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St Emilion self-guided wine tour: Trip to France 10/28
France

St Emilion self-guided wine tour: Trip to France 10/28

Posted on: September 30, 2025November 9, 2025

Today focused on the Right Bank (Rive Droit) through our day trip to St. Emilion. I chose our Bordeaux hotel for the proximity to the train station since […]

Paris Cheese Tour: Trip to France 9/28
France

Paris Cheese Tour: Trip to France 9/28

Posted on: September 29, 2025November 9, 2025

We slept in this morning, which was needed after a night of faerie reveling at the Moulin Rouge. Then, we checked out and left our luggage at the […]

Packed Paris Day- Tour Montparnasse, Saint Chapelle, Notre Dame, Moulin Rouge: Trip to France 8/28
France

Packed Paris Day- Tour Montparnasse, Saint Chapelle, Notre Dame, Moulin Rouge: Trip to France 8/28

Posted on: September 28, 2025November 9, 2025

We had a full Paris day with absolutely gorgeous weather. We slept in a bit, which was needed after getting in late from (our) château. It was Sunday, […]

Candlelit evening at Le Château du Vaux-le-Vicomte: Trip to France 7/28
France

Candlelit evening at Le Château du Vaux-le-Vicomte: Trip to France 7/28

Posted on: September 27, 2025November 9, 2025

We started with an early breakfast, which I thought would be a to-go bag but instead, was the same spread. Since I loved the pear-mint jam, I tucked […]

Cancale, Oyster Market, and St Malo: Trip to France 6/28
France

Cancale, Oyster Market, and St Malo: Trip to France 6/28

Posted on: September 26, 2025November 9, 2025

SMS and I started our day with a B&B breakfast. At the end, Thibaut went over an excellent map and traced out a coastal adventure to the South […]

Mont St Michel: Trip to France 5/28
France

Mont St Michel: Trip to France 5/28

Posted on: September 25, 2025November 9, 2025

After a final breakfast, it was time to leave Chateau St Gilles. It was such a beautiful hotel, but the rest of our time in Normandy was focused […]

Bayeux and WWII sites self-guided tour: Trip to France 4/28
France

Bayeux and WWII sites self-guided tour: Trip to France 4/28

Posted on: September 24, 2025November 9, 2025

Another day in beautiful Normandy! We slept in until 930- our room has delightful blackout curtains and it was great to catch up on sleep. We caught the […]

Bayeux and 1/2 day WWII tour: Trip to France 3/28
France

Bayeux and 1/2 day WWII tour: Trip to France 3/28

Posted on: September 23, 2025November 9, 2025

After a delicious hotel breakfast, SMS and I headed into town to meet our Viator group. We cut it a little close since parking was a bit tricky […]

Paris, Caen, Bayeux:Trip to France 2/28
France

Paris, Caen, Bayeux:Trip to France 2/28

Posted on: September 22, 2025November 9, 2025

Le décalage horaire…jet lag sounds so much nicer en français. Oh yes, mes amis, my Franglish is in full force this trip and you know what, it’s working […]

Paris Arrival:Trip to France 1/28
France

Paris Arrival:Trip to France 1/28

Posted on: September 21, 2025November 9, 2025

Bon jour! It has been awhile. I did several fun things over the Summer, but a LOT of my free time was taken up by a huge work […]

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