We are working hard to make lemonade from the lemons we have been given. Last week, we had the next six months all planned. One week in Barcelona, three months in Fez, a month and a half in Rome and then a couple of weeks in Amsterdam. Then COVID reared its ugly head again and …
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Back in the US, Back in the US, Back in the US…not USSR
I know that I missed our last blog post on Sunday and as penance, Sue is making me write this one. The past week has been pretty quiet. Last Friday morning, we flew from Nice to Paris, and despite our intention of going into the city for the afternoon, we ended up just sitting around …
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Au revoir Nice (pour l’instant)
Today is our last full day in Nice. I know, you're feeling really sorry for us right now. Your heart will bleed when you realize we are toying with the idea of taking the train into Paris tomorrow once we land at De Gaulle. Our flight arrives at 11:15 a.m. and we don't fly out …
Our last weekend in Nice
Friday was yet another beautiful day on the French Riviera. We took an excursion to another island just off of Cannes. This one is called St.-Honorat and is the home to a monastery and Cistercian monks. They make (and sell) wine and one a month they offer a tour and wine tasting. To get there, …
Wanderings and musings
Oh Covid. Aren't we all sick (no pun intended) of you!?!?!?! We have been traveling, so we're clearly not in the overly fearful category of Covid-living, but we're also vaccinated and respect the wishes of those around us. We wear masks on public transportation and in stores (and I don't mean chin straps), but we …
Our penultimate weekend in Nice
Friday was gorgeous, the sun was shining, and the temperature was in the low 20s. We walked from our apartment to the Musee Matisse, which is nestled an area called Cimiez that is straight north of where we are staying. Like so much of the French Riviera, Nice is surrounded by hills, so once you …
A lazy weekend
We settled into the slower and all together more comfortable pace of Nice. The fruit and vegetable market is open almost every day and the Monoprix has wider selection of foods that we recognize. On Friday, we worked in the morning and then decided to go to the Marc Chagall Museum. It was a 20-minute …
Retour à la maison
OK, not really home, but more familiar territory We returned to Nice Tuesday evening. Compared to Istanbul, the world seems familiar here. We can sort of understand things, systems make sense and there's a Monoprix! Before we left Istanbul, we had some last-minute eating to do. Turkish churros!(They were yummy!) Leaving Istanbul was an adventure …
Last weekend in Istanbul
Sue and I had a busy week with work and all, so we decided to spend this weekend doing nothing. We woke up late, sat around drinking coffee and watched TV for three full days. Not. Friday our plan was to have street food for lunch, then head for the Dolmabahçe Palace, then walk over …
Grand shopping adventure
Have we got some advice for you! If you like us and your curiosity outstrips your taste for shopping in massive crowds, try heading to the Grand Bazaar on a Monday morning. That's what we did and it worked out great (although we didn't buy anything). Well, we did buy one thing, but it was …
Doing It On The Road 