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April 13, Casablanca
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In the baggage claim area of Casablanca airport we came across our first cross-cultural experience – tens of people dressed in white. We were later told that given that Ramadan had just ended this was probably a group of pilgrims… Continue reading
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February 14, 2024 Mexico City
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Casa Gonzales’s dining room of two tables for eight is set with blue and white china that’s almost a willow pattern and is “girled” by three young, kind, courteous women wearing masks. They are exceedingly patient with the French, English,… Continue reading
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February 13 Mexico City
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After getting the obligatory duty-free Hendricks for ourselves and a brick of chocolate as a thank you for the concierge of our Mexico City hotel, and a few bebidas libre on Delta flight 602 from Atlanta, Debra Mattice, Cynthia and… Continue reading
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October 2 Paris
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Last day in Paris. Off to a new section – Montmartre. We headed straight for Sacré Coeur and somehow missed the funicular. So, we climbed- and climbed. A warm way to start the day. The area around the church was… Continue reading
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October 1 Paris
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Despite a very late night at Vaux-le-Vicomte, we got out about 10:30 Sunday morning for the Bastille Market. We planned to get brunch at the market. However, the entry end of the market was clothes – not food. Needless to… Continue reading
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September 30 Paris
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The itinerary for this day began with the Rick Steves tour of Historic Paris. Heading for Notre Dame we came across a small flower and plant market. We wandered through it enjoying the beauty and peace of plants. There were… Continue reading
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September 29 Paris
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Although some had been to the Louvre before and were not as enthused, the desire to stick together got us all off to see the famous works of art. Winged Victory, Mona Lisa A bonus was that a branch of… Continue reading
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Thursday September 28 Paris
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We all arrived safely. Nancy and George Ann flying in from Columbus, Carolyn from Seattle, Cynthia from DC and Jill from Raleigh. Taxied in to our “Marais” apartment. Not the charming location we expected but the LivinParis apartment is quite… Continue reading
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September 26 Marseille to Palermo
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( I think that I have done this entry already but I can not see it on the post. Connection issues are a problem.) We had a day in Marseille before our 7:50 flight to Sicily. We returned to the… Continue reading
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September 25 Fontain-de-Vaucluse to Marseille
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Leaving Vison for Marseille and leaving France. We had planned to stop in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue on our way to Marseille but realized that it was antique market day and would be mobbed – traffic, no parking. So, we decided to go… Continue reading
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September 24 Grignon, Provence
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This was our first rainy day. We decided to go to Grignon on the advice of Virgil in the hotel. It was in none of our guidebooks but it has a chateaux which seemed like a indoor activity for a… Continue reading
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September 22-23 Provence
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We said goodbye to Aix and heading to the Rhône. We had reservations for 3 nights in Visan at the Hotel du Midi. It was a lovely small hotel with relatively easy access to several famous sites. The owners are… Continue reading
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September 20/21 Aix-en-Provence
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We had two full days in Aix before leaving the home exchange house and heading our for the Rhône. Since we would be on the road eating out from then on, we decided to eat at “home” for the next… Continue reading
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September 19 St. Tropez and Brignoles
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We left Villefranche to return to Aix planning two stops along the way. St. Tropez and then Brignoles – where Bernadette currently works and lives. St. Tropez is a very small town with a lot of money. The harbor is… Continue reading
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September 18 Nice
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David and I took off early for a very full day in Nice. We started with The Promenade des Anglais (the English promenade). On one side is the beach and the other is the main road in front of hotels… Continue reading
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September 17 Villefranche-sur-Mer & Eze
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Drove a couple of hours from Aix to Villefranche-sur-Mer, a hillside town between Nice and Eze. All so close to each other that an Uber is less than $20 to get from one to the other. We booked a hotel… Continue reading
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September 15 Arles & D’Arnajon
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Arles is full of Roman history so we planned a day trip to just see the one town. Marc and Franc invited us for dinner at their place after. Leaving the house a little later than planned we had an… Continue reading
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September 14 Aix-en-Provence
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Ian and David arrived yesterday. Ian about mid-day from the States and David in the evening from Switzerland. Valerie and I had stocked the house with good things to eat and we had a simple buffet of French hams, olives,… Continue reading
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September 12 Roussillon, Provence
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Valerie and I headed out to the Luberon – a hilly area of Provence. We looked at the various villages/hill towns and selected Roussillon. Nearby was a famous cave (vineyard) where we planned to buy some reds to have for… Continue reading
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September 10 Aix-En-Provence
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Our first full day in Aix happened to also be a Saturday – the largest market day of the week. Of course we were there. Bought fruits and veg for the house and just took in the beauty of the… Continue reading
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