Because we are at an “age,” we like to break up the flying for trips abroad. This time we flew to Dallas, then onto Philadelphia. We stayed in the Marriot hotel at the Philadelphia airport which happens to be close … Continue reading →
Well, it’s now a little over two weeks since our cruise ended, so I guess it’s time to finish this blog trip. We finally left Reykjavik about 14 hours late and the ship’s captain assured us we would be in … Continue reading →
Today is the first of our five in a row sea days from Iceland to Boston, or at least, it would be a sea day if we could have left Reykjavik last night. Due to winds up to 40 knots … Continue reading →
So much to do and see and so little time in London. Five days is just not enough. Luckily Alan wrote up his journal entry so these are his memories of Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. We got up late … Continue reading →
Yesterday we left home long before the break of dawn, and were off to Chicago and then London. Using frequent flyer miles, we were in First Class to Chicago and Business class to London. What great food British Airways has … Continue reading →
We left off with the tantalizing idea that Tuesday was our version of the movie “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.” (See it if you never have, and if you have, watch it again.) We set out and bought our third … Continue reading →
This will be a quick post with lots of pictures as we really want to share Giverny (Claude Monet’s home for 40+ years) with you. We did go on a tour and checked in extra early since we couldn’t print … Continue reading →
We actually got started a little earlier today and were out of the apartment right around 11 AM. We walked a block up from our apartment and were on the Seine. Pretty close, huh? We then walked down to the … Continue reading →
Looks like it’s been a few days since we have posted. Honestly, we haven’t forgotten you, it’s just hard to find the time in the evenings to write this blog. We really have been keeping busy and enjoying ourselves. Two … Continue reading →
Today it has been raining all day, at times quite hard. We had made arrangements to meet another cousin of mine, Alexandre. He lives in Montmartre and works there also. He’s the age of our sons and is very interested … Continue reading →
