Dear Friends, This morning I took Bernie to the airport for a journey to France without me. I feel a bit like a lost puppy as we’ve traveled there together for the last 15 years. He will be attending the funeral of his cousin, Jean-Paul Weiss in Alsace near the German border. He passed away […]
Bonjour, Yesterday in Soultz was hot! We seem to bring the heat with us wherever we go. It must be the Alabama connection though I see where Huntsville has had storms, rain, wind, and flash floods. We did receive a thunderstorm last evening which has cooled down the weather for today. Merci beaucoup! Bernie and […]
Bonjour from Alsace, We were scheduled to leave Paris at 4pm on the 6th of July, expecting to be at our destination by 7pm. The TGV (high speed) train was an hour and a half late leaving Le Gare de Lyon because of a problem on the track. We never knew more than that, but […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bonjour, It’s a gorgeous day in Alsace enhanced by delicious food and a visit from more cousins, Marie-Josee and Jean-Paul who live in another small town near Alsace called Beaume-les-Dames. These two are in their mid 80’s, still going strong and still driving. We had a wonderful visit over exquisite cuisine prepared by Laurie and […]
Bonsoir from Alsace, It’s Thursday evening and we arrived yesterday for a few days with Bernie’s cousins, Pierre and Laurie Verdier. Their home and hospitality are always so warm and enjoyable. We took the TGV from Paris, toting our ham sandwiches for lunch. It was an interesting ride over. We had a chat (cat) next […]
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. […]