A Tour through Vienna
Bonjour, C’est dimanche à Paris…it’s Sunday in Paris and that means a quieter, slower day. Still hoping for some sunshine but it doesn’t look promising. The flooding Seine has been the topic of conversation and is having a profound, negative effect on the economy. The waters are receding but it will be days if not weeks before […]
More Photos of the Paris Flood
Bonjour, Newsflash: it was raining this morning. Ugh! Hopefully, soon we might see the sun, but I’m beginning to wonder. Here are more photos of the flood around L’Hotel de Ville and Notre Dame. I’ll caption each one so you can get a better feel of what’s going on. Both the Louvre and the d’Orsay […]
A Sad, Gray Paris
Dear friends, We are back in Paris after our river cruise on the Danube. The traffic yesterday from the airport, because of the closing of the expressway by the river, was chaotic and resulted in a very long and expensive cab ride. There has been a prix fix or fixed price fare from the airport but […]
Passau along the Danube
Bonjour mes amis, Still trying to catch up with some of our wonderful pictures. We are on our last day today in Budapest and finally were hit with rain showers this morning. It’s the first time weather has been anything but beautiful, so we cannot complain. Here’s a little tour of Passau, an old medieval […]
Catching up on our Danube river cruise
Bonjour, I am sitting in Vienna, Austria under blue skies and 73 degrees. Our weather on this cruise has been fabulous. But the frustration over our Wi-Fi has been maddening. I’ll try to catch up with some of our stops and photos, but I have long forgotten the individual itinerary to identify everything. Forgive me […]
From Alsace to Bavaria and the Danube
Bonjour, Wow, we’ve had a very busy few days! We enjoyed a quick day trip to Baume les Domes, home to Bernie’s other cousins, Jean-Paul and Marie Josée who are now in their golden years. As always, we had a special time and fantastic lunch with them and their daughter Muriel. Josée makes her own […]
From Paris to Alsace
Bonjour, On Monday evening before our departure for Alsace, Bernie did a solo photography shoot and captured some gorgeous pictures of the St. Paul-St. Louis church, which is steps away from our apartment. Notice the detail work and remember that up until two years ago, this church was totally black! Then he captured some interesting […]
Le Fete du Pain – A Fun Outing Even in the Rain
Happy Monday to all, Despite a cold, blowing rain and 55 degrees, we trudged across the river to one of Paris’ most interesting celebrations, Le Fète du Pain. Each year this event is held in front of Notre Dame in honor of St. Honoré (Patron Saint of bread bakers), with the purpose of selecting the best baker in all […]