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Driving a Classic

Posted on September 21, 2015 by John

Most folks who know me know I love old cars and old airplanes; today I got up-close-and-personal with a classic French car, the Citroën 2CV. Last Saturday night we had a wonderful dinner; one couple there own a Citroën Deux-Chevaux … Continue reading →

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More Fancy Old Rooms

Posted on September 19, 2015 by John

After Chateau Fontainebleau we continued our week with more fancy old rooms. We love looking at these insights into the life of the rich and famous from centuries ago – don’t know why, but we do. Last Stay in Paris … Continue reading →

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Chateau de Fontainebleau

Posted on September 14, 2015 by John

Today Laurie and I went to Chateau de Fontainebleau again. This is at least our third visit (and maybe the fourth) and we enjoy it more each time. The Best Audio Guide We’ve Encountered Today we rented the audio guide … Continue reading →

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Technical Problems Part II

Posted on September 13, 2015 by John

This morning I ran into the same technical problems as I had in early July, so if pictures – particularly in the Venice post – are gone, bear with me. I’ll get them back, but it may take a day … Continue reading →

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Venice

Posted on September 13, 2015 by John

We have wanted to visit Venice for many years, and last week we finally were able to do that. Our reaction: highly mixed. It’s an amazingly beautiful city and we loved walking along the canals, but we also saw what … Continue reading →

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Vaux-le-Vicomte

Posted on September 1, 2015 by John

Ever since we arrived in mid-May, Hervé Rufin has been trying to organize a Saturday night visit to the chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte for the candle-light visit. Finally, last Saturday the stars aligned and we made it. Vaux-le-Compte has quite a … Continue reading →

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Samois-sur-Seine

Posted on August 27, 2015 by John

We’ve been living in the village of Samois-sur-Seine for almost two months now (our house-sit ends next Monday and we’ll be homeless for a while…) so I think it’s time to post some pictures about Samois. Samois-sur-Seine (“Samois on the … Continue reading →

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Nantillois

Posted on August 24, 2015 by John

I will forgive you if you haven’t heard of the French town of Nantillois; after all, its current population is 64. Fortunately for us, two of those 64 are Maarten and Didi, a Dutch couple who moved to Nantillois eight … Continue reading →

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Road trip!

Posted on August 21, 2015 by John

Oh, boy, a road trip! Last Sunday we took off with Mary and Gilles on a road trip to the city of Reims and a tiny town in the middle of a World War I battle site. We wanted to … Continue reading →

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Henry

Posted on August 21, 2015 by John

Everyone has something they are really good at. So far, it appears that Henry is really good at sleeping…

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