We travel home tomorrow and wanted to do something very special on our final day in Paris. So we decided to spend the day in our favorite part of the city – Montmartre, in the 18th Arrondissement on the northern part of Paris. It is also the highest point in the city and there are […]

Read more "Paris – Our final day in France – Montmartre – April 20, 2018"

We really dislike tours, but we booked one for last night even before we left the States anyway. It was called Paris Authentic. They are supposed to drive you around in vintage Citroen cars and while you take pictures of Paris by night. At least that’s what the advertising says. Not so much really. Vintage […]

Read more "Paris, Day 3 – April 19, 2018"

We slept late and got up about 7 am and took our time getting ready. This trip has taken its toll on is physically. I think Santorini did us in since the entire populated part of the island is nearly vertical. Stairs and more stairs. So, we decided this trip to Paris was going to […]

Read more "Paris Continued – April 18, 2018"

We started the day with new friends we made in Santorini. Greg Psillakis and his staff were wonderful during our stay. They became lifelong friends in just a few days. Long conversations, tears when we left, and even an invitation to Greg’s wedding in Santorini or Crete. The driver picked us up at the hotel […]

Read more "Paris bound – April 17, 2018"

We have enjoyed being in Greece so much. And I’ve loved sharing this magnificent culture with Pat. It’s been nearly 40 years since I explored this country, tasted its food, and spoke with the Greek people. I missed it when I left back then, I will miss it again when we leave tomorrow. Today, we […]

Read more "Final day in Greece – April 16, 2018"

We started this beautiful day with a special Greek breakfast made especially for us. Our time today will be centered exclusively on Jack and Pat. We really haven’t slowed down to pamper ourselves. Rather, we’ve just pushed ourselves beyond the point of exhaustion. So today we are going to experience a two-hour sauna, spa, and […]

Read more "Sunday in Santorini – April 15, 2018"

When we arrived at Mykonos Harbor, we immediately got in line for the ship to take us to our next island, Santorini. There was an American family in front of us. They were all former military and currently all in law enforcement. Two of them even wanted to join Homeland Security and protect the Southwest […]

Read more "Santorini – April 14, 2018"

As the sun set on Mykonos last night, a few thoughts entered my feeble brain. A dear friend said in a text message that she could only imagine what being here had done for us. My response was that it was like our inner self suddenly became our outer self. While we were here, our […]

Read more "Goodbye Mykonos"

Although there was much more to see and do in Athens, time wouldn’t allow it.  So at 5:45 am, a driver picked us up for the journey to Piraeus harbor to catch the hydrofoil to the island of Mykonos – the next stop on our Greek itinerary.  The company was called SeaJet and the ship […]

Read more "Mykonos – April 11-12, 2018"

We were picked up early at the hotel to catch the launching of the Three Island Cruise to Hydra, Poros, and Aegina. They are located very near to Athens, but it’s still a 12-hour day. There were about 400 people on the ship, but Pat and I upgraded our cruise to VIP status. As it […]

Read more "The three island cruise – April 10, 2018"