Eiffel Tower
B59 SEALING THE DEAL FOR REAL
Following the Sunday evening festivities, Evi and Michael Stadler kindly invited us to spend the night in their home and, in the morning, she fixed what amounted to a German power breakfast. On her table were various breads, cold cut meats, local cheeses, fruit juices, home-made condiments and freshly brewed coffee. What made it a … Continue reading
B25 “I DO”…AGAIN
We left Le Mans with a changed attitude. Till now we assiduously avoided the autoroutes (freeways) and not just because most of them are toll roads. We wanted to smell the new-mown hay, experience the flavor of the French towns and listen to the sound of our muffler as it echoed off the village walls, … Continue reading
B15 OLD FRIEND/NEW FRIENDS
One of the fun parts of travel is dropping in on old friends and meeting new ones. We were able to do both during our short stay in Paris. The old friend is Herve Laurent, who lives in Paris. We met in Los Angeles when he lived there for five years. Herve is talented inventor … Continue reading
B09 ON BEING TOURISTS IN PARIS
Sunday was the day we chose to be tourists; map carrying, gawky, cross walk stumbling tourists lost on beautiful grand boulevards. Even though we knew Paris quite well at one time, street names and bus routes had completely slipped out of our travel tips bag of memories and we were reduced to asking complete strangers … Continue reading