October 7, 2024 We walked to the Air Canada counter from our hotel, checked 3 bags, went through security very quickly and were in the lounge within 20 minutes. We enjoyed the lounge until 8:30am then boarded the plane. I watched two movies, The Jersey Boys and Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee. We arrived … More Paris, France to Home Day 24

October 5 and 6, 2024 This morning, after packing our bags, we met Derrick and Deidre for breakfast then said our goodbyes as they were flying back home to Vermont. We called an Uber and drove an hour away to Disneyland at the Newport Bay Hotel. We arrived at 11:15am and of course our room … More Disneyland Paris, France Day 22-23

October 4 and 5, 2024 Pogo’s cold came back with a vengeance and he hardly slept. We had to leave early as we had booked a tour of the Eiffel Tower that started at 8:15am and we were 30 minutes away by Uber. Montmartre is a beautiful arrondissement but far from everything. We met with … More Paris, France Day 20-21

October 2 and 3, 2024 We found a little café around the corner for breakfast. It was a cold rainy day so I just wanted to go back to our closet of a bedroom to get warm under the blankets but we walked around the Montmartre neighborhood for awhile then took a Uber to catch … More Paris, France Day 18-19

September 30 and October 1, 2024 Today’s schedule: 9am Breakfast 11am Château Chenonceau https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Chenonceau 1;50pm Lunch: no luck, all restaurants close at 2pm and most of them are closed on Mondays anyway so no lunch. 2pm Château Montrésor https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Montr%C3%A9sor 4pm Rest at the hotel. 6pm Quick visit of Amboise with a little shopping for the … More Amboise to Paris, France Day 16-17

September 28 and 29, 2024 We woke up to an enchanted view of the garden of Chateau de Chantore. The sun was rising, we had a good view of Mont St-Michel, deer and rabbits were running across the lawn, there was a rainbow at the horizon, the peacocks were frolicking, I mean…is this real life? … More Mont St-Michel to Amboise, France Day 14-15

September 26 and 27, 2024 Our Uber picked us up at 6:15am to bring us to the airport. We realized that we needed to check our suitcases as we were allowed only one bag each. They charged us $150! Meanwhile, Derrick and Deidre were not charged…not fair! Also so many people had 2 bags when … More Milan, Italy to Paris, France Day 12-13

September 24 and 25, 2024 We put our luggage outside our door at 7:15am, went for breakfast then met with our guides at 8am. We then walked through the garden of the hotel which I had no idea was that spectacular and reached the path following Lake Garda, the biggest lake in Italy at 32.25 … More Riva del Garda to Milan, Italy Day 10-11

September 22 and 23, 2024 Happy 35th Birthday to Max!! Day 5 of our biking trip brought us to Carisolo to Stenico and to Sarche. I biked the beautiful 20 miles of the morning ride and after our group lunch, I opted out because of the steep inclines with switchbacks ahead, mostly on roads, not … More Madonna di Campiglio to Riva del Garda, Italy Day 8-9

September 19, 20 and 21, 2024 We overslept and rushed to have a quick breakfast before our first biking meeting at 8:30am. After giving us a quick history of the region, our guides Matteo and Tomaso gave us the details of today’s ride. Our group of 20 all left in small groups and biked at … More Bolzano to Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Day 5-6-7