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2022 France: Day 13 – Orleans; Final Thoughts2022 France: Day 13 – Orleans; Final Thoughts

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 5 Comments

I woke up at 3:30am Friday morning and never really went back to sleep, so I’m writing this on about...

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2022 France: Day 12 – Chateau de Chambord2022 France: Day 12 – Chateau de Chambord

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 0 Comment

We were up about 7am. Had some “it will do” instant coffee in the room and then got ready to...

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2022 France: Day 11 – Chateau de Chenonceau and Royal de Blois2022 France: Day 11 – Chateau de Chenonceau and Royal de Blois

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 0 Comments

This was our last morning in Montsereau. We were up by 6am and went out about 7am to find breakfast....

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2022 France: Day 10 – Chateau de Villandry and Chateau d’Usse2022 France: Day 10 – Chateau de Villandry and Chateau d’Usse

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 3 Comments

This might be one of the most beautiful posts I’ve done (out of 274 according to WordPress!). Not that I...

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2022 France: Day 9 – A lazy day by the Loire River2022 France: Day 9 – A lazy day by the Loire River

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 0 Comment

I didn’t get up until about 7:30am, which is pretty late for me, but I’d stayed up the night before...

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2022 France: Day 8 – Mont Saint-Michel, Angers2022 France: Day 8 – Mont Saint-Michel, Angers

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 2 Comments

I slept about 7 hours, up a little after 5am. I’d done nothing on the blog the night before except...

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2022 France: Day 7 – Chateau Royal d’Amboise, Chateau de Briancon2022 France: Day 7 – Chateau Royal d’Amboise, Chateau de Briancon

May 21, 2022May 21, 2022 0 Comment

We were up early to help Jim get off to the airport and go pick up our rental. We were...

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2022 France: Day 6, Paris – Part 4: Le Cordon Bleu, & some ring activity at Sacre Coeur2022 France: Day 6, Paris – Part 4: Le Cordon Bleu, & some ring activity at Sacre Coeur

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 3 Comments

We woke up to a much cooler apartment and that made for a better night’s sleep than the night before....

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2022 France: Day 5, Paris, Part 3 – La Defense, more great food2022 France: Day 5, Paris, Part 3 – La Defense, more great food

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 4 Comments

This entry is for Thursday, May 19. I’d gotten into this groove of working on the blog late afternoon/early evening...

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2022 France: Day 4 – Paris, Part 2: lots of walking and a great lunch2022 France: Day 4 – Paris, Part 2: lots of walking and a great lunch

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 2 Comments

Usually it’s the 2nd night of the trip when I don’t sleep well at all, but this time it was...

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