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France 2025 – Exploring the Carnavalet Museum

Posted on October 7, 2025 by herktrav

Day 2 – Taking a little peek in the Marais. We’ve been to Paris many times, but have never really spent much time in the 3rd arrondissement. Today, that changed as we visited the Carnavalet Museum. It is a museum … Continue reading →

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France 2025 – Getting acquainted with Chablis

Posted on September 8, 2025 by herktrav

Day 2 – Buying supplies and starting to explore. To start our second day in Chablis, we all slept in. Yesterday’s travels and a little jet lag had taken its toll on all of us. It felt good to just … Continue reading →

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Portugal 2024 – Porto Pt 2

Posted on September 15, 2024 by herktrav

It’s taken us a couple of days, but I think we’ve caught up on our sleep. Our adventure has started out as strolls down our street and around the local area. There are lots of little shops nearby, plus a … Continue reading →

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France 2023 – Paris Tourists on the go!

Posted on October 8, 2023 by herktrav

With two days left to try and squeeze in a few more visitations, Tuesday became a little busy – but in a good way. Jan and Dave headed off on a tour of Giverny and Monet’s house and gardens. It’s … Continue reading →

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France 2023 – Mucha Exhibit & the 12th Arrondissement

Posted on September 22, 2023 by herktrav

No manic Monday here… just an interesting day of art, a visit to to 12th arrondissement and finishing off with dinner at Willi’s. Quelle belle journée! We met up in the hotel lobby after breakfast. The plan was to take … Continue reading →

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Fall 2022 – Rome: Pt 1

Posted on October 21, 2022 by herktrav

Our final visit is to the eternal city – Rome. We’ll have seven days to explore and enjoy the sites and tastes of the city. We are staying at Albergo del Senato. We truly love our hotel. The rooms are … Continue reading →

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Italy 2022 – Florence: Part 4

Posted on October 7, 2022 by herktrav

We got our wish. When we woke up this morning, the sun was shining with just a few puffy white clouds floating across the sky. We took our time with breakfast and getting cleaned up, as our tickets for the … Continue reading →

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Italy 2022 – Florence: Part 3

Posted on October 3, 2022 by herktrav

A new day and the threat of more rain later in the day. No matter though, as we will be inside the Uffizi Gallery today. We had our breakfast: Sue enjoying her yogurt and me finishing up the biscotti. Our … Continue reading →

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Italy 2022 – Florence: Part 2

Posted on October 3, 2022 by herktrav

We woke up to a little more rain. It will likely rain on and off all day, so we’ll definitely be taking our jackets and umbrella with us. We ate breakfast, cleaned up and got ready to go. Today we … Continue reading →

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Day 30 – Milan – DaVinci’s The Last Supper – Il Cenacola

Posted on July 15, 2019 by herktrav

We had to get up early today to get to the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. That’s where we picked up our tickets to view Leonardo DaVinci’s Last Supper or Il Cenacola. We had reservations for the 8:45 am … Continue reading →

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