Places we’ve been in Europe.
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 …
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 …
“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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
September 23, 2002 We’ve rented an apartment in the Marais district. It’s the 1st floor apartment over the flower shop in the photo to the left. The Marais district (marais …
August 21, 2002 The Dordogne is the southwest region of France along the Dordogne River. It was once referred to as the Perigord from the time of the Gauls through …
September 20, 2002 – Crossing the Alps from Italy to France The 5 hour drive turned into 7 1/2 hours. This time we were held up by the football fans, …
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