Our Last 2 Days in Paris
Sunday and Monday: a visit to the Jewish Museum, a fun walk around in The Marais (the "Jewish area" of the city) and lunch at a very popular falafel restaurant. Sunday evening we met up with our Sarcher family (Howard's cousin) for dinner at a very classic Parisian restaurant: Closerie des Lilas. It...
Saturday Museum, Dinner & a Concert
We went to the Marine Museum today in the Trocadero area. Fascinating, lots of naval and ship-building history and beautiful models of ships. We really enjoyed taking our time and seeing the displays. Lunch afterwards in this very busy area. There are steps that lead to a view point for the Eiffel T...
Lovely Days in Paris
We left the ship, took a car to our hotel and checked in. While they stowed the luggage and readied the room, we left and went to Notre Dame. We did not have a reservation. However the no-reservation line moved fairly fast and some lovely lady (from Brussels) grabbed us and the wheelchair and said:...
Malmaison in Le Pecq
We began with the morning in Le Pecq and a tour of Malmaison, the home of Josephine and Napoleon Bonaparte. Josephine purchased the chateau in 1799 and went about remodeling and decorating to suit their lifestyle. We the rooms of the chateau and a small part of the garden. The tour included the inte...
Back in Paris
We cruised back to Paris and enjoyed a night-time sightseeing trip down the Seine. We truly enjoyed our time on this cruise and we met some very nice new friends. (did we take a photo with them? no! what's wrong with me??!! LOL)
A Little Town with a Castle
This was a kick-back day with a fun cooking demo from the chef on board ship and an afternoon walk into town. The town is famous for it's castle, built by Richard the Lion Heart for defensive purposes between 1196-1198. Really fast construction for that era. When you need a high defensive position I...
Another Day in Rouen: Museums and Eating
I need bigger pants!! Our 2nd day here we chose to stay in town and visit two very interesting museums. Between museums we lunched at a Michelin restaurant, the oldest restaurant in France: La Couronne 1345. Museum #1 was Fine Arts Museum (Musee des Beaux-Arts) and the 2nd was Musee Le Secq des Tour...
Vernon/ Giverny
We docked and took the bus to Monet's Garden for a walk around. It was incredibly crowded with hundreds of people all trying to walk along the little paths. The flowers were beautiful, but it wasn't lovely and charming due to the crowds. Sad to say. However, I did manage to buy a terrific shopping b...