Cruising to Strasbourg and Heildelberg, Germany
Bonjour! We have been busy over the past couple of days. It’s just exceedingly hard work to have this much fun, and we’re exhausted! Food, food and more food and excursions, entertainment, laughter, strolling…all are just consuming us! Many thanks to Doris Todd at Custom Travel for putting together our Burritt Cruisers group again this […]
Rhine River Cruise in Alsace
Bonsoir, Welcome to the MS AmaDolce, a 130 passenger river boat which will be our home away from Paris for the next week as we cruise along the Rhine river in the Alsace region of France/Germany. The weather today was in the mid 50’s, cloudy, very windy and looking like it would rain any minute. […]
Le Weekend in Alsace, France
Bonsoir, We have spent a delightful weekend in the Alsace region of France in a lovely village called Soultz. We took the train from Paris to a town very near Soultz and were greeted by Pierre and Laurie Verdier with smiling faces and hugs yesterday afternoon about 6pm. We are very near the German border […]
Strolling Surprises around Ile de la Cite in Paris
Bonjour mes amis, We can’t tell you how many times we’ve walked across, around and beside Ile de la Cite in the heart of Paris, home to Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle, Palais du Justice and beautiful bridges. HOWEVER, we had never been around on the opposite side toward the point and lovely park. At Bernie’s […]
Christmas in October in Paris — Just Like at Home
Bonjour, It’s been a gray day here but not a rainy or chilly day; therefore, much better for getting ourselves up and moving! Since our time is getting shorter and shorter and soon busier and busier, we decided to go out to La Defense or contemporary Paris today. It’s a 16-stop jaunt on the Metro. […]
Too Chilly to Venture Far Today in Paris
Bonjour on a rainy, cool day! What do you do on a cold, rainy day in Paris? You stay pretty close to home! We’re brave but not so today as the chilly rain put a kabosh on any big plans. Not to despair, however, as we have some great photos of several unique shops that […]
Caregiving: The Great Leveler
Whether you are retired, still working, raising a family, or eagerly on your way to doing something else with your life, caregiving will eventually come to sit at your front door step. Whether you are rich, poor, healthy, struggling or just ordinary – caregiving will find you. Whether you are a doctor, a museum CEO, […]
Out and About in the Marais
Bonjour mes amis, There are few sections of Paris as vibrant as the Marais and when the weather is near perfect, it’s truly hard to have anything but a great day. We were out and about in the blue skies and crisp, cool temps most of the day, here and there catching up on […]