Edinburgh Located at 56 degrees north latitude, is similar to Kodiak, Alaska distance from the equator. As it’s almost the summer solstice the sun sets…
Oslo
Oslo is a clean, very modern city with tremendous energy. It has the second highest GDP in Europe (Luxembourg is #1). Norway ranks as the…
Helsinki
If you’re lucky, one day you’ll find yourself in a place that feels like it was created specifically for you. The weather, the people, the…
Amsterdam
The Adventure Begins Amsterdam is a bustling city, teeming with locals and tourists, most in a hurry to get somewhere but there are = just…
Provence
We left Strasbourg for Aix-en-Provence on Saturday morning. The weather turned rainy, so it was an excellent day for travel. Our driver was quite helpful.…
Alsace
We took the TGV out of Bayeux, via Paris to our destination of Strasbourg. The Alsace region was created when the land sitting atop two…
Normandy
The weather has turned. There’s a bit of rain and cooler temperatures. This morning, before heading to our next destination, I was able to take…
A Week in Roye
Andrea and I traveled from Gare du Nord, by train, to a village, NNW of Paris. Roye is a very old town, established along the…
Paris – Let’s be tourists
Giverny Andrea’s first full day in Paris had us taking the metro across town to hook up with a tour of Monet’s home in Giverny…
Paris – Engineering Then, now and the future
Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower, at 300 meters, is the highest point in Paris. The tower was built for the 1889 Paris World Exposition. The…