Warm baguettes before we leave Paris for Chartres, YUM. Leaving Paris is a bit tricky, but the countryside is welcoming and calming. The campground in Chartres 'Les Bords de L'Eure" is efficient and clean. For Americans, it is necessary to check the bathrooms. Many do not have paper, but they are spotless! Another consideration is the choice a "squat" or a ceramic bowl. Bob was impressed with the fact the office had beer taps. For the RV owners, dumping you tanks can be a challenge. But the camp sites so far have something we have never seen You drive over [View Full Entry]

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Louvre.... English Group tour, Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory of Samothrace, both date from the Hellenistic period (late 3rd to 2nd century BC) An overwhelming pace, glad we are not here in the height of the season! Walked along the Seine, had our picnic lunch then on to the American Church but could not get in. The Eiffel Tower is our next stop after a coffee and snack break, one busy place. On to the Hotel des Invalides which was named by Louis XIV in 1671 for his wounded and homeless veterans. Today it is the celebration of Napoleon, [View Full Entry]

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NOTE CHECK THIS MAP OUT THIS IS THE CAMPGOUND We are now experts with the bus and metro. Our first stop was the Tuileries. It is early springtime here and just a few hardy tulips were out. It is still a lovely garden. It is Tuesday and the Louvre is closed. So we walked to Notre Dame, Paris is a city for walking. We have learned to make lunch with our baguettes and eat like the locals. Our next intended stop was Sacre Coeur. As we walked up through Montmartre, we realized how far we needed to walk. We had [View Full Entry]

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Monday April 14. It was time to finish shopping for food supplies in Amiens and drive toward Paris. On our way to Paris, Kel was driving, and we both noticed the traffic increasing. She had long ago driven around the Arc de Triomphe and did not want to repeat this experience. There it was dead ahead, the Arc de Triomphe, no way! She found a spot to double park and Bob began driving. It was here that "Matilda" , the GPS, had a "hissy-fit". Eventually we found our way to Les Camping D'ile de France,15 minutes from Paris. It is a [View Full Entry]

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LOCATION: Amiens, France DATE: April 8 to 14, 2008 During our first week our travels took us from Pittsburgh (usa) to Paris( fr) to Antwerp, (be) to Brugge (be) to Amiens (fr) to Paris (fr). Tuesday/Wednesday: April 8/9 The long journey across the Atlantic was tiresome but happily uneventful. After the flight to Paris we had connections by train to Antwerp, Belgium. After a little walk and dinner we were more than ready for sleep, however, the first-night-hotel was also hosting 60/65 pre-teenage school kids “on holiday” trip. It is difficult to sleep in t [View Full Entry]

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Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind. ~Seneca Our View (Bothan Taistil) left Baltimore last Thursday and is somewhere in the Atlantic Hello friends and family Hope this message finds you well. We are in a count-down mode, as we prepare to meet our motor home to Europe. April 8th is the day we fly. This will begin six months of travel in Europe and the UK and Ireland. Several people have asked about our route and what we are plan to see and do. The list has been developed and we hope to visit many [View Full Entry]

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It is not down in any map; true places never are. ~Herman Melville Pasty As we were leaving Bayfield we spotted an old library and immediately thoughts of Carnegie came to mind, sure enough this indeed was a Carnegie Library. “Ole Andy” really did get around leaving a wonderful legacy to the people of our country. We were just in time for the Apostle Islands Cruise in northern Wisconsin. For two hours we saw and heard about the history of this National Lakeshore. Back on shore we headed for the [View Full Entry]

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The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land. ~G.K. Chesterton July 7, 2007. As we traveled to Duluth along MN scenic highway 61, our first stop was Temperance River S.P. We hiked a section of the river gorge trail. It is amazing to see how the water has worn away the rocks and made a honeycomb. In the contest between rock and water, water will always win ultimately. Split Rock Lighthouse S.P. was out next stop. We took the tour [View Full Entry]

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To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change. ~Charles Horton Cooley July 5, 2007. We left Grand Marais Campground and explored the town. We did some shopping in the little town of Grand Marais. Bob found the World’s Best Donut Shop. Driving north to Judge Magney State Park, we registered for two days. It is the closest campground to Grand Portage our destination for tomorrow. The weather was hot but soon we had rain, heavy at times. We started out [View Full Entry]

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And that's the wonderful thing about family travel: it provides you with experiences that will remain locked forever in the scar tissue of your mind. ~Dave Barry July 3, 2007. The drive from Ely to Cascade River includes a scenic view. As we traveled, we spotted a large moose along the road, but we were not quick enough to get a photo. Settled in at the Cascade River State Park, we set out on a hike. We walked some of the Superior Hiking Trail; then we hiked up to the Cascade Falls. The trails are so well maintained and scenic [View Full Entry]

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