We have been in Nimes, France for the past day. We are staying in a charming loft WAYYYY up the hill. This is great exercise since ANY meal requires a 200ft vertical descent followed by a similar ascent. No gaining…
Category: Europe 2016
Travel Thoughts, Notes and Photos from Europe in Feb. 2016
Wandering Lyon
Today was a day for wandering. All types of wandering. We first had to repark our car. Apparently (we discovered) the entire City Center is “Payant” parking. Which means “PAY UP” (loosely translated). After lengthy phone and text discussions with…
First night in Lyon (Gastronomic adventures…)
Well, it finally happened. We had our first “less than perfect” meal. The food was only average. BUT, the waitstaff spoke English very well AND the restaurant was very relaxed and friendly. And they had an excellent Belgian Beer on…
Loire — And recovery from Troisgros
We slept in a bit today. Recovery from Troisgros and the ensuing food coma. Several people asked what we ate; the following was the menu, and I thought a pic of our Apres-Dessert might help. Although the waiter thought it…
International Relations, Exchanges Rates and other Technology issues…
Forgive me a long story (does he tell any other kind, you ask?) We are in Roanne, and the AIRBNB is the BEST SO FAR. Not just in France but anywhere!!! The host speaks not a word of English, but…
Bye Bye, Paris!
So, it is Thursday eve. and we have successfully managed Paris. Hopefully we will also manage leaving Paris (which will happen tomorrow AM by rental car) – with our heads! A lot of people didn’t in former days. But we…
Decorating Research…
Today (Thursday, I think) dawned nice and sunny, which is a big change from each of the preceding days. We hopped on a train (Which stops across the street from our boat) and visited the City/Palace of Versaille. I guess…
Not just the tourist stuff….
Misfits report another 8 miles walked today. However to expand our range we included the METRO in our excursion. We saw: the Bataclan and offices of Charlie Hebdo, as well as the Place de la République. The latter especially was…
Paris Tourists…
According to our “Misfits” (like a Fitbit but for people who are non-conformist, left-leaning and free-thinking) we walked 10 miles today. I think that was entirely within the Louvre. We saw the usual suspects there: Mona, Venus, Jesus (x100) et…
Paris: Random First Impressions
Pre-Paris: our flite left about 2 hours late. And we realized we don’t care. . What an AWESOME and unexpected summary of what we are trying to accomplish in retirement! Train from the airport could have been in Chicago –…