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High Tea in London
While Boris is in London on business, I tagged along to enjoy the city while the hotel room is “free”. We just concluded a long weekend to Paris celebrating a milestone birthday for Boris. This part of the trip will … Continue reading
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Tagged An Ideal Husband, Chess, Cote, London, London Coliseum, Savoy, Thames Foyer, Vaudeville Theater
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Boris’ Birthday in Paris
We spent the morning of Boris’ 60th birthday touring Claude Monet’s farmhouse and Gardens in Giverny, France. Now the birthday celebration returns to Paris for lunch at one of his favorites, Brasserie Bofinger. Last time we were in Paris the … Continue reading
Giverny, Normandy, France
Today is Boris’ 60th Birthday. We have chosen to do an half day excursion outside of Paris to the edge of Normandy to visit Claude Monet’s farmhouse and gardens at Giverny. Giverny is just under 50 miles west of Paris. … Continue reading
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Tagged Claude Monet, France, Giverny, Japanese Water Garden, Jean Monet, Oscar Claude Monet
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Day touring in Paris Continued
Boris and I continued our tour of Paris via the Hop-on/Hop off bus, leaving behind the Eiffel Tower. We passed by Les Invalides, more commonly known as Hotel national des Invalides, a complex of museums and monuments dedicated to the … Continue reading
Day touring in Paris
Our first full day in Paris we decided to renew our connection with the city. Both Boris and I have visited many times, even before we met. Although we recommend the hop-on/hop-off buses in whatever city they are offered, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Arc de Triomple du Carrousel, Eiffel Tower, France, guillotine, Luxor Obelisk, Musee d' Orsay, Palais Bourbon, Palais Royal, Paris, Parvis des Libertés et des Droits de l'Homme, Place de la Concorde, Place du Carrousel, Place du Palais Royal, Place du Trocadero, Tuileries Garden
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A Trip to Paris for Boris
Yes, I know on my last series of posts we were celebrating Boris’ birthday with a trip to Cuba. However, since he needed to be in London the week after his actual birthday in May, Boris suggested a long weekend … Continue reading
Santiago de Cuba: The Birthplace of Rum, Revolution, and Rhythm
Our second port of call in the Republic of Cuba is Santiago de Cuba, the original capital, on the southeasterly side of the island. Cuba is part of the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean. Columbus’ trip to the new world … Continue reading
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Tagged Azamara Club Cruises, Azamazing Evening, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Church of El Cobre, Cuba, El Cobre, El Cobre Church, El Sanctuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre, Hotel Casa Granda, Santiago de Cuba Cathedral, Steel Band del Cobre
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Havana: Hemingway and Slightly off the Tourist Path in Cuba
I foolishly thought I could get all of one day’s worth of touring into one post. Didn’t happen, and so I continue on my tour of Havana, Cuba. Check out yesterday’s post, Havana, Cuba: Crumbling Colonial Architecture, Classic American Cars, … Continue reading
Havana, Cuba: Crumbling Colonial Architecture, Classic American Cars, and the Warm Cuban People
One of the United States’ closest southern neighbors, the Republic of Cuba is a small communist nation. Cuba is an island that sits in the Caribbean Sea bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Its early history is of Spanish Conquest of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Batista, Castro, classic American car, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Floridita, Havana, health attacks, Hotel Inglaterra, hotel Nacional de Cuba, Malecon, Sangeria, yank tank
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