sunday 15 June) Hotel Tours Giraudeau, 247 Rue Giraudeau, Tours 37000

Marche Rabelais		Sunday morning market at Place Rabelais along Rue Giraudeau. Nothing special for tourists, but I like this kind of typical market atmoshere in Europe.
	tuf2008-013	(Sunday 15 June) Marche Rabelais at Place Rabelais along Rue Giraudeau
	tuf2008-014	(Sunday 15 June) Marche Rabelais at Place Rabelais along Rue Giraudeau

Jardin Francois Sicard		Jardin Francois Sicard is a garden (park) in the opposite side of Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (near Cathedrale Saint-Gatien de Tour).
	tuf2008-326	(Friday 20 June) Information board of Jardin Francois Sicard
	tuf2008-327	(Friday 20 June) Statue of Michel Colombe (sculptor, 1430-1512), Jardin Francois Sicard. He worked for King Francois II and his daughter Anne de Bretagne.
	tuf2008-328	(Friday 20 June) Jardin Francois Sicard

Place Plumereau		Surrounded by (half-)timbered house dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth century, Place Plumereau is the most famous and attractive square for tourists. It was named after Charles Plumereau, advisor to the town of Tours.
	tuf2008-179	(Tuesday 17 June) La Mallotte (sweetshop) near Place Plumereau
	tuf2008-180	(Tuesday 17 June) La Mallotte (sweetshop) near Place Plumereau
	tuf2008-181	(Tuesday 17 June) La Mallotte (sweetshop) near Place Plumereau
	tuf2008-183	(Tuesday 17 June) Plaque of Place Plumereau
	tuf2008-184	(Tuesday 17 June) The fifteenth and sixteenth century timbered houses, Place Plumereau
	tuf2008-185	(Tuesday 17 June) The fifteenth and sixteenth century timbered houses, Place Plumereau
	tuf2008-186	(Tuesday 17 June) The fifteenth and sixteenth century timbered houses, Place Plumereau
	tuf2008-187	(Tuesday 17 June) The fifteenth and sixteenth century timbered houses, Place Plumereau
	tuf2008-188	(Tuesday 17 June) The fifteenth and sixteenth century timbered houses, Place Plumereau
	tuf2008-190	(Tuesday 17 June) The fifteenth and sixteenth century timbered houses, Place Plumereau
	tuf2008-191	(Tuesday 17 June) Place Plumereau

Jeanne d'Arc		Hotel Robin-Quantin a Tours (au 2eme plan). La maison de Jenne d'Arc a Tours. Off Place Plumereau. In 1429, after the historical approval by the Royal Council, Jeanne d'Arc was sent to this town of Tours where her war banners were made at the cost of 25 livres-tournois for a standard and a pennon showing an angel presenting a lily to the Virgin Mary. With the hospitality of Jean Dupuy, a burgess of Tours, Jeanne d'Arc stayed at this house and was ready to fight for the people of France against England.
	tuf2008-192	(Tuesday 17 June) Plaque of Hotel Robin-Quantin a Tours (au 2eme plan) or La maison de Jenne d'Arc a Tours
	tuf2008-193	(Tuesday 17 June) Hotel Robin-Quantin a Tours (au 2eme plan) or La maison de Jenne d'Arc a Tours off Place Plumereau

Universite Francois-Rabelais		Francois Rabelais University (Universite Francois-Rabelais), is a public (state run) university in Tours, France. The university is named after the French writer Francois Rabelais, and was founded in 1969. The number of the students is about 25,000.
	tuf2008-194	(Tuesday 17 June) Universite Francois-Rabelais. This campus is located by Bords de Loire: Faculte d' Arts et Sciences humaines/ Faculte de Langues et Literature.

Bords de Loire		I just wanted to see la Loire.
	tuf2008-199	(Tuesday 17 June) Bords de Loire
	tuf2008-200	(Tuesday 17 June) In Bords de Loire
	tuf2008-201	(Tuesday 17 June) In Bords de Loire
	tuf2008-202	(Tuesday 17 June) In Bords de Loire
	tuf2008-203	(Tuesday 17 June) Pont Wilson, viewed from Bords de Loire
	tuf2008-204	(Tuesday 17 June) Pont Wilson, viewed from Bords de Loire
	tuf2008-205	(Tuesday 17 June) La Loire (1,020 km long), viewed from Bords de Loire
	tuf2008-206	(Tuesday 17 June) La Loire (1,020 km long), viewed from Bords de Loire
	tuf2008-207	(Tuesday 17 June) La Loire (1,020 km long), viewed from Bords de Loire

Place Jean Jaures		This is the central square of Tours, 400 m southwest of Gare de Tours. In the opposite side of Boulevard Beranger stands the magnificent building of Hotel de Ville (see the page of Tours IJJF Symposium 2008: "Re-Nascent Joyce").
	tuf2008-212	(Tuesday 17 June) Place Jean Jaures, Boulevard Beranger

Square de la Prefecture		Square de la Prefecture is located along Boulevard Heurteloup. Next to Centre de Congres VINCI.
	tuf2008-215	(Tuesday 17 June) Square de la Prefecture
	tuf2008-216	(Tuesday 17 June) Square de la Prefecture

Boulevard Beranger		Boulevard Beranger
	tuf2008-334	(Friday 20 June) Une voiture a chevaux (horse-drawn vehicle), Boulevard Beranger
	tuf2008-335	(Friday 20 June) Boulevard Beranger

Path off Rue d'Entraigues		Path off Rue d'Entraigues, on the way from Hotel Tours Giraudeau to the VINCI Centre International de Congres de Tours.
	tuf2008-246	(Wednesday 18 June) A path off Rue d'Entraigues

Grand Theatre		Grand Theatre de Tours, 34, Rue Scellerie 37000 Tours, France. Founded in the nineteenth century, they will host operas and classical concerts, especially of l'Orchestre Symphonique Region Centre-Tours (OSRCT).
	tuf2008-261	(Wednesday 18 June) Grand Theatre de Tours, 34, Rue Scellerie 37000 Tours, France
	tuf2008-263	(Wednesday 18 June) Some ads for classical concerts, Grand Theatre de Tours, 34, Rue Scellerie 37000 Tours, France

Aux Delices de Michel Colombe		Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours. This is my favorite cafe in Tours. About 5 minutes' walk from the VINCI Centre International de Congres de Tours. During the one week conference, I ate lunch here three times.
	tuf2008-024	(Sunday 15 June) uAx Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours
	tuf2008-323	(Friday 20 June) Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours
	tuf2008-025	(Sunday 15 June) My lunch (Croque monsieur, Ossiette de crudite [mixed salad?] et Cappuccino), Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours
	tuf2008-285	(Thursday 19 June) Lunch with Prof. Seokmoo Choi (Korea University, South Korea) at Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours
	tuf2008-287	(Thursday 19 June) Menu of Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours
	tuf2008-288	(Thursday 19 June) Part of my lunch (salade verte et cappuccino), Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours
	tuf2008-289	(Thursday 19 June) Part of my lunch (Pizza ol maure et cappuccino), Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours
	tuf2008-324	(Friday 20 June) My lunch (Croque monsieur, Ossiette de crudite [mixed salad?] et Cappuccino [not yet]), Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours
	tuf2008-325	(Friday 20 June) My lunch (Croque monsieur, Ossiette de crudite [mixed salad?] et Cappuccino [not yet]), Aux Delices de Michel Colombe (artisan chocolatier), 1 Place Francois Sicard, Tours

Tarte Julie		This restaurant (cafe) is located in a shopping mall in the city centre. The address is: 72, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours.
	tuf2008-143	(Tuesday 17 June) Tarte Julie, 72, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours, where we took lunch on Tuesday.
	tuf2008-144	(Tuesday 17 June) Tarte Julie, 72, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours, where we took lunch on Tuesday.

Irish Pubs 1		Off Place Plumereau
	tuf2008-231	(Tuesday 17 June) McCool's, an Irish pub off Place Plumereau
	tuf2008-232	(Tuesday 17 June) Paddy Flaherty, an Irish pub off Place Plumereau

Irish Pubs 2		Walking along Rue Nationale, I am much impressed with a number of Irish pubs and shops in Tours!
	tuf2008-209	(Tuesday 17 June) The Shamrock, an Irish pub along Rue Nationale
	tuf2008-210	(Tuesday 17 June) Le Comptoir Irlandais, a shop dealing with Irish products along Rue Nationale

Le Grill du Roy		Le Grill du Roy is a restaurant de cuisine traditionnelle. In Place Plumereau. The address is: 16, rue du Grand Marche 37000 Tours.
	tuf2008-233	(Tuesday 17 June) Le Grill du Roy, The address is: 16, rue du Grand Marche 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-234	(Tuesday 17 June) My hors-doeuvre [appetizer] (escargots), Le Grill du Roy. "C'est ce que le premier fois je mange escargots." [That is the first time I ate escargot.]
	tuf2008-235	(Tuesday 17 June) My hors-doeuvre [appetizer] (escargots), Le Grill du Roy
	tuf2008-236	(Tuesday 17 June) My hors-doeuvre [appetizer] (escargots), Le Grill du Roy
	tuf2008-237	(Tuesday 17 June) My le plat principal [main dish] (agneau [lamb]), Le Grill du Roy
	tuf2008-240	(Tuesday 17 June) My dessert (chocolat), Le Grill du Roy

Grill Colbert		Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-264	(Wednesday 18 June) Menu of Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-265	(Wednesday 18 June) Today's special menu of Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-266	(Wednesday 18 June) Today's special menu of Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-267	(Wednesday 18 June) Today's special menu of Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-269	(Wednesday 18 June) Menu of Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-270	(Wednesday 18 June) Today's special menu of Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-271	(Wednesday 18 June) My hors-doeuvre [appetizer] (Cuisses de Grenouilles Provencales [Provencale frog legs]), Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-272	(Wednesday 18 June) My hors-doeuvre [appetizer] (Cuisses de Grenouilles Provencales [Provencale frog legs]), Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-273	(Wednesday 18 June) My hors-doeuvre [appetizer] (Cuisses de Grenouilles Provencales [Provencale frog legs]), Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-274	(Wednesday 18 June) My dear French teacher Henry Chen (Ph.D at Berkeley, USA) (left) and Hsiu-yuan Chen (Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris III, France) (right), Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-275	(Wednesday 18 June) My le plat principal [main dish] (crevette et riz cantonais [prawns and fried rice]), Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-277	(Wednesday 18 June) Today'sl menu of desserts, Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-278	(Wednesday 18 June) My dessert (creme brule [the most delicious of all French desserts as some people say]), Grill Colbert, 46 Rue Colbert 37000 Tours

La Taverne de Maitre Kanter		La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours (famous for fish food)
	tuf2008-300	(Thursday 19 June) La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-301	(Thursday 19 June) Menu of La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-302	(Thursday 19 June) Our hors-doeuvre [appetizer] (huitres [oysters]), La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-303	(Thursday 19 June) My le plat principal [main dish] (une poisson entiere [a whole fish]?), La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-306	(Thursday 19 June) Here four Taiwanese Joycean friends come to the restaurant: Li-ling Tseng (National Taiwan University, Taiwan), Yen-Yen Hsiao (National Tsinghua University, Taiwan), Hsiu-yuan Chen (Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris III, France), and Henry Chen (Ph.D at Berkeley, USA)!
	tuf2008-308	(Thursday 19 June) My dessert (mousse au chocolat [chocolate mousse]), La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-309	(Thursday 19 June) Terence Killeen (The Irish Times, Ireland), Paul O'Hanrahan (scholar/actor, Ireland), Mary Cloake (Arts Council, Ireland), Patricia Novillo-Corvalan (Birkbeck College, University of London, UK) and Toshiaki Kuwahara (Morioka College, Japan). At La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours
	tuf2008-310	(Thursday 19 June) Terence Killeen (The Irish Times, Ireland), Paul O'Hanrahan (scholar/actor, Ireland), Mary Cloake (Arts Council, Ireland), Patricia Novillo-Corvalan (Birkbeck College, University of London, UK) and Toshiaki Kuwahara (Morioka College, Japan). At La Taverne de Maitre Kanter, 48, Rue Nationale, 37000 Tours

Restaurant Le Palais Imperial		A Chinese restaurant in the city centre of Tours. The address is: 17, Rue Victor Hugo, 37000 Tours. At least the name is so attractive. In June 2008, there are 12 restaurants chinois (Chinese restaurants) registered in Tours.
	tuf2008-081	(Sunday 15 June) Restaurant Le Palais Imperial, 17, Rue Victor Hugo, 37000 Tours

Restaurant Le Taiwan		"Restaurant Le Formose" or formally called "Restaurant Le Taiwan," a Taiwanese [Chinese] restaurant in the city centre of Tours. As the sign shows, they also serve "sushi" (Japanese fish food).The address is: 39, Rue Nericault Destouches, 37000 Tours, France. In June 2008, there are 12 restaurants chinois (Chinese restaurants) registered in Tours.
	tuf2008-145	(Tuesday 17 June) Restaurant Le Formose (Restaurant Le Taiwan), 39, Rue Nericault Destouches, 37000 Tours, France

Sushi Restaurant		Palais de Laido. On the way back from Jean de Ockeghem Music Centre, 15 Place Chateuneuf. The address of the restaurant is: 12 Rue de la Rotisserie 37000 Tours, France. In June 2008, there are 4 restaurants japonais (Japanese restaurants) registered in Tours.
	tuf2008-245	(Tuesday 17 June) Palais de Laido, 12 Rue de la Rotisserie 37000 Tours