France

We left Amboise early Sunday morning. We had about five hours of driving ahead of us and we wanted to get it done fast. Our first stop was St. Emilion, one of the most famous wine producing cities in the Bordeaux area. We had a great time as this beautiful town looking at wine and …

Amboise is in the middle of Châteaux (castle) country in France. The people who live there think that it is still the capital of France. They are very proud of their heritage and of the kings who lived there. The Duke of Paris, the man who is in line to be the king of France …

After we left the the D-Day beaches, Bethany and I headed to Mont St. Michel. What we didn’t know was that the GPS planned our whole route through back roads that were only big enough for one car. Not to mention that the whole thing was up hill… both ways!!! As we drove through the …

From Honfleur Bethany and I went to Mont St. Michel. On our way to St. Michel we stopped off in northern Normandy to see the D-Day beaches. For those of you that know me, this has been a dream of mine since I was a little kid. I cannot tell you how great it was! …

Our first stop after Paris was a special surprise. Bethany and I didn’t know exactly what to expect when we got to Honfleur. But, as we drove into the small fishing village we were blown away! This cute town is were the Seine river meets the English Channel. This provides Honfleur with sweeping views of …

Thursday morning brought the next stage of our French adventures!! We woke up early, packed our backpacks, left our wonderful hotel, picked up some pain chocolat (dark chocolate inside a croissant), and headed to Europcar to pick up our ride for the remaining days of our trip!! The car we reserved was stinkin’ awesome!! John …

Well, it has been exactly a week since Bastille day. Sorry it has taken us so long to get this posted. July 14 is French Independence day. In the morning Bethany and I went to the Champs Elysées to watch the French Military parade. The street was packed and security was tight, but we managed …

What can I say about day 3 in Paris? It was wonderful! We took over 520 photos in that day alone! We started off the day with a long walk to the Orsay. When we got there the line was sooooo long, even for museum pass holders, that we decided to hit up the Orsay …

Completely exhausted from the day before and armed with 10 hours of sleep, Bethany and I took on Paris again! Our day started with an epic walk through thousands of years of history. We started at Point Zero, the place from which all distances in France are measured. We again took on Notre Dame and …

Sorry it has taken so long for us to post on the blog. There are two very good reasons; no wifi and no time. We have been going crazy walking all over this beautiful place. Here is a bit of what we did on Sunday: In order to beat the jetlag, Bethany and I knew …