France
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
B29 HONFLEUR – A FADED BEAUTY
It was a beautiful day to drive along the coast road and pass through resort towns with such famous names at Deauville and Trouville. We stopped for the night at the small fishing port city of Honfleur, just across the bay from the shipping port city of Le Havre. Honfleur is not the typical cutsey … Continue reading
B28 OUR OWN NORMANDY INVASION ENDS
Four star life in a luxurious chateau is something to which we could easily become accustomed. Not only were the grounds beautiful, spacious and well cared for, but the rooms enjoyed the same treatment. Just to keep us in class status, our rooms were in the outbuildings that once must have home for the servants
B27 D DAY – NORMANDY HASN’T FORGOTTEN
This morning was one of those picture perfect postcard days. Dew on the grass, cows in the field and the smell of salt air from the Atlantic. We all met in the chateau dining room for one fabulous breakfast. The choices were a continental menu (breads, cheeses, juices, meats, bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs) or a … Continue reading
B26 OUR SECOND HONEYMOON – THIS TIME WITH FAMILY
27 & 28 June, Monday and Tuesday Trash collection starts early in Paris so we coaxed the MG out of the dark serenity of the Apollon Hotel garage and into the untypical heat of a Parisian summer day. “Oh, it’ll get cooler when we leave town,” I said, assuredly, to Louise who just finished her … Continue reading