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Saturday: another cool day. Forecast was for a much cooler day with showers. Got very windy. Our original plan was to visit Chartres today. Seeing how many areas of Paris we have not explored decided to stay in town. Stopped … Continue reading →

Friday, another cool day but not raining. Train to Giverny via St. Lazare then shuttle to Monet’s garden. Well, the train was planned but then when looking at the schedule and how to go from Vernon to the gardens could … Continue reading →

Wednesday, last exceptionally nice day in Amsterdam before the weather turns cooler and rainy. Direct from Amsterdam CS to Paris Gare du Nord. Easy trip. Arrived in the rain which subsided by the time we got to our hotel. Two … Continue reading →

Monday, more perfect and warm weather. Museum day again. But first the rotated picture mystery. It is now confirmed that on Mac computers, PCs and Android tablets and android phones the portrait pictures are rotated. On iPads, iPhones all are … Continue reading →

Easter Sunday and again a fine day, a little cooler. First a short question to the readers. One reader, so far, has pointed out that many pictures are rotated when using a computer but not on his iPhone. If you … Continue reading →

Friday, another perfect day. The hotel sent a bottle of wine to our room. Nice gift. Looked around for a corkscrew, when none was to be found I asked reception. “Will send one up with a bartender to open it”. … Continue reading →

Another trip, less of an adventure than city tours. A break from walking and hiking. Just a great view of the physics of the newly “photographed” black hole. Now back to regular programming. Easy to fall in love, again, with … Continue reading →

Saturday. Arrival via plane. Last few days before we head back to vote. Walking up to the sounds of waves sadly ends. Drive to the airport along costal route was a bit more exciting than QB, the driver, wanted for … Continue reading →

Saturday. Drive to Menton on a faster road than Menton to Alba. Instead of coast road took the high road. 3.5 hours. Lots of construction on the autopista. Menton View from hotel balcony. Best Western. Don researched an appropriate place … Continue reading →

Wednesday. First a visit to Pertinace, a winery, located very close to Alba. An outstanding tour by Fabrizio. One of the best tours we have had; knowledgeable, good English and fin to be with. Fermentation tanks. Winery produces 750K bottles … Continue reading →