It has certainly been a busy week or so in Paris... I ought not to go into meticulous detail on everything we did (for example, our tour of the Parisian sewer system is probably best left to the imagination) but I can throw out a few highlights that stand out for me. First off, an old friend from college, now teaching in France... I havent seen her in three years, and we had to go all the way to Europe to catch up with her, but we did it. So we did the classic ...

Ahh, back in France again. We are in Bordeaux for a few reasons... for one, we are not ready to plunge right into another huge city. For another, it would be nice to see more of France than just Paris. And last (but not least) it has some of the best vineyards ever known, and so we can get fancy world-class wines for just a couple of euros at the grocery store. Now if only we knew a little more about wine, we would know what to pick! Bordeaux has a nice rive...

Travel troubles...Perhaps you've noticed that it's been a while since I've been able to post (although I did just add a new post for Italy, so go read that one if you haven't yet.). Those of you who heard our itinerary might also notice that it did not include Nice at all.These two facts are connected.To wit: we've been plagued with illness and train problems! In the last week I've been violently ill twice. Once, in Venice, from some bad c...