We left Paris yesterday, riding the overnight train to Venice. This was NOT what we had expected. The train messed up our reservation though our tickets clearly stated SUPERIOR CLASS COUCHETTE - a private sleeper with meal service. It appears that they oversold this...

We've covered a lot of territory these last couple of days. Today we decided to do something a little different and go someplace that's not exactly on the Paris tourist map – The Catacombs. We heard about this place from a program we watched on the Travel Channel...

We thought today would be uneventful - just another day in Paris. We were wrong; but I digress. Let's start from the beginning. It was not a pretty day - cold, cloudy and rainy. We left the hotel around 12noon is search of sustenance. We walked down the Rue de Seine...

We caught the Eurostar train to Paris this morning. It was a fairly easy experience - easier than I had imagined. And the train is a very smooth and scenic ride through the English countryside and into France. The food on the train was very "French" AND they were...

We slept in this morning after such a big day yesterday. We left the hotel around 11am and took the Tube up to Portobello Road. This is the world's largest antique market - and it's right here in London. Cindy has a favorite place in Lynchburg also called Portobello...

We were up fairly early this morning so that we could head over to Buckingham Palace to see the changing of the guards ceremony. We had breakfast at our hotel, which was wonderful, and then off to the Underground to catch the Tube to St. James's Park. It was just a...