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It’s been about a week and a half since I returned home from France. Since then, I’ve been receiving lots of questions from friends and family on what it was like traveling in France during COVID. What were restrictions like? Did you need to be […]
All good things must come to an end. Even a vacation in France, unfortunately. After about two weeks in constant travel in France, I still cannot get enough of this country. I cannot get enough of the food, of the wine, of the shopping, of […]
Today was my last day in Lyon. Sad 🙁 I’m really going to miss this city. I’ve been here many, many times and people wonder why I still continue to travel here. It’s simple. I love this place. It’s an enchanting city with good food […]
Yesterday I arrived in Lyon by train. I left Colmar in the morning and took a train to Lyon. The journey lasted 3.5 hours and made a few stops. I left the vineyards of Alsace and then transversed through the vineyards of Burgundy. On my […]
Colmar has really surprised me with its charm. It definitely makes me want to explore the Alsace region more. As I leave, the region is getting ready for the Christmas season. Many inhabitants are already bringing in the flowers under the windows and replacing them […]
I am writing this inside a first class car on the train to Strasbourg. I departed Paris this morning and I’m taking the route east to Alsace, a wine region close to Germany. My destination is Colmar. Musings in the Train First class in a […]
After a long day on Monday November 1st, I took the metro to Notre Dame de Paris. When I first came to Paris, the Cathedral of Notre Dame was the first monument we visited. When I saw it for the first time, I had to […]
Sunday October 31 I decided to walk. Walk through Paris with no particular plan. Armed with my camera, good walking shoes, and my map of the city, I walked 10 miles in the rain and sunshine soaking in the beauty and surprises of the city. […]
Today was exciting! It started with a visit at Tattinger Champagne House in Reims and ended at Harry’s Cocktail Bar in Paris. House of Tattinger I rose early, got ready, and skipped breakfast so I could make it to the train station on time where […]
Today Friday October 29, I arrived in France. After an overnight flight, a long taxi ride, a bomb threat, and an uneventful train ride, I earned some well-deserved bubbly in Reims, the capital of France. My Best Overnight Flight Ever I flew from Chicago to […]