Monthly Archives: October 2022
Europe 2022 – Loire Valley, Part One
June 9 – 14 The next morning would signal the beginning of our true test of the train system and also take us into uncharted territory, the Loire Valley. We would be spending two nights in Blois and to get there would require taking a couple of trains, beginning with the first out of Paris’ […]
Europe 2022 – Paris, Part Three
June 6 – 8 With another round of sightseeing on tap that morning, we were disappointed to discover that our favorite bakery around the corner was closed that day. Rats!! Undaunted, we walked down Avenue Parmentier in hopes of finding a substitute when lo and behold, two very long blocks found us in front of […]
Europe 2022 – Paris, Part Two
June 6 – 8 As reported earlier, I left Café Maa and entered the Musee Cluny for what would turn out to be an entertaining and enlightening visit. The big attraction in this museum of the Middle Ages is the remnants of the third century Gallo-Roman baths known as the Thermes de Cluny, thermal baths […]
Europe 2022 – Paris, Part One
June 6 – 8 Starting with our journey to Paris this day, we begin our adventure of traveling by rail with the Eurail pass. Although the initial cost of the pass was low, an additional cost comes with the need to purchase a seat reservation for some of the legs of any day’s travel. In […]
Europe 2022 – Amsterdam, Part Three
June 2 – 5 After our day out we returned to the houseboat to relax some, including a short nap for each of us, and soon enough it was time to head out in search of dinner. We walked back to Koningststraat thinking we might consider eating again at Eetcafe Vab Beeren since our first […]
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