Note: Picture above - detail of the center of the Galleries Layfette Dome. Paris is my favorite city. I just love it, and a visit to it is always appreciated. We are staying tonight at Hotel de l’Europe again, up by Gare du Nord. Not the best neighborhood, but the hotel is safe, and the … Continue reading Aachen via Paris, 7/23/2018, Paris
Monday, 7/16/2018, 8:10am, onboard train to Aachen Nothing like European trains. Regular as clockwork, on time, and reliable. Except Italian trains. Those run on Italian time. But that was another trip. I’m on our train, leaving the Paris station, Gare du Nord and heading to Aachen. The scenery is stunning. Large green fields in various … Continue reading Aachen via Paris, 7/16/2018; And we are on our way to Aachen
Sharon and I plan our trips over a year out. Sharon can find deals from where, I have no idea. But a killer airfare from Vancouver BC to Paris, season tickets to the Aachen CHIO Horse show (season being 1 week) for a great price, and hotel reservations, and it was done. Sharon called me … Continue reading Aachen via Paris, 7/2018, The Trip that Almost didn’t Happen, or ‘I am a Sherpa’
London, Day 13, Friday, October 18, 2018 - Our Last Day in Europe, continued Paris and London are so different, and very unexpected to me. Paris is a quieter, Morse reserved city, whereas London is more brash, more in-your-face. I really expected it to be the other way around! Things we have learned in London: … Continue reading The First Trip, Paris/London, 10/2013, Part Six
Chantilly & Paris, France Today was Horses! Day 8, Paris/London, Sunday, October 13, 2013 We tried once again to go to Chantilly and this time we made it! When we actually got to the town, we discovered that the bus to the chateau didn’t run on Sundays, but the walk was only 20 minutes. It … Continue reading The First Trip: Paris/London, 10/2013: Part Three
Where’s Waldo . . . Er . . . Sharon and Suzanne, Day 5, Paris, France, Thursday, October 10, 2013 Today was . . . Interesting. We started out for Chantilly this morning. After taking two metro trains to the train station (and I did not get us lost!), we located the train to Chantilly … Continue reading The First Trip; Paris/London 10/2013: Part Two
Paris, France This is the first blog I wrote - actually just emails. I’m reposting, just to get it up on the blog, and also because I got a kick out of rereading them! In addition, I always take lots of pictures. I think I average nearly 2,000 for a 3 week trip. So … Continue reading The First Trip; Paris/London 10/2013: Part One
I have to blame my friend Sharon. Really. That was the start. It's all her fault. It began in 2012 when she mentioned that she and two other mutual friends were going to rent a flat in Paris the next year. She'd gone on several Rick Steves tours, and was really enjoying Europe. As for … Continue reading And so it begins
Suzanne’s Travels 