Beaune at last

Ray routed us at 8 a.m.  And we drove and drove and drove on a freeway.  It cost us $30 to go about 180 miles.  You can drive on these freeways 130/k or approximately 80 mph.  So, we covered a … Keep Reading…

Versailles in two hours

The first image above is a movie.  The picture to the left is Diana goddess of the hunt and is painted on the ceiling.  The picture on the right is Ray and Ryan at the entrance of the hall of … Keep Reading…

Normandy to the nord (north)

After consuming a pan au chocolat for petit dejeuner (breakfast), we headed out for Normandy and sites of WWll.  It was about a 5 hour ride.  We had a small dejeuner (lunch) at a gas stop.  Don’t ask.  It was … Keep Reading…

July 21 in France

Today, we visited one of the largest chateau’s in the French countryside of the Loire valley.  Chambord.  The picture above is a relief  of a salamander. Francis I took every opportunity to embellish the Château de Chambord with the letter  “F” and also … Keep Reading…

A Few Photos from France

Ray decided not to buy this car as they wouldn’t include free shipping.  This is at the Munich airport. Below is a picture of a peach parfait I had for dessert at a local restaurant in La Ferte St. Albin, … Keep Reading…

Getting Ryan

Don’t you love those movies that begin in the middle or the end and work their way back to the beginning?  Pulp Fiction comes to mind.  Well, we had a Pulp Fiction kind of day in Paris. As we were … Keep Reading…