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June 10, Rome Day 2
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Dawn comes early and we sleep late … and sleep … and sleep … emerging from the apartment around two after a few hours of breakfast, consulting maps, researching history and architecture, reassembling our gear, and discovering more stuff absent… Continue reading
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February 16 Mexico City
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David dresses in the chilly early morning, gulps cafe and vitamins in the sweet dining room with a French couple who pretend to understand what he says, and a tasty crumpet from London who’s here for two months and DOES… Continue reading
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October 8 Ghent
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Alternating days in town (Brussels) with days out of town, a day trip to Ghent was perfect. As seniors only $8 round trip on the regional train, Very easy since it was the same direction as the train to Bruges.… 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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May 2 Edinburgh
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Our last complete day in Scotland. Does the sun come out to tantalize us with what might have been these past three weeks? It does … of course it does. And then disappears again. Undaunted, we bus ourselves to one… Continue reading
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April 30 Aviemore to Edinburgh
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The better planner wants to learn how civilization began in wet and craggy Scotland, so we bung our bags into the Mazda again and head south an hour-plus in steady drizzle to the Scottish Crannog Centre on a bank of… Continue reading
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April 28 Portree
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Still an inclement weather day so we will divide and conquer. Cynthia will hike with David at the first natural wonder place – Quiraing – but from near there take a bus to the Skye Museum of Cultural Life, while… Continue reading
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April 16 London Bankside
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Bankside Walk, Witness, Hunters Moon Lowering skies but not a drop today. Good show, we say, “brill, wizard and hunky dory.” We’re off to London Bridge — not the one with towers, but the modern version of the wooden one… Continue reading
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October 6-9 Taormina
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On the 6th we took a private car from Siracusa to Taormina with a stop over in Catarina to see the WWII museum. We didn’t really give the museum it’s due. There are 4 major sections to see after viewing… Continue reading
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October 3-5, Siracusa
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We had two and a half days in Siracusa. While more touristy than Ragusa it has its charms. We had an apartment on the island part of town, Ortiga. It is a mix of old streets, designer shops and lots… Continue reading
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October 1 Villa Romana & Ragusa
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We were about 15 minutes out from our hotel in Agrigento when David remembered that he had left his jacket and hat on a couch in the hotel lobby. I said that we should return for them. Only an additional… Continue reading
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September 30 Agrigento
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All day to see the Greek temples in a leisurely walk. The row of temples is on a slight hill so we parked at the bottom, took a shuttle taxi to the top and walked down. Our guidebook said that… Continue reading
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September 29 Montreale & Agrigento
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Cleaned the trash, packed and waited for a taxi to take us to the Palermo airport Avis car rental spot. Our AirBNB host arranged for a taxi to get us which was extremely helpful. He also charged less than his… 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 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 8, Sarlat & Grotte de Font-de-Gaume
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We did not have reservations for any of the ancient caves with paintings but Rick said that we could arrive early to get two of the 52 daily slots only for those who turn up in person. So, we got… Continue reading
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