Monthly Archives: August 2014
Europe 2014 – Paris – Kansas Meets Paris and Neither is the Same
Timeline: July 24th – 30th Bev was due into Charles de Gaulle around 9:30 in the morning on Saturday the 26th so I left the Cosmos a good 90 minutes before hand to allow myself time to navigate the metro to Gare du Nord where I would pick up the RER A line for […]
Europe 2014 – Paris – Nothing Better Than Seeing a Good Friend Again
Timeline: July 24th – 30th Given our experience on the way to Lyon on non-toll roads, we decided to damage the budget a bit and use them to get to Francois’ in Montigny. Using a new tool we’d discovered, the Michelin Route Planner, a Google Maps type of website that calculates the various routes you […]
Europe 2014 – Lyon – Home of the Two Hour Lunch
Timeline: July 22nd – 23rd The drive up to Lyon took a bit over five hours, as we’d set the GPS to avoid tolls. In France, this turns what is an easy drive on the toll road into a day of speeding up and slowing down as you enter small towns and negotiate round-abouts. […]
Europe 2014 – Montpellier – We’ll Gladly Visit Francois Here
Timeline: July 19th – 21st With just one more day in Montpellier, we had to make a choice; either ride our bikes or take in the town. Given the flat terrain and beach environment, we were keen to get a ride in but the winds of fate prevailed, literally, as blustery and intense breezes greeted […]
Europe 2014 – Montpellier – Checking Out a New Town for Francois and The Tour de France
Timeline: July 19th – 21st Not taking any toll roads out of Tossa pushed us up the coast and directly through the towns of La Jnquera and Le Perthuson, which straddle the France/Spain border. Traffic was backing up as we approached town and the road narrowed down, funneling through on a street lined with […]
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