Monthly Archives: July 2013

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

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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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Ramble – Ancy-le-Franc

After our visit to Tanlay, we drove the short distance to the small village of Lézinnes, where Mary had reserved rooms at a gite – a French Bed-and-Breakfast. Our arrival was not without trial. First, Mary said the gite was … Continue reading

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Ramble – Tanlay

We traveled the last few days with our friends Mary and Gilles Germain. I had asked that we do a ramble to include two Renaissance chateaux in the Burgundy region, so Mary and Gilles put together an itinerary that included … Continue reading

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Paris III – other stuff

We love to walk in Paris. I’m not sure there’s a better city in the world for walking, so we do a lot of walking. Here are some highlights of our walks in Paris this last week. Berges de Seine … Continue reading

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