Aix-en Provence (3/7)
March 07, 2013
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We drove from Marseille to Aix-en-Provence in the morning where Lindsay and I explored while my parents went to a meeting. Aix is a very old city that has changed hands many times over the centuries. It was once the capital of Provence. We were happy for some dry weather. We (especially Lindsay) thoroughly enjoyed the march ée.
And especially...
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Monte Carlo, Cannes, St. Tropez, and Cassis (3/6)
March 06, 2013
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This was to be the day we enjoyed the beautiful, warm, sunny French Riviera. We woke up in Nice, France, in a tiny little hotel room, a block from the Mediterranean, right in the center of the old town...in the pouring rain.
The elevator up to the hotel room is ancient and miniscule.
My parents drove from Marseille to pick us up in Nice, and then...
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Thun, Bern, Avenches, Geneva, Nice (3/5)
March 05, 2013
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We woke up in Interlaken and after a fantastic traditional swiss breakfast of charcuterie, swiss yogurt, bread, cheese, and hot chocolate, we headed out in the Volkswagon Up!.
We drove along the north shore of Lake Thun towards the city of Thun. When I drove this road 10 years ago in the spring I thought it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever...
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Luzern and the Road to Interlaken (3/4)
March 04, 2013
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We left Zurich in the morning via our tiny little rental car (a Volkswagon Up!), and made our way westward to Luzern (Lucerne). We found Luzern to be a beautiful city despite the hazy fog and cold.
Luzern straddles the Reuss river where it drains into Lake Luzern.
The town's most famous landmark is the Kapellbrucke (Chapel Bridge), a long, wooden...
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Zurich (3/3)
March 03, 2013
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We arrived in Zurich in the afternoon and checked into our hotel with a big sigh of excitement.
We took the tram from our hotel to the Allstadt (Old Town) to walk around. It seemed that every body of water in Switzerland has plenty of swans, including the Limmat river in Zurich:
It was a bit cold but nice to walk around together and explore a c...
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