There is a book by Mick Fouriscot called La Route des Dentelles Normandes which covers several lace places between Bayeux and Paris.such as Alencon, Argentan, Caen and Courseulles. I take issue with the statement that you have to visit Cathedrals in France because you can't find much lace. In the Le Puy area you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a bobbin lace center. Especially interesting would be the new museum in Retournac which I am dying to see. However, I will grant you that it is hard to find since it is a bit off the standard tourist path, unless you are a person who is inclined to take winery tours. (Not such a hardship, actually.) Nearby Lyon, a possible base for touring the Le Puy area, is also a textile center, but of woven silk, although the museum in Lyon has a nice lace display. Perhaps you should include Antwerp and a trip to the Charles Borromeus Church. You will need to co-ordinate the day very carefully for this, since it is only open one day a week. Rarely visited in Belgium is the small Mechlin Museum in Bonheiden, but still quite interesting. Although you do not mention Vienna as a possible stop, there is a display, or at least there was a display, to die for at the Museum of Industrial Art there. Since, no photography was allowed and there was no book about the lace, I have only the memory of ecstatic enjoyment. Sounds like a great trip. Devon
**************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
