Our last day in France, and oh, how we do love France! I'll call this last one the day of the tram. What a fabulous way to get around. Inexpensive, reliable, goes where you want to go, and the cost is affordable -- plus, the tram itself is up-to-date, CLEAN, and on time! What else could you ask for?? Can Atlanta do this??? I think not-- :-( We trammed 20 minutes to just over the Rhine, across the France/German border, and then caught Bus 21 to Kiehl -- a whole 1...

Ok! Now I feel all better. We have now heard from our girls at home and know all are well. Everyone is out of pocket though; we are all in different countries outside the US at this time as a matter of fact! I'm still having a sleep issue but making the best of it. After not going to sleep until 2 or 3 am for the last few nights, I managed to fall asleep around midnight last nite only to wake at 4 am wide awake. I got up, answered email and downloaded some new a...

We arrived after noon on August 13 via train through the Champagne Region. It was a beautiful day and the city was so gorgeous with flowers, arched bridges crossing the river and pretty buildings, we decided to walk the 20 minutes to our apartment. We finally figured out that Oldtown Strasbourg is an island. Yes, we nearly circled it before we found our apartment. Oldtown is surrounded by the River L'Ill which is lined with ancient buildings that now house outdoo...

While traveling to Europe sounds so exciting and so wonderful, and make no mistake, it is, the effect on the body, however, is not so hot! The trip across the Atlantic was as good as it could be. We enjoyed airline food, had wine, did the crossword puzzle and watched three, yes, three movies! Still, arriving at 5:37 am Paris time, when your body knows it's 11:37 pm ATL time, is just WRONG. We made it to our hotel, took a brief siesta (Stan did), and then went o...