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Cleo

Posted on May 29, 2013 by John

A word or two about Cleo, our Renault Clio4. This is a nice little car and, like its Citroen and Peugeot siblings, puts paid to the reputation that French cars deservedly earned in the United States in the 1960s. Who … Continue reading →

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Canal Loing Adventure

Posted on May 29, 2013 by John

Laurie and I have always, on our travels, been drawn to water: rivers and canals in particular. So it’s no surprise that today (May 19 – late post because of no Internet until today, May 29), the first sunny day … Continue reading →

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Sorry for no posts!

Posted on May 26, 2013 by John

I know it’s been a while, but don’t despair – posts are coming Real Soon Now. We were supposed to have Internet access at chez Zumsteg last Wednesday, then it was re-scheduled for some time between Friday and Monday, and today … Continue reading →

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Montigny-sur-Loing – our Home in France

Posted on May 19, 2013 by John

We’re here, and so far, everything’s gone just fine! The flights over passed the test for successful travel these days: they were uneventful. I know that’s a rather low bar to success, but given the quality of air travel these … Continue reading →

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Laurie est à la retraite

Posted on April 5, 2013 by John

Hard to believe, but after twenty years, Laurie retired last Monday. Tuesday she was pretty exhausted, both physically – from cleaning out her desk – and emotionally – from having everyone in the library, co-workers and patrons, come to say … Continue reading →

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Paris on $1,000 per Day

Posted on March 15, 2013 by John

I was talking to a fellow today and he said that he and his wife were planning a trip to Paris for 2014. He asked me, after hearing that we’d been there quite a few times, if $1,000 per day … Continue reading →

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Flights Booked, Car Leased…

Posted on February 10, 2013 by John

We’re ready! Got our flights booked and leased a car for the time we’re there. Flights are on British Airways, Seattle – London, couple hours in Heathrow, then Heathrow – Paris. We’ll get in around 5 in the afternoon. Mary … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the World of French Bureaucracy

Posted on January 9, 2013 by John

We realized a couple days ago that we have to have visas to stay in France as long as we want to stay. France is part of the “Shengen” area – so named for the Shengen Treaty that covers this … Continue reading →

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Found a Place to Stay

Posted on December 16, 2012 by John

We have a place to stay on our France sojourn! At the suggestion of our friends, we joined the Anglophone organization in the area we want to stay in, and put an advertisement in their newsletter. A fellow who has a house … Continue reading →

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Come with us…

Posted on September 21, 2012 by John

Laurie and I plan to spend four to five months in France in 2013, with side trips to, oh, Spain, Italy, Germany and, well, anywhere that interests us. We invite you to share our journey. We started thinking about doing … Continue reading →

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