Lunch in Sancerre
"Favorite village of the French" declares the banner on this tower in Sancerre. We had decided to see this hub of the local wine industry,…
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2023-04-02
Photo Gallery: La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
La Rochefoucauld in the Charente department was on our route from Limoges to Cognac as we followed D10 and D13, and we stopped just because…
2023-03-31
Gounod's Faust at Limoges opera
Opera in Limoges: Gounod’s “Faust”
A chance to see an opera while seeing Limoges for the first time I had hoped we'd get to Limoges, which we'd never been to,…
2023-03-31
Two weeks in France with Kristian
Touring by car March 14-28, 2023
Last year as well as this January, I kept to trains and buses to explore France. It's so convenient because you're going from the center…
2023-03-30
Delightful Ely
One of my aims in staying in Cambridge a few nights was to get up to see Ely and its cathedral. It's such an easy…
2023-03-16
Berlin Philharmonic! An opera detour
And a couple of tips about airport trains
I couldn't resist booking a ticket for Handel's Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno when I saw it scheduled by the Berlin Philharmonic. Handel's…
2023-03-14
Struck out in Cambridge
I was very pleased with my rather last-minute plan to stop over in England between leaving Berlin and meeting up with Kristian in Paris. I'd…
2023-03-13
Charleroi shock – and all my fault
A story that's short but not sweet. After a very happy, though brief, stay in Brussels, I headed back to Charleroi on Sunday for my…
2023-03-13
Rough arrival in Marrakech
I've addressed my date screw-up regarding Morocco in my post about my shock at Charleroi. I did erroneously make a reservation for the week of…
2023-03-13
Nomads
Staying in Hostels
I didn't stay in hostels when I traveled in my student years, except for one night in Cap d'Ail where I didn't find other options.…
2023-03-05
Marrakech: a week in the Kasbah
Second week, second hostel
Blind alley to this hostel Monday of my second week, I changed hostels, with a fellow traveler's help getting my luggage to the square for…
2023-02-18
Cold in Marrakech: first week
Monday, first day: Zip! After my rough arrival night, out in the cold, I was freezing and miserable, with a very sore throat, stuffy head,…
2023-02-18