Beautiful morning today, sunny, temperature around 75F for a high, no rain. (Just a note: Evening temps get comfortably cool at around 40-45F.) Again, we’re…
Now that we all know a little more about Slovenia, it’s time to explore Ljubljana. It’s another great day for walking, 75F for a high…
Another long day of driving but made it to Ljubljana, Slovenia (yes, Slovenia not Sylvania – that’s a light bulb) around 4:30pm. Our host wasn’t…
Let’s get this Romeo and Juliet thing out in the open right now. The original novel was written by an Italian monk named, “Matteo Bandello”…
After a very long drive, 8hrs 30min through the French and Swiss alps, we reached our next destination, Sirmione, Italy. A nice little community on…
Time to load up the bags and head off to our next destination, Sirmione, Italy, a beautiful little town located on Lago de Garda with…
What a difference from yesterday. Still a little cloudy at the top of the mountain but it’s supposed to clear up early morning and be…
We arrived at this little ski town early evening. Matt, our host, was waiting for us by the garage door to show us our parking…
Checked out of our AirBnB around 1015am and hit the road for Chamonix, just a short 5.5hrs from Dijon. Could get there quicker by using…
One last look at Dijon as we get ready for our next stop, Chamonix, France. The drive will be about 5.5hrs and takes us through…
Managed to squeeze in one more tasting. This time at Bouchard – Aine & Fils (& Sons), one of the premier wineries in Burgundy. We…
Took a break from wine tasting today and toured a couple of very nice chateaus. The first was Chateau de Savigny, built around 1340 by…
We decided to take a day off from wine tasting (still doin the wine drinking thing) and check out the mustard store in Dijon. Why…
Today we’re exploring further south in the Corte De Nuits (pronounced: Coat Day Newie) region of Burgundy famous for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Around 1098AD,…
Sweet Mother Mary, I thought this day would never get here! Yes, we are going wine tasting, and in one of the premier regions in…
Started our day around 8am but could have slept a lot longer! Trying to get on the France sleeping schedule isn’t as easy as it…
After a great night’s sleep, we’re off to Dijon, France, home to…yep, mustard. Apparently, they have a mustard museum there that we may have to…
Once again we find our heroes in Europe. Well, nothing to report on for the flight from Denver to Brussels. We did have a small…