2024 – Europe

Up well before dawn to get to the airport two hours before our 5:58am flight to JFK. Had lunch at JFK then Lyfted to Newark. Hung out in La

Happy 4th of July! I wake and the little TV screen before me says we’re 90 minutes from Paris. Out the window I see us transition from being

After a lovely breakfast at our hotel we walked to the Musèe d’Orsay where they are having a special exhibit on the history of Impressionism

Wonderful (private, by happenstance) foodie walking tour in the Saint-Germain neighborhood. Armagnac and Porto at 10:30? No problem! Great

Our train out of Paris today is not until 4pm, checkout is at noon, so we sleep in. Downstairs we have another good breakfast. Also another

After breakfast at hotel we got a rental car and drive to La Rochoucauld where we toured the château. Back to Angoulême to explore the old

Took off to the west after breakfast with a first stop in Jarnac then Cognac. Had a nice (big!) sandwich lunch at an outdoor café then took

Walked in to the old town and explored the very nice covered market – many tempting things there! Stopped at an outdoor café for our morning

We dodged, mostly successfully, rain all morning. After breakfast and picnic shopping at the covered market we did have to wait for a major

Leisurely morning in Oslo. Boarded the Azamara Onward ship with our bags and were able to completely unpack and get settled quickly (the