A private edition

The Journal Index

Twenty-one days in five parts — Paris, Mouriès, Nice–Cannes, Chamonix, Épernay.

Part One · Paris

The city first, before the country — and the only part that was ever going to open it. Read the part.

Day One · Sunday 24 May24 May33 photographsDay Two · Monday 25 May25 May41 photographsDay Three · Tuesday 26 May26 May16 photographsDay Four · Wednesday 27 May27 May21 photographsDay Five · Thursday 28 May28 May33 photographsDay Six · Friday 29 May29 May7 photographs

Part Two · Mouriès

The long middle of the trip, measured in lunches that went on too far into the afternoon. Read the part.

Day Eight · Sunday 31 May31 May8 photographsDay Nine · Monday 1 June1 June11 photographsDay Ten · Tuesday 2 June2 June15 photographsDay Eleven · Wednesday 3 June3 June19 photographsDay Twelve · Thursday 4 June4 June8 photographs

Part Three · Nice–Cannes

Down to the coast: an apartment window open on the town, the Croisette in the morning, a toast standing in the shallows. Read the part.

Day Thirteen · Friday 5 June5 June3 photographsDay Fourteen · Saturday 6 June6 June8 photographsDay Fifteen · Sunday 7 June7 June11 photographs

Part Four · Chamonix

The mountains — the register's one change of altitude. Read the part.

Day Sixteen · Monday 8 June8 June4 photographsDay Seventeen · Tuesday 9 June9 June35 photographsDay Eighteen · Wednesday 10 June10 June55 photographsDay Nineteen · Thursday 11 June11 June25 photographs

Part Five · Épernay

The cellars, and the way home. Read the part.

Day Twenty · Friday 12 June12 June6 photographsDay Twenty-one · Saturday 13 June13 June43 photographs

Also in this edition

Worth keepingThe Little Black BookThe tables, the stays, and the people met along the way. Also in this editionLessons, Laughs & Near MissesWhat we'd plan around next time, and what was funny by morning. PhotographsThe GalleryEvery frame, by day. The routeThe ChartParis south to the Alpilles, east to the coast, north to the mountains, and home by the cellars. In printThe BookThe printed edition, built after the trip.