So we are home. It was not easy. Everything that could go wrong, did. What was supposed to be an 11 hour trip actually took about 74 hours. It was a fitting end to our trip. Our Air France flight was delayed by 2 hours and 45 minutes (on the Read more
I visited Paris once before and was not exactly in a rush to return. My previous visit was very short and not particularly enjoyable. It was a quick overnight trip on the Eurostar from London in 2005, when I travelled with friends. I remember Paris was hot, frustrating due to Read more
We spent a relaxing week here. Mostly because there are several fun things to do that appeal to adults and kids here and everyone was interested and content. We did an escape room at Le Donjon de Rouen and got to use Oculus Quest VR goggles. We visited St. Joan Read more
Rob and I joked about how once we made the decision to go home, everything would smooth out and go perfectly because that just seems to be the Wicker Way. It looks like we were right. We have just spent the most lovely week in Rouen. The place is gorgeous. Read more
We have made a hard decision. We are temporarily throwing in the towel and crying “Uncle”. It has become an exercise in futility. We are running into new cancellations and rule changes every few days and nobody seems to know what to do or what the newest requirements are. We Read more
I have a very small inkling of how immigrants to our country feel now, and I don’t like it at all. I had two years of high school French that were, quite obviously, a waste of my time and Mrs. Meles’. (She hated me, btw, but that is a story Read more