Dirty Old Men Make Questionable Tour Guides We arrived in Paris anxious to see the “city of lights.” It was like any other metropolis (i.e., heavily congested, dirty), but as picturesque as I imagined. And given the city’s romantic reputation, it wasn’t much of a coincidence that the previously barely begun twosomes amongst our ranks … Continue reading European Tour – France (July 1990)
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France – Introduction (October 2011)
Timing is Everything I’m in a group on meetup.com called The Virginia Wine Club that checks out many of the Virginia wineries. Up until now, I believe the furthest they’ve gone on an official group trip has been Maryland, so this was their first attempt at an international wine adventure. The trip was organized through … Continue reading France – Introduction (October 2011)
France – Days 1 and 2 (Sunday and Monday, October 2 and 3, 2011)
They Say It’s the Journey and Not the Destination… Sunday morning was a frantic race to hit the store for a few last items I needed (travel-size toiletries, Claritan, petty cash, etc.) and radically indulging my OCD by repeatedly making sure I packed all of my stuff (by my count, I only rearranged it all … Continue reading France – Days 1 and 2 (Sunday and Monday, October 2 and 3, 2011)
France – Day 7 (Saturday, October 8, 2011)
It’s Five O’clock Somewhere, Even at 9:00 AM Being a creature of habit, I never sleep well on a different bed when on travel. I especially don’t sleep well the night before I know I’ll be traveling somewhere, and last night was true to form. I tossed and turned most of the night, and was … Continue reading France – Day 7 (Saturday, October 8, 2011)
France – Days 8 and 9 (Sunday and Monday, October 9 and 10, 2011)
The Best Laid Plans… Despite my plan of sleeping in, I woke up reasonably early, but still full from a late, big lunch and late dinner from yesterday. It was a rainy morning, but I mapped out my morning and afternoon site seeing, got cleaned up and hopped on the metro for the Eiffel Tower … Continue reading France – Days 8 and 9 (Sunday and Monday, October 9 and 10, 2011)
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