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Monthly Archives: September 2021

THE TWINS ENJOY THEIR “9-YEAR-OLD”NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIP A LITTLE EARLY…part 1

Years ago I started what our family called, the “9-year-old trip”. The idea was to immerse our grandchildren in the favorite places, family, and history of my side of the family in the San Francisco Bay Area. When my Mom was alive she was a big…

THE WONDER OF THE LOUVRE MUSEUM

On our last day in Paris during our France trip this summer we joined our daughter Lisa’s family for a private tour of the Louvre. Marla and I have visited this amazing museum a number of times, but having a private guide opened our eyes like never before…

PARIS HOTELS AND APARTMENTS…A FEW IDEAS FROM OUR LAST TRIP

Marla and I have visited Paris at least 30+ times over the years. When I find a hotel which checks off most of the boxes for me, location, comfort, style, price, etc., I usually like to return again. Marla on the other hand needs a push to go back to…

Halcyon days with the family in Cap d’Antibes… visiting spots Gerald and Sara Murphy frequented in the roaring 1920’s with their friends, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Pablo Picasso, and Ernest Hemingway.

While in Cap d’Antibes this past July one of the places I wanted to visit “La Garoupe”, a beach area where Americans’ Gerald and Sara Murphy created summer sunbathing with a party atmosphere and their artistic friends came to soak up the rays in the…