From Paris to the 42nd Parallel: On Leaving Paris
It was our last full day in Paris. We made it full. Given that we had a museum pass which had not earned it’s keep, and given that I had neglected to […]
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From Paris To The 42nd Parallel: The Valley of the Kings
Although we had sworn we would do no night driving, it was well after nine in the evening when we approached the lodging we had reserved for the night at a refurbished […]
From Paris To The 42nd Parallel: Driving in France
Traveling opens you up. Being in the moment is your only responsibility. It asks of you to look and listen, smell and taste. To know the place you visit with your senses […]
From Paris To The 42nd Parallel: P’uy L’Évêque
P’uy L’Évêque had always been the impetus for this trip. A number of years ago friends of ours, one British, one Californian decided to retire there with their twin sons, then 6 […]
From Paris to the 42nd Parallel: Lunch in the Old City
We had spent the morning with our group, being guided through the Call, the medieval Jewish quarter in Barcelona. It had not been a ghetto. Jews were allowed in and out. But […]
From Paris To The 42nd Parallel: Bilbao
In the north of Spain, facing the Bay of Biscay is a town that reinvented itself in the face of economic ruin. Bilbao had been an old industrial town engaged in shipbuilding […]