The French Riviera Nice Part Two: On day two we told ourselves to “take a hike”. A few miles East of Nice is a peninsula that sticks a few miles into the Mediterranean called Cap Ferrat. There is a popular… Read More ›
The French Riviera Part One: Including the French Riviera in our travels was a “must” for me because outside of Paris it might be the most famous part of France. Nicknamed the Cote d’Azur (the blue coast) in 1887, the… Read More ›
Like Avignon, Aix-en-Provence has two train stations. The TGV station (fast train) is located on the line between Avignon and Marseilles, but it is a $40 cab ride to Aix-en-Provence from that station. I routed us from Avignon to Marseille… Read More ›
Avignon was a city I’d heard of, but didn’t know much about. I was planning an activity for us in the general area of Avignon, so it worked out good to stay there for a couple of nights. We had… Read More ›
After Lyon, we started using trains to get where we were going. Our next stop was in Annecy for a few days. Annecy is not far from the border of Switzerland and is close to some famous ski resorts -like… Read More ›
On Saturday morning, they asked us to be off the barge by 9 A.M. There was a little store near the harbor where I’d seen a piece of Gien ceramics that I wanted to buy. We walked over there to… Read More ›
Day 5: The day my patience started to wear a bit thin… (not that my family thinks I have any to start with!) We rode 28.09 miles @ an average speed of 9.59 mph. We got up early again because… Read More ›
Due to the high temperatures expected today (it has been hot all week), everyone agreed that we should depart at 8:00 A.M. to get a head start on the sweating. Today’s ride was 28.4 miles @ an average speed of… Read More ›
Today’s ride was 29.61 miles @ an average speed of 9.44 mph. You’d think the pace might be a bit faster since about one-half of the group is on E-bikes, but we just seem to tootle along steadily at 9… Read More ›
Quote that sums up the week from Frederieke: “It is a surprise when something is open.” Due to “iffy” wi-fi on the barge, I’m playing catch-up now …the trip is over. As it turns out -it really wasn’t our favorite… Read More ›