by Melinda | Oct 17, 2013 | All in the Family, Reaching Out, The Glory of Friends, Travel, Uncategorized
We bid Venice a fond farewell through the back window of a water taxi, as we sped off toward the train station. We can’t get over the ease of travel here. When we asked the owner of our small Venetian hotel how much time we should allow at the station...
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by Melinda | Oct 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sometimes things go wrong. Like when you are awakened at 4:00 in the morning with a frantic call from your daughter who is caring for your little dog while you are away, to let you know he is in critical condition. And you have to make quick decisions with a...
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by Melinda | Oct 14, 2013 | Living Low, Thankfulness, Travel, Uncategorized
One of the things about Paris that I’ve always found so charming are the street markets. I’ve dreamed of roaming through the aisles of flowers and produce and meats, and watching the street artists painting au plein aire. While yesterday was still a...
by Melinda | Oct 13, 2013 | Claim to Fame, He's Bigger than Me, Living Low, Travel
We woke up yesterday, and decided that we would go visit Chateau de Versailles, the famous palace of the French Kings. The gal at the front desk said it was a 45 minute train ride from the Eiffel Tower, so we got ourselves down there and settled in on the RER train....
by Melinda | Oct 12, 2013 | He's Bigger than Me, Lover of My Soul, Thankfulness, Travel
We slept LATE yesterday. I haven’t slept that late since…well, I don’t know! It was actually very delicious to not care. We decided to head across the street to a local brasserie for lunch. Crammed with locals ducking out of the rain, it was warm...
