Just got home from France and now it’s time to start planning the next trip. In March 2017 we leave for New Zealand and the…
I must admit that when we first started to talk about a trip to France, I wasn’t overjoyed. Our first trip to France was in…
5 weeks went by so fast. Just seems like yesterday we started our tour of France and now, getting ready to head back to beautiful Colorado….
Just a few more pictures from Paris starting with the Arc de Triumph (built 1806-1836). Located at the western end of the Champs-Elysees, the Arc stands 164′ tall, 148′…
Well, pretty close to perfect but Paris has a few quirks. To sum it up in a word, Crowded! To sum it up in two…
The picture below is of a woman that tried to scam us in Paris. She pretended to find a gold ring on the ground and was…
Time for us to take off for Paris but not before we take another look at Reims. This is probably the smallest town we’ve stayed in during…
As part of our continuing WW,Too tour, we visited the site where Germany signed the surrender. A pretty non-descript, brick building located across from the rail…
Just outside of Reims is a little town called Epernay that lives for champagne. Home to growers, houses, cellars and co-operatives, Epernay and the surrounding…
“Remember gentlemen, it’s not just France we’re fighting for, it’s Champagne!” – Sir Winston Churchill Couldn’t have said it better. Reims, France is the capital…
On the way to Reims, we stopped off at Verdun, WW1’s longest and costliest battle. The battle for Verdun began in February 1916 and continued until…
One of the things we have done on these travel adventures is cross the path of one of America’s greatest generals, General George S. Patton….
A little less than an hour from Metz is the country and city called, “Luxembourg”. With a population the size of a small city in…
Battle of the Bulge – the costliest action ever taken by the US Army, 108,347 casualties! Civilian deaths – 3,000 due to military action and execution…
Whatever name you use, the Cathedral de Metz (nicknamed, “God’s Lantern) is one of the most ornate we’ve seen on our tour. The cathedral stands where the shrine…
Quick intro to the Maginot Line. The line is a series of forts and fortifications that formed a defensive “line” between France and Germany, Luxembourg,…
Here we are on Sunday morning and I’m finally getting around to writing about our travels to Metz. Woke up this morning to the unusual…
As part of our UNESCO funded history tour, well, I wish. Anyway, Lyon has been an important location for centuries. After Julius Caesar received the working…
Sounded kind of interesting. Take a bike and put an electric motor on it that helps when you pedal, cruise around a foreign country in…
First and foremost the French people have been wonderful. Everyone we’ve met has been helpful and understanding. Our limited French vocabulary hasn’t been too much…
Trying to catch up on the fattening side of the WW,Too tour. Throwing in a few pictures of what Collette has eaten. I’ve had a croissant….
Packed it in for Bordeaux and headed out for the eastern side of France, Lyon. Shame to leave all that wine behind! What we know…
One last adventure in the Bordeaux area was to tour St. Emilion. Very well known for excellent wines, we visited during the week to avoid…
Dordogne (pronounced, “Dordonha”) is a department (county?) in southwestern France. It is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, 04 March…