Hiking in the Alps – Tour Day 5
I woke up today feeling better than I expected to. Though my neck and back muscles are sore from getting sick my stomach and digestive track are functioning well. Nic and I rolled out of bed at 9, in time to have a little breakfast before we had to head out on the hike. I had a small bowl of granola and some fruit salad. Nic went to the store to buy some chocolate for our picnic. On her way to the store she encountered another cow parade. It seams they move the cows up and down the mountains at different times of the year. We have now been greeted by cow parades twice in 2 days. Pretty cool. The hike started with a gondola ride up the mountain side. This wasn’t the type of gondola you see in Disneyland or in Tahoe but a 10ft wide by 20ft long hanging box. We...
Read MoreOn the road to Switzerland – Tour Day 4
Well, as I stated today started with me being very very sick. I was up all night fighting my stomach, digestive system and the toilet. At 10:15 we made our way down to the bus as we had to head out of France by 10:30 to make it to Switzerland. The bus ride started out fine. I was hopped up on Immodium and Pepto, nervous about making it through a bus ride I drug myself into a middle seat near the “emergency” bathroom. 2 hours later we made it to the first stop without any issues. We took an hour break, I drank a can of apple juice outside while Nic had lunch inside. I couldn’t stand the smell of food so I just waited patiently. Back on the bus and into the Alps. This is where the bus ride takes a turn. I sat up front so I could see the road and...
Read MoreParis – Tour Day 3
“Hi Mona, I’m Kevin!” Our day started early, we had to be in the lobby, bags in hand, by 8:45am. We set our alarm for 7:30am, finally drug our tired bones out of bed at 8:05am and were downstairs in the lobby by 8:38am…plenty of time for breakfast! Kevin had the hotel pastries and I walked to the bakery down the street and bought 2 fresh pastries for the road. Mmm. We (miraculously) all made it the two blocks to the bus with our luggage in tow and were on our way to meet Mona shortly after 9am. Getting on and off of the bus is quite a site. All 28 of us follow our momma duck Colleen down the street with our luggage in tow, wheels rumbling the entire time. We are a parade of tourists! See, the tour bus is so big that it can’t fit down...
Read MoreMuch much better
Hi everyone, Thanks for the positive comments. We are off to hike in the alps today as I feel much better. We should have new full length blogs for you tonight. Kev Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend
Read MoreWe are here
The reason you didn’t get a blog post last night is because we came home from dinner and I started getting sick within 30 seconds. I spent more time over or on the can than I spent in bed. It continued into the AM and we are now sitting on a bus driving to Switzerland while I am hopped up on pepto, immodium, and Gatorade type fluids. Nic did write a blog and we will try to post tonight. Hang in there everyone. Kev Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend
Read MoreHello out there?!
Just wanted to take a second to say thanks to all of our loyal readers! Shelly, Autie, Mom & Dad…you’re our #1 fans! Though, you are only 4 people, yet we receive at least 40 hits each and every day, sometimes upwards of 100! So, we want to know who else is out there? Stalkers, reveal yourselves! We just finished our last dinner in Paris. We walked to a neighborhood close by, picked a nice looking restaurant and had a great dinner. I had a very successful veggie dinner which consisted of mushroom risotto and a salad with roasted potatoes, roasted tomatoes, green beans, peas, cheese and a delicious vinaigrette to top it off. Mmmm. Kevin, on the other hand, had an appetizer platter of mixed cured meats with bread and butter followed by a steak with...
Read MoreParis Day 5 – Tour Day 2
Well, today started pretty early. Nic and I were talking last night that we are with group of morning people. They pretty much all have kids and have gone through that phase of your life when you HAVE to get up at 5am. We, have not. So, we were supposed to meet the group at 8:45. We wanted to be downstairs at 8:15 for breakfast. We were downstairs at 8:40 with 5 minutes to spare to eat breakfast. I know, I know, no one reading this is surprised. I needed Colleen to come bang on our door at 7:30 like Dad did when I was a kid; or like he did last month. So anyway, we made it downstairs in time to wolf down a croissant with a little bit of cheese and some orange juice before we headed to the Metro. Now, let me tell you, getting 29 people onto 1 metro train, at 9:00...
Read MoreLe Tour de France!
What a day today! Last night I pulled out the laptop to see what else Paris had to offer that we might be missing and, voila! I found an awesome “grass roots” bike tour company run by an American and a Kiwi who have lived in Paris for well over a decade now! I tried to book our place online, no luck. Called in the morning, no answer. Tried just one more time at 9am and success! They told us to head straight over for the 10am tour! We rushed out, hopped onto the metro, found our way to Notre Dame and suddenly we were on our own Tour de France! This tour was AWESOME! Bike About Paris is their name and they pride themselves on taking tourists to the places they wouldn’t normally see in Paris, the back-roads if you will. Our guide, Chris, was super...
Read MorePalace of Versailles
What to say about Versailles? Well, this place is HUGE. Huge doesn’t even describe it actually, it is gigantic plus enormous times huge to the 20th power! We had a great time exploring the palace, the gardens and the property which literally goes on for miles and miles. We arrived at PV around 10 am after a very easy train ride and left at nearly 5pm, aside from a 15 minute lunch and a 10 minute nap on the lawn near a pond we were on our feet, walking, that ENTIRE time, and we didn’t even cover half of the place! It was insane. The pictures are the best way to see the palace and the things we saw, trying to describe it all here just wouldn’t make sense. After we arrived back in Paris we headed to our hotel–oh, wait, side note! On the train...
Read MoreJust a tease…
We’ve had a great day. We headed out early to the Palace of Versailles and spent hours upon hours exploring there. Our evening consisted of dinner at a NEW restaurant! And Le Tour Eiffel! There are lots of great pictures and a few more details, but we’re tired, we’re on vacation, so we’re going to bed!!! Nite nite everyone!!! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend
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