Enroute: St. Fréchoux to Paris.
Saturday, October 9th, 2004: Enroute to Paris, France October 8: St. Fréchoux to Issoire: 265 kilometres N 45 E 003 Overnight in an Ibis hotel in the middle of nowhere. Beers in the lobby before a mediocre dinner at a French...
6eme Arr., Formally Known as Luxembourg, Popularly Known as St. Germain.
Sunday, October 10th, 2004: Paris, France What else do you do in Paris on Sunday but sleep? But the pealing church bells gently rouse us from our bed and we join the locals for omelettes at Le Danton, our local, corner bistro,...
Rue St. Honore, Rue de Rivoli, Place Vendom: Exclusive Paris Shopping
The weather is so incredibly changeable these days. It is hard to decide whether to make it a museum day or a day to be outside enjoying everything Parisian. We take our chances and our umbrellas today as we plan with Bill and...
Saint-Germain-des-Prés: A Leisurely Stroll.
Tuesday, October 12th, 2004: Paris, France We allow ourselves the luxury of a lazy morning, and sit in the apartment, reading the paper and drinking coffee, once we wake up. Our plan today is to visit the Musée d’Orsay, the train...
A Stylish Scarf Can Go a Long Way With Parisians
Wednesday, October 13th, 2004: Paris, France Everyone has been commenting on my new scarf and how stylish and popular it is with Parsians. Just luck in the selection, I guess, and of course my strong sense of style. Bob needs and...
Musée d’Orsay: Observing Art, Observing the Observers.
Thursday, October 14th, 2004: Paris, France Today we dawdle through the Musée d’Orsay. Greg enjoyed it more than I did: the crowds on the top floor, where the impressionists hang, made me crazy; I admit that I was tired after...
Paris: Le Grand Tour of Museums
We are doing Le Grand Tour of Museums these days. Today, our grand tour continues today with the Monet, Turner, and Whistler exhibit newly-opened at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, built for the 1900 World ’s Fair, just...
Extended Travel: Some Difficulties in Paris
We decide to split today. No, not what you think, but pretty close. John and I continue to work through the travel and personal issues that exist in any relationship no matter where you are, made even more complex by day-to-day...
A Day Off in Gent, Belgium
We take a day off today. We do nothing except relax in the comfortable atmosphere of our hosts’ lovely home. Mid-afternoon I leave John reading and working on the computer, and walk into town for the newspaper and some wine for...
The End of Our European Adventure
We have our 2nd lazy day in a row, enjoying the warmth and comfort of Marc and Yves’ home. It is a wonderful place to be as we come to the end of our European adventure.