2025 – Europe

Our last day in Paris, sob! First thing in the morning we go shopping for the “usual suspects”, groceries we try to bring home from France each visit. Then something new – a boat ride on the Canal St. Martin, through several locks and a long underground tunnel to the Seine and on to the…

A day of our favorites! Breakfast at Café de Paris on the Rue de Buci, several hours at the Parc du Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne and dinner of cheese fondue at old haunt Le Châlet in Neuilly. In between, we visited the Worth exhibit at the Petit Palais (“Charles Frederick Worth was an…

Another great lunch at Bouillon Pigalle which has become a big favorite of ours. As today was La Fête de la Musique we assumed there would be music all day long as there had been on past visits. But, we looked all over the city during the day and found very little. Maybe because it…

Left our lovely Calvi rental for a rather awful Paris apartment while Tom and Cindy headed for their nearby hotel. Went for drinks then met back up for dinner at a good place T & C had enjoyed on a previous visit, Au 35. Went to an underground club called Caveau des Oubliettes and listened…

After an enormous egg, ham and veggie scramble at our rental we hopped back in the car and drove up into the mountains. It was another really hot day so I scaled back on the plans to allow for pool time in the afternoon. First stop was Sant’ Antonino, a very old hilltop town and…

Spent part of the day exploring the town of Calvi – the Citadel and Old Town. It was really hot so we did some grocery shopping and had downtime in our well air conditioned room. Spent some time at the pool then a great dinner in the Old Town.

A day of “if I see any more beauty my head will explode”! We started with a walk around the quaint city of Corte. Afterwards we took one of the most breathtaking drives I’ve ever been on from Corte to Piana on the west coast and on to Calvi in the northwest. Narrow roads, hairpin…

Beautiful drive transitioning from Bonifacio to Corte, called the “beating heart of Corsica”. We went the long way, meaning through Ajaccio, the capital city and birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte. We arrived in time for a great lunch at l’Instant (super creative salads) and spent some time walking around the old town. Then, off to the…

Another day of dolce far niente. I had a full day of driving, sightseeing and hiking planned but after all the stair climbing and medical drama yesterday, we all agreed it was time for some R & R. Our beautiful rental house and its lovely swimming pool were just what the doctor ordered. Other than…

Nice breakfast at home then headed in to beautiful Bonifacio for the day. Our exploration involved many, many stairs – ancient, worn and unevenly sized (my watch gave me credit for 30 flights). Long walk along the city wall with many, many pictures taken. Late in the morning Tom ran afoul of a cement ledge…