Intense Body Surfing at Bondi Beach, Australia
A beautiful day for the beach – we head to Bondi. We assume that it will be packed – it is a gorgeous weekend day, and that will make it more of the true experience of Bondi. When we get there, we see that it is beautiful. And...
Letters from St. Fréchoux:
Sunday, September 26th, 2004: St. Fréchoux, France N 43 E 003 Calonge to St. Fréchoux: 267 kilometres Dear Gary: Bet you are sorry you closed the pool so early this year! We hear you are having a wonderful September. Say hi to...
Letters from St. Fréchoux: How French!
Tuesday, September 28th, 2004: St. Fréchoux, France Dear Charlie: Rosemary arrived safe and sound today from the U.S. but was been delayed an hour due to equipment issues on her connecting flight from Paris. We greet her with...
Le Viaduc de Millau
Thursday, October 7th, 2004: St. Fréchoux We drive a bit north today, the same route that we will drive tomorrow as we start our move to Paris. But we only go 50 or so kilometres, to Millau, at one end of the spectacular Gorges...
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...
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...