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The Louvre—
How does one plan for the “once in a lifetime” adventure like visiting the Louvre, or Versailles, or Monet’s Gardens in Giverny? Knowing that this may be your only trip…
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Viva la France—CHÂTEAU de CHAMBORD
I admit it. I got sidetracked again. This is my nature, to start off in one direction, take a detour, and yet another. I had barely scratched the surface with…
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Castles, Chateaux, Palaces!
Prior to this wonderful vacation in France, I lumped all the huge “houses” into one category… of castles. It seems however that there are many distinctions between castles, chateaux (don’t…
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Au revoir Carcassonne!
One last glimpse of the walled city…and one last time down the spiral staircase…with the bags. I swear, that we will learn to pack lighter! Unless the memories of hefting…
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Avignon and Return to Provence
Another castle…The Palace of the Popes in Avignon is a large 14th century Gothic construction that has 25 rooms open to the public. This palace was home to seven soverign…
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The Cathar Trail—Exploring the Pyrenees
This was my idea, the Cathar Trail. To begin with, I could not bear the idea of being close to the Pyrenees Mountains and not check them out. After all,…
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Carcassonne
We slept in a bit and shared a nice breakfast. Dave is loving it, but does not know how he ended up in a place where grapes, Madelines, cheese and…
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Marseilles to Carcassonne
First, we had to exit Marseilles! We were staying in the old port city center, and when I say it was difficult…well just getting out of the garage and pointed…
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Marseilles
Ah yes, another sunset and many more to come. I believe that there are things that evoke our communal consciousness and the images of the sky, especially at sunrise and…
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The Journey Begins!
So it begins. All the planning and preparation as done as it can be. As always, we try not to get too excited until we are on the big flight,…