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.
Are You Part of the “Lufthansa Group”?
Lufthansa has given us a room in a 5 star hotel with three full meals and use of the room for the full day, until we need to head over to the airport for the flight. We are still boiling mad from their shoddy treatment of us last...
Jacarandas in Full Bloom in Buenos Aires
It is spring outside today – rain is in the air, but the sun is out. The jacarandas are in full bloom, adding a canopy of bright purple above our heads and a carpet of spent, faded purple under our feet. We agree to take turns...
Still Waiting for Lufthansa
The alarm goes at 9:45 – the service technician is arriving at 10 to fix the blinds. I feel better than I should considering how late we danced the night away. Greg is first for waiting today, so he waits, while I go buy more...
“It is cheaper to live extravagantly all your life than to be buried in Recoleta.”
The day rises sunny and bright; a piercing blue sky that is complimented by those still-flowering, incredibly purple jacaranda trees. Rain showers occasionally harass the tourists but never long enough to dampen anyone’s...
Quiet Movie Day in Buenos Aires
We have a very quiet weekend. The weather is very spring-like. We walk around the neighbourhood, doing our chores, umbrellas open. Sunday afternoon we take in a movie, an American thriller with Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, and...
Opting Out of Uncomfortable Travel
We told the hotel front desk last night that when the tour came at 7 a.m. this morning to pick us up, they were to say we were unwell and wouldn’t be going. We are both happy and relieved to have cancelled out of our second...
Catching Up with Friends, New and Old in Buenos Aires
While we were in Salta, we discovered that our friend John B. is visiting Buenos Aires, where he was born. This is his first time back since he was 7, when his parents decided that their future didn’t lie in Argentina and...