Steven graciously ceded part of the weekend travel to me (because he was too tired to write about the whole thing — yes, I was too tired to write the rest, but I will certainly take the compliment), so I finally get to tell you about something more interesting than a trip to the grocery …
This is Saturday — it must be Belgium(*)
This weekend we went to Belgium. We left “early” Friday morning – about 9:30 – and headed to Brugge. It was about a five-and-a-half-hour drive. For those who do not know, Belgium has two parts (here is brief primer on the divide). The southern part of the country is occupied by the Walloons. They call …
Forgive the reflective digression
On this erev Yom Kippur (for those who do not know, it is the Jewish Day of Atonement), I want to take a moment out of reveling in our travels to remind myself how lucky I am. Has the road always been easy? Of course not. Am I all the things I imagined I’d become. …
Into the Alps
We headed out Friday morning for a town called Chambéry. It is about 4 hours southeast of us and in the heart of the French Alps. For those of you who are fans of the Olympics, it is an hour north of Grenoble (1968) and an hour and a half west of Albertville (1992). Once …
All up in Armes
We are staying in Clamecy, but we are here because of my dear high school friend, Suzanne. She does not live in Clamecy, but next door in Armes. We drove there a few times, but today we first walked (it is about 3 miles but it is up hill in the driving snow both ways!) …
A very Burgundy weekend
This was our first weekend in Clamecy. Like so many of our weekends we crammed it full of things to do and see. We started the weekend with a quiet Friday night. A light dinner and then we attempted to improve our French by watching Independence Day in French. News flash…It is a terrible movie …
Last hurrahs in Paris
Today we waved au revoir to Paris, but we do have some other” Paris adventures to catch you up on. We managed to squeeze out two more museums, a dead person bingo part 4 and dinner out. Plus, I finally had what I would consider a French meal, with my new friend Linn, who is …
Our last weekend in Paris
Thursday night we decided to go out to dinner. We were celebrating Sue’s brilliant (89%) score on her petit test - I have always known she is brilliant. (I hardly call a B+ brilliant, but considering that my French consisted of "je ne sais pas" and "pardon, no parle pas français," I am proud. Also, …
Paris From On High
First I'd like to mention a personal achievement. You probably know that I have been "learning" French. Well. today I had a "mon petit test." I was very nervous, which is unusual for me. The test didn't really affect me in any way. I just hate failing! Soooo, it's over now and I can say …
Dead Person Bingo, Pt. 3
Another weekend, another time to go all Sixth Sense and play one more game of Dead Person Bingo, this time at Montmatre Cemetary. I must admit, that I am a little worried that people who don’t know us think we have a whole death thing going. But I can assure you we don’t, the Paris …
Doing It On The Road 