We’re Baaaack!

Although we are currently undergoing severe croissant withdrawal in addition to Jetlag, we have successfully navigated our way back to Chicago.   I suspect it will be a few days until we manage to stay up past 8:00 and sleep past 4:00. But we have no reason to be on a “normal” schedule. Our drive back

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STILL Fun in Austria! (Vienna)

Yesterday we took the train to Wein. Which was a little puzzling to me until I realized that was “Vienna,” which we had discussed and intended to visit. Once I had achieved that level of clarity, I was ready for the day! Again, a really fascinating day. Beginning with the fast train (a little over

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Enjoying Austria (A LOT!)

We drove from Munich to Salzburg, Leizen and then on to Linz. Scenery just as stunning as we saw previously. I told our friends in Leizen that they live in possibly the most beautiful place on Earth! We stopped overnight in Salzburg. Wandered around. Had a couple meals. A really beautiful place. The afternoon we

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Stunning, Spectacular Drive

OK.  I didn’t take this photo.  After all,  I was driving and Liz was gawking. Mountains left and right. On Monday we drove from Verona to Munich. In between the scenery was possibly the most beautiful anywhere.    It was about a 5 hour drive.  Fresh snow. Postcard Italian and Austrian towns. You could hear Maria singing

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Nice: Torrential Rains

We went out for breakfast before leaving Nice for Verona. And We were TRAPPED, Torrential Rains. Water gushing down the streets of the Old Town. Biblical rains. But, before you start feeling sorry for us, although we were in fact trapped…we were trapped IN A BAKERY!   With an unlimited supply of fresh hot croissants, baguettes,

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Monaco…what a WEIRD Place

We took the train today to Monaco. It’s about 30 minutes from Nice, but might as well be another planet. We Spent the morning wandering the marina where the superyachts of the rich and famous are moored. Saw the Casino, the streets where the Grand Prix happens. There were two Rolls Royces dropping people off

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Nice is, well, nice!

I know, not funny.   But so far,  my favorite of all the places we have been in France. We drove to Nice via Avignon.  This was seat of the Catholic Church in the 13th century.  9 popes.  We toured the Palace of the Popes.  It is only fair to compare this to the Vatican.  Avignon

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