Category: Daily Life

The Long Journey Home

The Long Journey Home

We woke up at 6 am on Thursday to catch an early flight to London Heathrow airport and to begin our long journey back to Dallas. Since we were gaining back the time we...

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Final Day in Nice

Final Day in Nice

Today was our last full day in Nice. We’ll be leaving for the airport early on Thursday morning for a return flight that will have us arriving in Dallas by the evening (we gain...

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Cannes

Cannes

Tuesday proved to be a beautiful day in the French Riviera. The rain was gone and sunny, warm skies greeted us this morning. First, we visited the Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Nice which was...

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Entrevaux

Entrevaux

The forecast for Nice was cloudy and rainy today, so Gary and I toured through a 19th century Italian Villa this morning, then jumped on a train to get away from the rain and...

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Best Day Yet

Best Day Yet

The weather was perfect today — sunny and warm. It was, without a doubt, the best day so far! See below for a short photoblog. I’ll upload more pictures in the gallery tomorrow. It’s...

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Monaco

Monaco

We made it to Monte Carlo/Monaco today, and it was worth the wait. Below is a short summary of our day in pictures. A complete photo tour is loaded in the “Photos” section (look...

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Friday in Nice

Friday in Nice

Yes, I did say Nice, not Monaco as I had mentioned in yesterday’s blog. Why didn’t we make it to Monaco? Well, it’s an interesting story. Our hotel room has blinds that you can...

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Nice: Day One

Nice: Day One

After spending 11 hours in the air, we arrived in Nice around 3:30 local time. The flight from London wasn’t full so we breezed through passport control and customs — no lines, yay! After...

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9 Hours On Plane

9 Hours On Plane

I’m sitting on American Airlines flight 78 bound for London Heathrow airport. The time is 9:45 pm, and I’m about 2 hours into a 9-hour flight. The lights are dimmed and a movie is...

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