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Joyeux Noel, 2018!

We had a lovely Christmas Day in Avignon, France. Slept in, made a yummy breakfast, opened our selected presents and read our new books...

Christmas Eve Promenade

On December 24, 2018 Angelina and I walked around Avignon and found two beautiful churches; Eglise Saint Pierre up at the top and the...

Rocher Des Doms Garden

Yesterday afternoon, Angelina and I walked to the ¨El Jardin de Doms¨ and the view was quite expansive with the Mountain Ventoux in...

Noel en Provence

Last night in Avignon we watched a Christmas Parade featuring a children´s drumming group, people on stilts donning white, glittering...

Isle de La Barthelasse

Yesterday, December 22, 2018 we walked to the Isle de La Barthelasse from our apartment. We walked over the Pont Edouard Daladier Bridge...

Angelina´s First Crepe!

Yesterday, December 21, 2018 after the bridge, Angelina and I walked back toward our apartment and came upon a Creperie. We ordered...

Pont Saint-Bénézet

Point Saint-Benezet´s Bridge is one of the sights that inspired me to return to this beautiful city along the Rhone River. There are many...

Avignon, France

We set up our Christmas Tree yesterday, December 22, 2018 in our new place. It is going to be a Merry Christmas, but we definitely miss...

Cote d´Azur

On December 20, 2018 Angelina and I traveled by trains (three different ones) and a taxi to our new digs in Avignon, France. The journey...

The Leaning Tower of What?

Here are some facts on the Leaning Tower of Pisa: The Leaning Tower of Pisa took around 200 centuries to build because of conflicts with...

Singing In the Rain

La Spezia, Italy, December 18, 2018. Angelina and I mailed a couple of items to the U.S. today and got the next portion of our trip...

Corniglia

Corniglia, is set high on the steep cliff overlooking the sea. We took a shuttle to the top, as the sun was setting and we wanted to see...

Vernazza

Our second stop was the city of Vernazza, which was a city with a port for boats, a castle, a yummy restaurant and a gelateria. I tried...

Cinque Terre

Yesterday, December 17, 2018 Angelina and I took the Trenitalia up the coast from La Spezia to three of the five cities of Cinque Terre....

December Palms

La Spezia, Italy. First day, we arrived by train around noon and began walking around this city that appears to have it all. There are...

Baldi Apartment, Florence

Today, we left our apartment in Florence and caught the bus to our next Italian city. This place was really spacious, centrally located...

Adieu Florence

Last night we walked to the Pitti Palace, but it was closed and we window shopped, ate pizza, had gelatto near the Ponte Vecchio Bridge...

Florence in Lights

A couple of nights ago...Florence, Italy out at night, we rode the merry-go-round and walked the Pointe Vecchio Bridge. Here are more...

American Diner

In Florence, Italy, Angelina and I found this 1950´s American Diner and had to have a cheese burger and curly fries accompanied by a...

Galleria degli Uffizi

Today, December 12, 2018 Angelina and I went to the Uffizi Gallery to see masterpieces of Art. Of all the art I viewed today,...

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