Amsterdam

We arrived Monday at Amsterdam Centraal Station, a huge modern structure that has been incorporated into a very old beautiful red brick building. The station is also a hub for taxis, buses, trams, the Metro (subway) and ferries. It includes restaurants and a mall....

The Louvre

On our last day in Paris, the Louvre. The sheer size of it is overwhelming; it’s the largest museum in the world. We began in the ancient world. Most of what remains from those times is sculpture. Then we moved forward. Be sure to click on the other photos to see us...

Our Second Week in Paris

We’ve finally figured out a traveling schedule that works for us: day 1, easy sightseeing for 3 or 4 hours; day 2, intense all-day sightseeing with lots of physical activity; day 3, collapse into a heap of inert protoplasm. Repeat. Today was a Day 3. We slept until 3...

Musee de Montmartre

Our apartment in Montmartre was just across the street from Sacre Coeur (Sacred Heart) Basilica. We took the funicular up and made a visit, then we walked from the other side to the Musee de Montmartre.  The neighborhood has been home to many artists, writers and...

Palace of Versailles

We took the train out to the Palace of Versailles, which is now enveloped by the lovely Parisian suburban town of Versailles. The opulence makes it easy to understand how the palace became a symbol of everything the French revolutionaries resented about the monarchy....