A relatively non significant issue required a visit to a medical specialist, JUST to make sure. So traveling by bus, I arrived very early and had noticed the stop earlier was marked Parc Riviere and there looked to be many…
A California Adventure
So basically 4 days after returning from a 15 day Rhine River Cruise on the Viking Gefjon, we were off to Paris on our way to California to see family. Basic reason was a funeral for Jan’s mom, scheduled at…
Rhine River Cruise
First of all, I cannot believe I did not write about this wonderful trip we took this past summer. I guess the timing of a 14 day trip immediately followed by a longer trip to CA got me off track.…
Short Trip to Pau
It had been a few weeks since we had traveled so a short trip to Pau, near the Pyrenees mountains came to be. Once again, we picked up an Enterprise car, programed in the directions and off we went. I…
Driving Trip thru Bretagne was an exciting adventure.
Leaving Bordeaux by car is quite easy. We can pick up Enterprise cars at the airport or at the Gare St. Jean. For this trip it was the train station. This trip was from Bordeaux, to La Rochelle, then Quimper,…
Surprise Visit made a trip to Arcachon
Our son was taking a trip to Rome and Florence, so decided to stop by on the way there. Always good to see your kid, even if he is 40+. Had some good times, found some great places to eat…
Dordogne, Part II
It was simply too difficult to put this trip into one blog. So today, I will wrap up this week long trip. Castles, Ancient Caves, and Yes, Bergerac, where Cyrano never lived. LeRaque-Gageac is virtually built into the side of…
Dordogne, land of castles, ancient caves, great rivers.
This area is actually very close to Bordeaux, and it is our mistake for not visiting sooner. We based in Sarlat and then traveled around the area visiting several castles and ancient towns in the area. The highlight was the…
Portugal was our only trip outside of France in 2018, except for Christmas Markets.
2018 was a year we planned on visiting several areas in France we did not know. So the only trip outside the country was to Lisbon and Porto. Each was distinctfully different and enjoyable. Flying from Bordeaux within the EU…
Madrid, the other “M” city we visited in 2017
Per my last entry, we had a busy year. So busy in fact that as I reviewed my photo files I completely forgot a wonderful visit to Madrid where we met our good friends Brittan and Terri. Neighbors from CA…