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Basel& through Switzerland
We were up early, had breakfast & were off the ship by 8.00am. A cold, dark & drizzly morning with a promise of snow. Sure enough as we started clear Basel in the coach we ran into flurries of snow. A novelty for most of us from the Southern Hemisphere. By the time we reached Gruyeres there was quite a bit of snow lying around & lots of us got snap happy. The process of making cheese was well presented & we ended ...
Basel& through Switzerland
We were up early, had breakfast & were off the ship by 8.00am. A cold, dark & drizzly morning with a promise of snow. Sure enough as we started clear Basel in the coach we ran into flurries of snow. A novelty for most of us from the Southern Hemisphere. By the time we reached Gruyeres there was quite a bit of snow lying around & lots of us got snap happy. The process of making cheese was well presented & we ended ...
Patience is key to Paradise
... the fall break for kids so thats why the free time on my hands...although I did work to prepare my lessons for the new class. My mom and I decided to visit our twin city of Nyons in France for a couple of days. Here in Switzerland, we live near Nyon - no S at the end. Nyons in France is known for its' olive oil. There are lots of olive trees which is also a hike we did. It is a very pretty old town and a beautiful market we went to Thursday morning, last week. ...
Cruising from Viviers to Tournon
Monday, October 22, 2012 Walking tour of Viviers/French language lesson/Tournon/Home-Hosted Dinner Last night we had a one man band entertaining us. He was really good and we had fun dancing to our oldies. We woke at 7 AM to total darkness outside. When we went to breakfast and looked out we were totally fogged in. At 8:45, when we began our walking tour of Viviera, the fog was eerie and beautiful. Fortunately it did not rain as we did our ...
Avignon to Viviers
Sunday, October 21, 2012 Avignon/City tour/French cooking lesson/Viviers After another delicious breakfast, we had a scheduled guided tour of Avignon. our boat arrived here at about midnight last night. What a change from our previous locales. Suddenly back in medieval times when we look out at the walls of Avignon, the City of Popes. As we were standing in front of the Cathedral and Popes Palace the bells began to ...