2004 – Loire Valley; Apocalypse tapestry and the Grand Chateaux
We’ve rented a small stone house near Tours, a 10 minute walk from the charming little village of Azey le Rideau, which, of course, also has a beautiful Chateau; every …
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2004 – Le Marche
To get from Florence to Ascoli Piceno in Le Marche, go to Perugia, follow the direction to Assisi, then follow the direction to Spoleto. At Spoleto, turn left…. We crossed …
2004 – Normandy and a visit to the D-Day Beaches
It’s an easy 3 1/2 hour drive from Paris to the D-Day beaches in northern Normandy. Although the battle ended 60 years ago, the remains are everywhere from the souvenir …
2004 – Paris; The Liberation Anniversary; leasing a car and the film in Place des Vosges
Paris in August is a relaxed, almost sleepy city. Traffic was so calm that we made it from the plane to the apartment in a record breaking 45 minutes. Many Parisians …
2004 – Paris; making a home on rue des Tournelles
Both of our apartments were ready for occupancy in mid March 2004. However, I thought I’d give a recap of the events through the 5 month renovation from October 2003 …
2003 – Padua – Celebrating my Birthday on the Feast of St Martin
“I’ve come to wive it wealthily in Padua” was how Cole Porter wrote it for the score of “Kiss me Kate”. Actually in the three days we spent walking through …
2003 – Bologna and why you need to get an international drivers permit
The driving directions from the hotel were: follow the signs to centro and go to Piazza Maggiore, we are next to the St Petronio cathedral. It was raining pretty hard …
2003 – Paris; buying an apartment in the Marais
Our apartment rental in the Marais is charming, which in Paris is another word for really small. Well, the Marais is the oldest section of Paris. The streets are smaller, …
2003 – Paestum, one of the best preserved Greek cities in Italy
Paestum – July 12, 2003 The odometer clicked past the 3000 km mark as we boarded the ferry in Messina, Sicily and headed back to Villa Giovani in Calabria. The A3 …
2003 – Sicily; Mt Etna, i Ciclopi, Piazza Armerina, Enna, Siracusa, Taormina
Amalfi Coast – July 4 With a good map, it’s pretty easy to drive the streets of Rome. We ventured south, along the old Appian Way, reflecting on the history of …
2003 – Rome during the worst heat spell in over 70 years
Rome – June 28, 2003 We were running late. The one hour lunch in Lastra A Signa, Tuscany turned into a 4 hour feast. We knew we’d never get away in …
2003 – Tuscany; Forte dei Marmi, Carrara, Lastra
June 26, 2003 We love the United direct flight from San Francisco to Paris. Getting to Nice to pick up our leased Renault was a bit more difficult. It started …
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