Anchors Aweigh…our Cruise Begins

April 19, 2017 The Vision of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) begins its next Mediterranean Sea voyage today and you won’t believe who is going to be onboard….us! Starting in Venice, we are scheduled to visit Dubrovnik, Croatia; Malta; Rome; Florence/Pisa; Nice; Ibiza; Mallorca; and finally Barcelona. We have planned a couple tours along the […]

4 am and Venice Bound

April 18, 2017 Sleep evaded us last night. We were picked up at 4 am and whisked away to Charles de Gaulle Airport. As we made our way out of the city, we felt very sad to be leaving. We took a final look at the Eiffel Tower, which was standing silently in the dark. […]

Au Revoir, Paris

April, 17, 2017 It is our final day in this inspirational city that opened up to us to show its true nature and passion. We met so many nice people and saw some incredible sights. Paris is so beautiful…it just can’t help itself. So, today we gather our thoughts and our belongings and prepare […]

Joyeuses Pâques

April 16, 2017 Easter has arrived and our days in France are swiftly coming to an end. This has been such a wonderful time for us but there’s so much more remaining to experience before we travel back to the U.S. Next week, we are heading to Italy, Croatia, Malta, and Spain before making our […]

Pre-Easter Rest

April 15, 2017 We have had a couple of busy and physically demanding days, so Pat and I decided to take the day off and catch up a little. I have COPD and trying to maintain healthy breathing, and she has a twinge in her leg that darn well hurts. Yesterday was a challenge since […]

Everything Montmartre

April 14, 2017 We have been looking forward to this day since we got here but wanted to wait until Kate arrived before we went there. Today we visited the Montmartre section of Paris – our favorite part of the city. Montmartre is full of artists, spectacular views, music, Sacre Coeur Basilica, and one […]

Faces From Home

April 13, 2017 What a wonderful day this has become since my daughter, Kate, and her friend Kim have arrived to spend the next five days with Pat and me in Paris. When you are traveling far away from your familiar surroundings, the feeling of seeing someone from home is very comforting. We are very […]

It’s Wednesday – must be the Louvre

April 12, 2017 One thing is for certain today – we went to the Louvre and we have pictures to prove it. Our tour guide gave us the rules for the day prior to entering. If you’re pushed…push back. She also told us that the walking tour would last for three hours! Yes, three hours! […]

It is a chilly morning in Paris

April 11, 2017 We began the day early after getting the best night’s sleep of the trip so far. It is rather cold this morning (45 degrees F). Pat and I travel very well together and are open to each other’s ideas and desires. We have actually grown closer since we began this trip […]

Another beautiful day in France

April 10, 2017 The past few days have been about 80 degrees, but today it is only slated to hit the low to mid 60s. It appears that it will be that way until the day we leave. No rain in sight except for the morning we depart this beautiful city and replace it with […]

Being About The Journey

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