October 8, 2023 We got up at 5:30am, got ready and left the hotel by 6am. The drive to Bordeaux went smoothly as well as returning the car at the train station. The train left at 8:02am on the dot. I had asked the hotel to prepare us a breakfast since we were leaving so … More Paris, France Day 14

October 7, 2023 We slept in and woke up to seeing Max’s Instagram story about a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Oaxaca. Her guests and her were fine thank goodness! We went for breakfast at 10am since we were still full from our extravaganza dinner last night. We spent the afternoon driving around, between vineyards. Certainly … More St-Emilion, France Day 13

October 6, 2023 Pogo went droning and I started packing. We went for breakfast at 9:15 am then we spent a good hour deciding how to get back to Paris on Sunday. Train? Plane? Automobile? We finally decided on the train from Bordeaux to Charles de Gaulle airport, cancelled our hotel in Paris and booked … More St-Emilion, France Day 12

October 5, 2023 We went for a drive around 8:30am because Pogo wanted to drone hot air balloons. It was so foggy at our hotel but by the time we arrived in the next town, the sky was clear and we only saw one balloon far away. We drove around the countryside for a while … More Vezac, France Day 11

October 4, 2023 Breakfast was included this morning and we met up at 8am. We had croissants, baguette, cheese, fresh fruits, fresh orange juice and café au lait. All delicious. Folco, our host told the Bickfords a little bit of the house’s history which started as the home of Cardinal Orsini, 700 years ago and … More Vezac, France Day 10

October 3, 2023 Pogo droned the sunrise then we packed our bags and left our hotel at 9am. We went to Gordes for breakfast. We picked up some good pastries at a boulangerie and ate them at the café next door where we had café au lait and cappuccino. It was market day in Gordes … More Avignon, France Day 9

October 2, 2023 Today we discovered a few hill towns around the Luberon region. we first drove through Apt to arrive at our first destination: Saignon This was definitely our favorite village to visit. We also had the best breakfast there at Café Christine. “This tiny little village is built into, and around, a monolithic … More Roussillon, France Day 8

October 1, 2023 We left our beautiful apartment at 10am. It was perfectly located in Old Lyon, near the metro and funicular, near lots of restaurants and bars and near all the landmarks. The owner couldn’t have been more welcoming. She had put fresh flowers on the table and bought us a pink praline bread … More Roussillon, France Day 7

September 30, 2023 We had praline bread, fruits and coffees for breakfast at the apartment then left to discover Lyon. Pogo and I took the funicular up to go to the Basilica Notre Dame de Fourvière. Bob and Heather walked up the hill. From up there, we had an incredible view of the city. We … More Lyon, France Day 6

September 29, 2023 We got ready and packed our bags and left the apartment before 9am to get some breakfast. Bob and Heather had left before us to go get some pastries for their breakfasts. Pogo and I stopped at a little café by the market and had coffee, fresh pressed orange juice and croissants. … More Lyon, France Day 5