With such a short time in the City of Lights William and I were out early each day seeing the must do sites of Paris.  We had read that in order to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower we would need to buy our tickets in advance so the night before we decided…

The Palace of Versailles was the residence of the King Louis XIV during the late 1600;s thru the French Revolution.  He moved from his residence at the Louvre to be outside the city because he felt unsafe living in Paris near the French people.  The Chateau was lavished with gold and art from floor to…

After seeing the Chateau Chenonceau yesterday I really didn’t think it could get any better but then I saw Chambord.  It is said that Chambord is to architecture what the Mona Lisa is to art.  And surprisingly enough the Chateau bears the imprint of Leonardo da Vinci.   I could tell immediately that this would be…

It was a short drive from LeMans to Amboise where we would visit the Chateau Chenonceau.  I had read that this was one of the most beautiful Chateaus and at first sight I had to agree. The Chateau had been built over the river and the gardens were beautiful.  And even though the line to…

This morning as we left Mont St. Michele we drove right through LeMans so we had to make a quick stop for William to see the 24 Hours of Racing Museum.   As Lady Luck would have it today was the 24 Hours of Motorcycle Race and although we did not join the thousands of…

Le Mont du Saint Michel is one of France’s most iconic images.  However most people never get to see it the way William and I did today. The bay around the monastery is completely surrounded by water at high tide only once or twice a month.  Last night was a full moon which brought the…

I must say “Hats Off” to my big brother for taking us to the airport yesterday for our flight to Paris (I’m just not totally sure that he would take his hat off though).    We flew Norwegian Air and although it was almost a 9 hour flight it was a very good one. It…

It seems we always save the best for last.  Today’s adventure was unbelievable.  I’ll get the Seattle attractions out of the way and then show you what was the most amazing part of our day. Today we would be leaving on a red eye flight back to Charlotte so we had the whole day to…

Leaving Vancouver Island we took a car ferry across to Vancouver.  Every time we travel to any place William and I always watch You Tube videos on what to do in that city.  The top attraction in Vancouver that caught my eye in the videos was Capilano Suspension Bridge.  Those of you who know me…

For as long as we have been married (9 years) William has talked about his best friend Jon who lived on the West Coast.  I felt it was about time I get to meet him and his wife Stephanie so after leaving my family in Raymond, WA we drove back to Seattle where Jon would…