Category Archives: Travel
Andy’s Strasbourg!
Bit of a change from Paris, right off the train and none of the hustle and bustle! It proved to be true in many ways, Strasbourg is quaint and quiet, rustic and well worn. We arrived at the hotel, conveniently located to the station, and found it to be conveniently located to the station – […]
New photos, from Strasbourg and surroundings.
You lucky, lucky people! New photos are now posted!
Alsace wine region…closed
Bad news, it appears that our planned trip to the wineries may be dampened due to the closure of the scenic trails due to the (early) harvest http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/01/AR2007090101360.html Still, we will visit Obernai – http://www.obernai.fr/site/page_256.php
Sarah starts an unusual collection
Sarah has taken it upon herself to start collecting animal poo! She is doing very well at it so far, the pride of the collection being an “Everest” of Horse dung, acquired in a small street, outside a grocery store. Today she has taken to the more mundane dog excrement.
The light in Paris and other considerations
I am writing this on a high-speed TGV coasting through the countryside of France. It is smooth and quiet, with no indication of the thunderous roar occurring on the outside. We witnessed this yesterday as we waited for our train from Fontainebleu to Paris. Suddenly all the air was sucked from the platform, and our […]
Old Friends
It was a nice surprise to hear from Frank and Pam. In fact, we like to get blog entries so everybody tell your friends!!
Too much information
It is easy to forget how dirty the air can be in a big city. Yesterday morning I woke up with black crud under my fingernails. I couldn’t figure out where it came from and I didn’t see anything that looked like the culprit. Then last night I was sitting looking at the computer and […]
Attention B&N
We went to a Starbucks the other day (I know, but sometimes you want a whole cup of coffee not just an espresso shot!). They had a wonderful thing. On your receipt there is a six digit code. If you need to use the bathroom you type that code into a key pad on the […]
Dear Rick Steves – Zombies
Dear Rick Steves, I am writing to you as I have a serious concern, for which you are partially to blame. During my past few days in Paris, I have noticed people’s heads have been replaced by guide books. These poor people are wandering about, with no mind of their own, exclaiming “Look John, this […]