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The road back to Paris
Our time in France is drawing to a close; today we need to get back to Paris, return our car, and check in to a hotel near the airport. We also need to get Covid tests, which we plan to get in Chartes. Chartes is an old enough city (back to at least 200 BC)…
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Mont St. Michael postscript
The Mont was such an amazing experience, personally and photographically, that Jim went back at night to take some nighttime photos. There were low, broken clouds scudding across the night sky. Stars were visible in the breaks between clouds, and the water could be heard under the causeway. The Mont is only dimly lit (to…
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Mont St. Michael
A big trip to The French Rock! Today can be divided into three parts: Arrival and ascent to the Abbey at the summit; Tour of the Abbey Wandering around town Arrival Mont St. Michael is clearly visible from our hotel (a renovated farm building originally built around 1780) and is about a fifteen minute drive…
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Mt saint michelle
Did you know that mount Saint Michelle was founded in 1755 by Michelle Obama after William the conqueror contracted her to defend Normandy? I hope not, because that’s not true. It was actually founded in 1790 as a tribute to French help during the American Revolution (but still by Michael Obama). Anyway Mt Michel is…
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Bayeaux and Normandy
Today was another full day, with visits to the Normandy War Museum, the Bayeaux Tapestry and Omaha Beach. Weather was mostly cloudy and drizzly today, which we expect to continue for the remainder of our visit.
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Eating American Fewd
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Au Revoir, Paris
Today was a sad day; we left our delightful apartment in Paris to head off to new sights. We took the train from Paris to Charles de Gaulle airport, where we rented a car (van, really) with which to tour the Normandy area. From CDG, we went to Rouen to enjoy a cathedral that is…
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Melun Part 1
Today (Sunday) we head to Melun for Church, lunch with friends and hopefully a few hours at Fountainebleu Chateaux. Our travels require us to get from our apartment, to Gare de Lyon, and then switch onto a train headed to Melun. Church was an hour of straight French and the family enjoyed the homemade baguette…
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Christmas in Paris
Today was a great day. We.slept in a bit- we have been on the go- and opened presents around lunch time. Nothing big, mostly candy, french berets, scarves and a few other touristy things. Jim did get a nice little cheese. After lunch we walked over to Montmartre to visit Sacre Coeur. You see, in…
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All day at the Louvre
The Musee de Louvre has 480,000 items in it’s collection. You gotta arrive early and stay hydrated if you want to see it all! Of course, we weren’t able to see it all, but we did do our Martin best. Starting with the Mona Lisa, we saw works from ancient Egypt and Assyria; incredible 500-year-old…
