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Carnac
Sunday we drove half an hour and went back 5000 years. The town of Carnac has the largest set of megaliths in the world (a megalith is a large stone embedded upright in the ground by human activity). The megaliths … Continue reading
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Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
Okay, our trip to Saint-Pierre-Quiberon requires a little up-front explaining, as most of you know Laurie and I are not beach people, and Saint-Pierre-Quiberon is most definitely a beach community. Our friends Jamie and Hervé Rufin have been vacationing in … Continue reading
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Posts on the Way
I know, I know; it’s been a while since I posted. We went to the small town of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon with our friends Jamie & Hervé and Mary & Gilles and, believe it or not, the guest house (gite) at which … Continue reading
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Last Berlin Clara Post
We leave Berlin tomorrow, back to Paris, so here’s a final Clara post from Berlin. A wrap-up of Berlin… I doubt we would have ever come to Berlin had it not been for Craig and Annie moving here in 2008. … Continue reading
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Berlin
Berlin has a fascinating political history, which is on full display for those willing to look a bit. We have had the great fortune to have an amazingly knowledgeable guide to show us this aspect of Berlin and explain it … Continue reading
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Clara – II
I promise that I’ll post some non-Clara photos Real Soon Now. But yesterday, well, I accomplished a goal I’ve had for a long time, and Clara was part of it: we went to a Beer Garden that has a playground … Continue reading
Clara – I
I think most of you know that our five-month sojourn is really nothing more than a thinly-disguised excuse to see our granddaughter Clara, and her parents, Craig and Annie, here in Berlin. For those of you who are watching this … Continue reading
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Off to Berlin!
It’s Sunday night; we’re in Paris at Mary & Gilles flat, on our way to Berlin tomorrow. We’re looking forward to seeing the “Red Tomato!” Explanation: my Aunt Marjorie, after Craig, Annie and Clara spent three or four days at … Continue reading
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Ramble – Troyes
Okay, let’s start with the pronunciation of the city of Troyes. One would, at first glance, think it was pronounced as we pronounce “Troy” in English; I mean, after all, there are only two lousy letters tacked on to the … Continue reading
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Ramble – Langres
This is our second visit to Langres. We’ve found that when we told someone here that we were going to Langres, the universal response was “Why?” Langres has nothing of note to draw tourists. But readers of our 2010 blog, … Continue reading
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