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2023.07.29.Pont-Aven-Concarneau-Quimper

Saturday blues… first trip to this side of the Atlantic… Concarneau… La Ville Close… beaches… blues turn to grays… time to sail away… Greetings from Brittany! Hmmm… Kouignettes… petite Kouig Amann… yum 🙂 The rain in Cornouaille… Quimper here we … Continue reading

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2023.07.28.Pont-Aven

Cloudy … with a chance of no rain… exploring… Musée de Pont-Aven… surprise exhibit… Artistes voyageuses… Bois d’Amour… port de plaisance… balades… enchanting day… Greetings from Pont-Aven! 

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2023.07.27.Nantes-Pont-Aven

Nantes… a rain check… hoping for the sun to come… in Pont-Aven! Crepes by the river at Moulin du Grand Poulguin… peaceful night at Goelia… relax… with or without rain 🙂

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2023.07.26.Paris-Nantes

Eric Kayser croissant… yum… rental car… ✓… driving out of Paris… ✓… Nantes, here we come… le Voyage à Nantes began! 🙂 First time exploring Nantes… it’s been on the travelwishlist for a while… Les Machines de l’île… Jules Verne … Continue reading

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2023.07.25.PARIS

If it’s Tuesday, this must be Paris… where many museums are closed on Tuesday… oh, well… it’s raining too… travelwishlist to the rescue… Palais Garnier it is! 🙂 Revisiting favorites from the last trip… L’As du Fallafel lunch… Place des Vosges… … Continue reading

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2023.07.24.London-Paris

If it’s Monday, this must be London… in the morning… and City of Lights in the evening… and a wonderful Basque dinner… hmmm… delicious Chez Gladines Saint Germain! The light rain is gone… for a late evening Seine stroll… and … Continue reading

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2023.07.23.LON: Hampton Court

From a Lucy Worsley treasure hunt… to an almost full day at Hampton Court… not nearly enough time… a citinerary for next time?

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2023.07.22.LON: Horrible Histories

Saturday travelwishlist… British Museum… Crick Institute.. Horrible Histories… and many wonderful things in between… Serpentine Galleries… Tas Pide… without the pide… wishover for another delicious time 🙂 Best travel plans are those that walk despite the metro closures… through Hyde … Continue reading

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2023.07.21.LON: Kew Day

It’s been a while since we are dreaming of this day… still have to write about our first trip to Kew… a 2015 story… and Kew was one of the best surprises of the trip… hence a full Kew Day… … Continue reading

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2023.08.20.LON: The Proms!

A beautiful full day in London… starting at Nell Gwynn House… continuing the Albertopolis adventures with a simple plan… an Information Age morning visit and V&A afternoon refresher… only to discover the new Medicine Galleries… a place to explore time … Continue reading

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