Hurricane Sandy is on our minds and the people living in that part of the world are in our prayers as they batten down the hatches for some freakish stormy weather. Stay safe, dear ones!
The sun was shining today as we boarded a narrow gauge train and headed into the alps from Nice. It took 90 minutes to get there and 3 hours to make the trip home. No one does engineering like the Swiss and we remarked that French train travel has much in common with their Italian neighbours.
We traveled to the medieval village of Entreveaux it’s truly remarkable with its cliffside fortress and hinged draw bridges. Like something out of Lord of the Rings.
Once we arrived back at our hotel, we decided that clean clothes were in order so we camped out at the laundromat for an hour and a half not only washing clothes but meeting the world doing laundry too. A couple from Ireland, a young man from Holland, an older Nicoise gentleman who insisted on speaking french on the fascinating subject of the Rothschild family. We gave him a Canada pin and he laughed when I finally said, “je nas parle pas france”.
Dinner was 2 courses of cheese and we were stuffed! Bedtime for us and a move to Lyon in the morning. With the cooler temperatures and a greater risk of inclement weather we decided to forgo Provence and save it for a late summer visit at another time.
One another happy note, we want to wish Mom and Dad Smoker a very happy anniversary today. Your marriage is an incredible inspiration to our family and beyond! Congratulations to you both!
Your wonderful travelogs are something we look forward to every day. You do such a great job and makes it the next best thing to being there. Thank you so much for your greetings on our anniversary and your kind words. Thanks too for the card Gordon gave us before he left. You two are a blessing to us. With much love and thanksgiving. Dad & Mom S.