my journey, destination unknown
When planning our Saturday around Camille’s GHP interview in Locust Grove, we decided to visit some colleges near Macon. When I noticed that The Whistle Stop Cafe was between Locust Grove and Macon, I just knew we had to go and have some Fried Green Tomatoes … at last!
Once I crossed the Seine while on my Saturday morning walk in Paris, I entered the Parc de Bercy. There were only a few people out and about, and I found empty tree-lined paths to wander along. Eventually, I reached Bercy Village where many of the arcades were a gallery of “Parisianer” covers. I stopped…
I arrived in Paris very late on a Friday night, but managed to get up fairly early on Saturday morning. I was in Paris – there was not a second to waste! As I had no real desire to visit any museums on my own, I decided to walk and enjoy just being there. I…
I’ve been trying to get us out and about for a family outing once a week or so. This week, we went out for breakfast at Bagel Palace and then went for a hike. We had hoped to go for a longer hike, but with Phelix not allowed to hike right now, we opted for…
While in France for work, I spent a week in Sophia. Each day my coworker and I walked over to IBM from the hotel. It was a nice walk, and we enjoyed stretching our legs. The flooding had let a path of destruction, unfortunately.
As I planned my trip to France, I started to think about things to do while I was in the area around Nice. I’ve been to most of the touristy places in the area and wanted to do something different. I thought about traveling to Corsica, but I I didn’t have enough time. Are there…
In the week leading up to our trip, the weather forecast was all over the place. Sunny, rainy, snowy, windy. We had no idea what we would end up with, so we brought umbrellas, long underwear, and t-shirts. And we used it all. When we woke this morning, snow was in the forecast, so we…
The play of the year. Or the play of decade. Depends on who you ask, I suppose. But Camille has been listening to and drooling over Hamilton for months. And then we planned a trip to New York. The city. The home of Broadway. And Hamilton. Play sold out for months and months. Our friend…
One evening while in France, I was lucky enough to be invited out to dinner with co-workers in Grasse. I had visited there once before and gone on a tour of the Fragonard perfume factory, but this time we got a local tour of the city. Up and down and all around. What a lovely…
The morning after the big rains and flooding in Cannes, I headed out to the docks to catch the ferry to Ile St Honorat. Everything seemed washed clean and gleaming in the beautiful sun streaming from the blue sky (little did I know of the destruction elsewhere).
After my walk along the waterfront in Cannes, I turned up hill towards the old town. I had been up to the top once before, but remembered enjoying the walk up the narrow streets and the view. When I got back to the hotel, I saw that I had taken some of the very same…
Daily Trip Diary Day 0: Leaving home Day 1: Going where? Day 2: In Cannes Day 3: Off to Ile-St-Honorat Day 4: At work Day 5: Dinner in Grasse Day 6: At work Day 7: Dinner in Valbonne Day 8: Off to Paris Day 9: Bercy and Promenade Plantee Day 10: Place des Vosges and…
As the time for my trip to France approached, the weather reports were getting worse and worse. Rain, rain, and rain for my weekend in Cannes, where I had planned to be outside the whole time. While it was raining when I landed much later than expected, Saturday morning was cloudy, but not rainy. I…
This fall has been a stressful one in terms of work. Always behind, can’t seem to catch up. And, unfortunately, this made our first trip to Saint Simons not nearly as fun as it should have been. Lovely place, and I look forward to returning someday.
In addition to three weeks in Galway this summer, we spent a week on Cape Cod with Rob’s family. I had work to do – catching up after Ireland – so spent most of my down time relaxing at the house and driving the kids around. But in a lovely place!
Back in July, we spent a week on the Cape (Cod, for those of you who might be unsure to which Cape I am referring). I had one big wish – to take the ferry out to either Martha’s Vineyard or Nantucket. So on Monday, we loaded up our bags and drove to the big…
Very disappointed that our Skellings Island trip was canceled due to rough weather, we unloaded the car and went back into the apartment in Kenmare. We had the hotel breakfast again, then hit the road. We decided to take the scenic route and the Shannon Ferry. Despite the wind and rough water, the Cliffs were…
As a base for our Ring of Kerry explorations, we chose Kenmare after a number of people had recommend it. We found a nice room online, but ended up being upgraded to a full apartment – what luxury! The town was compact, but included nice shops and a stone ring. We found our way around…
Ok, I admit. I’m bored of my own Ireland posts. But I’ve committed to finishing them before I move on to more recent travels. And I actually do enjoy looking at the photos from what might have been our last big family trip … Camille will head to college soon, and the era of family…
