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Jungfraujoch - The Top Of Europe!!

We had a recommendation from a few people, Kathryn Hulet and Kay Bross, to take the cog wheel train up the alps and see Jungfraujoch. It...

Chocolate and Cheese!!!

While in Gruyères, there are some things that one MUST see! The first is the Callier chocolate factory, one of the oldest in Switzerland....

Driving to Gruyères!!!

We are off in a rental car from Paris on a European road trip!!! Despite the panic of driving in Paris for the first time, it was a...

Eiffel Tower!!

No visit to Paris is complete without a visit to the Eiffel Tower! Made for the 1889 World's Fair, this monument has become one of the...

River tour and Ice Cream!!

We received many recommendations for both of these! The first is a river boat tour on the Seine, the river that flows through the heart...

A quiet Weekend day at Luxembourg Gardens

Luxembourg Gardens is a beautiful area in Paris created by Mari de' Medici, the widow of King Henry IV of France in 1612. She built the...

Père Lachaise

The largest cemetery in Paris, and the first garden cemetery there. Named after the confessor to Louis XIV, Père François de la Chaise,...

Cooking class at La Cuisine!!!!

So, there's a wonderful english-speaking cooking class right near the Seine behind Hotel de Ville in Paris. We've been there before, and...

Moulin Rouge

A few people requested that we see the Moulin Rouge - and even though we couldn't get her in a can-can dress, she wanted to go see the...

Disneyland Paris!!!!!

So, if you know my mom, you know that her favorite place in the world is Disneyland! Ever since I was a little kid it's been at the top...

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