We spent the morning and early afternoon exploring St. Emilion. One of the coolest things about that town was the slope made of rocks that you had to carefully climb to go up or down. The only aid came from a few well placed banisters. The church in St. Emilion is beautiful. The Church…
We had a sunny and perfect….for our laundry. 🙂 We drove into Amboise in the morning, and started the laundry. Fortunately, the laundromat sat on an avenue with lots of benches, a Greek cafe, and boutiques. While waiting for our clothes to become clean we ate cheese soufflés for breakfast and shopped. Not a bad…
We began the day by visiting the gorgeous Chateau Azay de Rideau. The Chateau had a long entry way lined with trees, lawns, and a river. The turrets, balconies, and spaciousness of the Chateau only add to its beauty. Following the tour we drove past other famous chateaus. There are always so many eye catching…
We did a lot of driving during the day, but stopped in the town of Dinan. Dinan is an extremely well-preserved medieval town. We walked the cobblestone streets following Rick Steve’s self guided tour. Of course the tour took longer than estimated since every building cried out for a photograph. The homes of Dinan have…
We slept in, relaxing that morning before driving to Normandy. We wanted to visit Mont St. Michele, but the drive was a lot longer than we expected. Late that afternoon, we finally arrived close to the island. Before parking and taking the long walk , we tried some of the famous Mont St. Michel biscuit…
Dad picked us up from the hotel in the morning, as the CCGD departed for the airport. He was definitely happy to have Lance and I back! We decided to stay in Paris another day, and visited the shrine of St. Catherine Laboure at Rue de Bac. Again, as it seems to happen when we…
Lance and I had an amazing week with the Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas (CCGD)! We spent time with lots of great friends, and not only saw great sights in Paris, but experienced singing in them! During the week we visited Versailles Palace and the Louvre, climbed the Eiffel tower, saw Monet’s gardens in Giverney,…
