Travel home went well. Slow travels through Chicago airport. Immigration and customs were slow. We landed at 2:30. We stood in line to get the passport checked. Stood in line to get through immigration. Collected our bags and then stood in line with the bags to get out of the baggage area. We finally got out of the airport at 4:30. ... read more

Traveling today from Lyon to Paris. We are having excellent weather on our trip between 65 and 75 most of the day. Perfect for long walks. We had only a short walk today from our hotel to the Metro station. Sriracha had a bit of an issue getting her bag through the gate at the Metro, but otherwise we have the Metro figured out very well. We purchased tickets for the 1104 train from Lyon to Paris. We are in the first class section and have very comfortable seats and a nice table. The wifi on board is excellent and thus it is easy to get my blogging done. Our hotel in Paris is only one block form Paris Gare Lyon which is the main train station in Paris.... read more

Today we met with Clara and her family. In the morning we walked through old town until noon. We met Clara and her family at Moustache for lunch. We had a great time talking about when Sriracha and Clara were together in both th U.S. and in France in 2016. Clara and Charlise both go to school and have English in school so they both speak it very well. Virginie and Jimmy both speak some English as well so we didn't really have any issues with conversation. After lunch we took the Funiculaire Fourvaire, an uphill tram that is part of the Meto, to see the Basilique Notre Dame de Fourviere. The basilica was very beautiful. The overlook of the city was amazing. We walked down past the Roman Theatres and then through the gardens back ... read more

A long day in Paris. Breakfast at the Hotel Juliana was delicious. We walked to the Eiffel Tower and decided the lines were too long in the morning. We decided to walked to Trocade'ro and got some photos of the Eiffel Tower from there. We walked down Kleber Avenue to Arc de Triomphe. We did a full 360 of it and then we Went down the Avenue des Champs. Sriracha shopped to get some shoes as it seems she forgot to pack her walking shoes and only brought her flip flops. She got some new Adidas. We continued on the Musse' de Lourve. We decided it was time to try the subway, so we purchased our tickets and got on with plans to head back to our hotel. At the station to transfer lines we found ... read more

We are heading to France! Plans are to spend some time in Paris and then we will be going to Lyon to visit Clara and her family. We have not seen Clara since she came with the school exchange program in 2016. Sriracha went to France that same year and spent 2 weeks in France with Clara and her family. We had no issues with travels, check-in and security. Heading to France and boarding soon for our next adventure. ... read more