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Wednesday in Paris: Dinner at Hugo’s

Posted on October 30, 2013 by admin

Sunny skies today and we took off from our apartment in the Marais heading for the Champs de Mars. We hoped to take the #69 bus from Champs de Mars to Pere LaChaise Cemetiere.  On our way to Champs de … Continue reading →

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Paris

Posted on October 29, 2013 by admin

The day began with 10 MPH winds out of the SWS, probably left over from the hurricane that hit the UK.  A quick walk down the street to the boulangerie for the morning pastry started the day. We departed the … Continue reading →

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Paris

Posted on October 28, 2013 by admin

First stop this morning, after the boulangerie – of course, was the Metro station to get Shoe and Carol’s weekly pass. Things are somewhat different, you no longer get an orange card, you have to have a passport photo and … Continue reading →

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Sunday in Paris October 27 2013

Posted on October 27, 2013 by admin

The morning was dark, gloomy, and raining pretty hard. Mike headed out to the small bakery down the street and brought back croissants for breakfast. We had a few errands to run, so off we went to the grocery store … Continue reading →

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On to Paris October 26 2013

Posted on October 27, 2013 by admin

We set our alarms very early to get up, pack the car and head to Basel, Switzerland to return our rental car. Since we were so early, we encountered little traffic on the way to and on the motorway and … Continue reading →

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More Model Trains and a Brewery October 25 2013

Posted on October 25, 2013 by admin

Today’s adventures began with a trip through the sunlight Black Forest to Hausach to see a model train setup there. The building covered over 400 square meters and included 195 square  meters of HO-Gleisen model train track and trains depicting … Continue reading →

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Riquewihr and Munster, France October 24 2013

Posted on October 24, 2013 by admin

The forecast was bright and sunny, so we decided to head farther west over the Rhine River to Alsace Lorraine. Mike’s affinity for exploring more of this part of France is probably due to the fact that the Rohde’s came … Continue reading →

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Clocks, Watches, Bikes, Cars, Miniature Trains, Traditional Costumes October 23, 2013

Posted on October 23, 2013 by admin

Rain showers in the forecast today encouraged us to stay closer to home and put museums on our to-do list. We headed out to Schramberg-Talstadt to visit the Auto-und Uhrenwelt, a 4000 square meter museum in a former factory dedicated … Continue reading →

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Baden Baden, Germany October 22, 2013

Posted on October 22, 2013 by admin

We headed north for about 50 km to Baden-Baden, which had been founded as a Roman bathing spot and was a favorite in 200 BC. It’s ideal location prompted the building of the Neo-classical thermal baths around the springs there … Continue reading →

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Lahr, Freiburg, Triberg, Germany October 21 2013

Posted on October 22, 2013 by admin

First stop on today’s schedule was west of us in the little village of Lahr. For three weeks in October, the town holds a chrysanthemum festival. In and around the town square, merchants and businesses decorate their street front facades … Continue reading →

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