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…
2017 Cannot Believe We Saw So Much
It is funny that when you love to travel and enjoys seeing new places how one plans multiple trips and continues to get out into new areas. 2017 was not an exception. We began in Biarritz ( Basque Country), on…
Stockholm, so many different neighborhoods.
When we learned of our friends planned stay in Stockholm after their cruise, it was an easy decision to book a flight and join them. The hotel was centrally located overlooking a nice square and using it as a base…
Travels continue with Dijon, Stockholm, CA trip and Dublin
I had not realized how many trips or how many photos I had taken until I started to select a few photos to recap our trips. We have truly been blessed. Having cousins to visit makes trips special. JF and…