Last year (2018) did a trip to Paris, Bruges, and Amsterdam. An amazing trip with awesome sites, amazing museums, fantastic food and beer. I really need to write a trip summary. There is a trip blog site online I started, but it is time comsuming. Only on day 2 of a 17-day trip. When I get it a bit further, I will link to it.
This year, we are doing the first two weeks in May to day a France Trip:
- Start for three days in Paris
- A couple days in Loire Valley (had one day last year, was not nearly enough)
- Then three days in Bordeaux
- Then five days using Avignon as a base to explore south France.
Will pick up a car once we leave Paris and all the way to Avignon. Then a train to Avignon back to Paris for the last day. A few things are in concrete.....Seeing Carmen, more time in Orsay, mapped out chateaus to visit in Loire Valley, a few wine tours in Bordeaux (rothschild, Paloumey, Saint Ahon), Bordeaux wine museum.....the last day back in Paris will be in the Montemartre area. Still a work in progress though.
We did hit the main sites in Paris last year (bike tour, Notre Dame, Louvre, that Tower thing, Arc de Triumphe, River tour, Sainte Chapelle, Versailles). Last year we had increbily pleasant weather, this year I expect it to be a bit cooler and several days of rain to deal with. Last year we had the world cup madness to deal with, which was quite fun. This year there are yellow jacket protests which could be interesting.
This year, we are doing the first two weeks in May to day a France Trip:
- Start for three days in Paris
- A couple days in Loire Valley (had one day last year, was not nearly enough)
- Then three days in Bordeaux
- Then five days using Avignon as a base to explore south France.
Will pick up a car once we leave Paris and all the way to Avignon. Then a train to Avignon back to Paris for the last day. A few things are in concrete.....Seeing Carmen, more time in Orsay, mapped out chateaus to visit in Loire Valley, a few wine tours in Bordeaux (rothschild, Paloumey, Saint Ahon), Bordeaux wine museum.....the last day back in Paris will be in the Montemartre area. Still a work in progress though.
We did hit the main sites in Paris last year (bike tour, Notre Dame, Louvre, that Tower thing, Arc de Triumphe, River tour, Sainte Chapelle, Versailles). Last year we had increbily pleasant weather, this year I expect it to be a bit cooler and several days of rain to deal with. Last year we had the world cup madness to deal with, which was quite fun. This year there are yellow jacket protests which could be interesting.