To complete our full loop of France, we returned to Paris for 2 final nights. We caught the evening train from St. Malo to Rennes, then boarded the TGV and raced towards the big city through the dark countryside. We arrived at the Montparnasse station and took a few minutes to get our bearings before … Continue reading
Well it’s been 116 days since we last posted here on the ol’ blog. And it had been pretty spotty for a few months before that. We promise we haven’t forgotten about you little bloggie!! We just got busy, or lazy, or an 80-20 ratio of lazy and busy. Inspiration hit me yesterday after we drove … Continue reading
After 2 nights in Antibes, we headed for a short 15-20 minute train ride to Nice. We attempted to bus to our hotel – but with our luck, the bus we took had either broke down or stopped service after only a couple minutes. We couldn’t understand the bus driver’s announcement, and many other people … Continue reading
Days 12-14: After an amazing 2 days in Avignon (our favorite stop on the entire trip), we had a lengthy train ride to Antibes. Passing through the hills of Provence and nearing the Mediterranean Sea, we finally glimpsed the ocean within the last 30 minutes of the train ride. Off the train, we were headed … Continue reading
Obviously it’s been quite some time since Jen and I returned from our trip to France. A lot has happened since then – big projects at work, other trips, Jen’s school, and a ton of house stuff that is sure to be discussed in our future posts. In an attempt to wrap up our 3 … Continue reading
Day 9 of FRANCE TRIP 2012: We had a long travel day from Chamonix to Lyon (5 hours on several trains). Once we finally arrived in Lyon, we lugged our bags to our next hotel. We had found Hotel Le Boulevardier in both Rick Steves and Lonely Planet’s “France” travel guides – a 2 star, … Continue reading
Leaving early from Annecy paid off and we arrived in Chamonix under partly cloudy skies. We weren’t able to check into our room yet so we dropped of our bags with the receptionist at Hotel Le Faucigny. From there, we headed straight to the Aiguille Du Midi gondola station. We bought the tickets (expensive, but … Continue reading
We left Beaune around 10am after a quick breakfast and hopped on the train to Annecy with a quick changeover in Lyon. The weather forecast showed clouds and rain which we’d really hoped wouldn’t ruin the views of the Alps. We arrived in Annecy in the afternoon and checked into our hotel, Hotel Ibis Annecy, … Continue reading
Our first stop on the journey south from Paris was in the heart of Burgundy wine country. We arrived at the Gare de Beaune station at 9am – and we were ready to drop our luggage off with the hotel until our check in time. Luckily for us, our room was ready at Hotel de … Continue reading
Finding a good place to eat in Paris was like throwing darts at a giant bullseye. There were a few really good places, but all of them were tasty. We focused on eating mostly in our neighborhood, Rue Cler in the 7e near the Eiffel Tower and Ecole Militare, but we ventured out a few … Continue reading
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