We worked hard to see everything on the list Laura made for this trip. There were a few things that didn’t happen because of either logistics or time, but we did pretty good. The last big thing on the list… Read More ›
A Dash Through France and England 2017
A Dash Through France and England 2017 Part 9: Stonehenge, Salisbury and Bath
Because I’d been to London before, I decided I might prefer to book a tour to Stonehenge on our 2nd full day in London. Stonehenge has long been on my “must see” list. I thought the rest of the crew… Read More ›
A Dash Through France and England 2017 Part 8: London-continued
The day that got away… I knew when I was planning this trip that something was going on in London during the weekend we’d be there -but no matter how I googled it, I couldn’t find out what event(s) were… Read More ›
A Dash Through France and England 2017 Part 7: London Calling
While we were still in France, I got an Email from a friend of ours, Yvonne, who is from Ireland. She asked what we were planning to do while in London and mentioned she might like to come meet up… Read More ›
A Dash Through France and England 2017 Part 6: Paris-continued
During the bus ride back to the hotel we had time to scheme and we decided that we needed to go to Planet Hollywood for dinner (a souvenir search). After, if we timed everything right we wanted to take a… Read More ›
A Dash Through France and England 2017 Part 5: Paris-continued
Laura, Gail and I started our day at 7:30 AM and we all ended it well after midnight. The plan was to try to outsmart the crowds today for both the Cathedral and the Eiffel Tower. We were up very… Read More ›
A Dash Through France and England 2017 Part 4: Paris
I got up early with Laura and Gail to walk to the train station with them to make sure they got on the train to Bayeux in time for their tour. After that, my job (and Elton’s) was to get… Read More ›
A Dash Through France and England 2017 Part 3: D-Day Tour
D-Day Tour Caen and Bayeux are both places from which D-Day tours depart. I had looked at tours for Gail (a history buff with a special interest in military history) from Caen. Satisfied that we could find a good tour,… Read More ›
A Dash Through France and England 2017 Part 2: Mont Saint-Michel & Bayeux
Best laid Plans. I tend to over-schedule…there’s always so much to do and see… I arranged to pick up a rental car at 8 AM. The plan was to drive to Mont St. Michel –about 2 hours away- for as… Read More ›
A Dash Through France & England: Part 1: From Michigan to Caen, France
The seeds of a d’aventure are often planted in the most unusual ways. Years ago Mike and I started watching the annual coverage of the Tour de France. And by coverage – I mean the full 5 or so hours… Read More ›