Adventures after Retirement

For our last weekend in Paris we planned to do a walking tour of Montmartre that was recommended by a book we had on France.  We had a slow start to the day since we decided to do our laundry one last time before leaving for our week in the car on Monday morning and… Continue reading 9/23 Paris

Our plan today was to get a late start and then to go to the Rodin Museum and then walk to the Eiffel Tower, timing it so that we were there for sunset and then a  walk along the Seine for a romantic evening with dinner along the way somewhere. Things went mainly according to… Continue reading Friday 9/22/17 Paris

Well. Wednesday was quite the day for mileage! Jack and I must have walked 8-9 miles over the course of the day. We decided to take the metro to the Champs D’Elysee area then walked the street looking at all the shops along the way. While there are many stores there such as Disney and… Continue reading 9/20 and 21 Weds and Thurs

Well, today we had a quiet day which was a good idea after the last several days of running around and walking for miles and battling jet lag. We slept late and then did our laundry, thank goodness for a place with a washer/dryer!  By the time we left to get something to eat it… Continue reading 9/19/17 Paris

Today was reserved for spending all the time we wanted at the Louvre.  I have been there several times before, as had Jack, but we had always been in a limited time situation so this time was the first that we had the leisure to just explore and also know that we had the time… Continue reading A day at the Louvre

I’m writing this on Sunday, we arrived on Friday morning and I am feeling recovered enough from the jet lag to start blogging about the trip! We were very successful in getting to our Air BnB from the airport, in fact we arrived an hour early which actually caused some issues in getting into our… Continue reading Paris – first few days

Hi everyone, this is my first foray into the world of blogging, so I hope you will all bear with me.  First, a bit about myself.  I am an attorney and I retired a couple of years ago when I turned 60.  I have been patiently waiting for my husband, Jack, to reach 65 and… Continue reading Adventures after retirement