I promise I won’t bore you with pictures of every single thing we are served, but here are pics of our first meal via candlelight in this cozy salon. Quail, Turbo, Cheese course (over the week we will try 23 different cheeses), Apricot Tart. Presentation is stunning with tiny little Continue Reading
Boarding the Luciole
Sunday evening I boarded my hotel barge for the week, The Luciole. It is cozy, charming and roomy. Here are some pics! Here is my little cabin, which is actually quite functional. Lots of storage under the bed, a small closet and an awesome bathroom with a towel warmer! Below Continue Reading
Auxerre
We arrived on Sunday early evening in Auxerre in Burgundy on the River Yonne. What a beautiful town. Here are some scenes from around me. More about Auxerre after our tour on Tuesdayu
Normandy Part II
In the American Cemetery in Normandy are: 45 sets of brothers, 4 women – 3 of which are African American, 1 was an America Red Cross Worker, 20 Native Americans (some may have even been codetalkers), 2 sets of cousins, 151 stars of David denoting where Jews are buried. There Continue Reading
Normandy
Katie and I headed off to Normandy for a history lesson and to pay our respects to our veterans of World War II. We visited Utah Beach and the museum there, Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach. It was an amazing and humbling experience.
Paris!
Off to Paris! I’ve been to Paris once before and have seen the major sites, but here are a few pics of the streets as I roamed around.