Sharing photos and stories from my travels.
I’m starting a new series today called Paris by the Numbers. There are twenty arrondissements in Paris, and I’m going to cover each and every one of them in numerical order. The landmarks I have chosen in each neighborhood are the ones that appealed to us, so this won’t be an inclusive list of sites... Continue Reading →
There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars. Jack Kerouac Valletta, Malta
As I mentioned in last week’s post (click here), we left Avignon on October 8th and traveled to Dijon, Kaiserslautern, Paris and then London, before heading back to the US. We enjoyed two days in Dijon which is located in the Côte-d’Or region of Bourgogne-Franche-Compté in eastern France. It is a beautiful city that is... Continue Reading →
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not. Ralph Waldo Emerson Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada
We originally planned to stay in Avignon for two months, but partway through our time there, we realized that we didn’t want to leave. We booked another week at our Airbnb apartment so we could enjoy this quintessential, provencal city a little longer. In my humble opinion, Avignon is the perfect French city, not too... Continue Reading →
I have no reason to go, except that I have never been, and knowledge is better than ignorance. What better reason could there be for traveling? Freya Stark Brookings, Oregon
Our time in Avignon came to an end on October 8th, when we headed north to Germany to visit our niece, her husband and children. We’re now enjoying some time in Paris before heading back to the US on Tuesday. However, I still have much more to share about France, starting with Le Pont d'Avignon,... Continue Reading →
This is the perfect quote given that this is our last week in France. I had come to the conclusion that I must really be French, only no one had ever informed me of this fact. I loved the food, the people, the lay of the land, the civilized atmosphere, and the generous pace of... Continue Reading →
I’m taking a break today from my series on Avignon to share some photos of autumn colors. Autumn is a glorious time of year with its vast array of vibrant and brilliant shades of red, yellow, gold and orange. The fallen leaves become delicately diaphanous after falling from their lofty canopy above, settling on the... Continue Reading →
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