Chateau de Cheverny
Thursday was our final day touring in the Loire Valley and we chose Cheverny, a Chateau which is still lived in by the original owners (though along the way the […]
Category Archives: France
Loire Valley Day 5: Loche, a Royal Ancient City, and a Wednesday Market
Wednesday is market day in Loches, one of the small, beautiful towns in the Loire Valley. It sits on the River Indre and is a medieval town with a citadel […]
Amboise Castle & DiVinci’s Chateau
We spent Tuesday in Amboise where we saw the interesting castle there which overlooks the Loire River. We also visited Clos Luce, the home of Leonardo Da Vinci and in […]
Chenonceau and Villandry: Loire Chateux Day 3
Monday we visited Chenonceau in the Loire Valley. It spans the Cher River, and has beautiful gardens. The chateau was built in the 16th century. We arrived early and walked […]
Adios Mallorca, Bon Jour France, & a visit to Chateau de Chambord
Today was a long one, since I had a 6:30 flight from Palma to Paris, where my cousins were waiting for me. I saw the sunrise on the flight to […]
Paris..a Different Sort of Adventure
Yesterday we left Avignon in the wee hours. The days here are getting shorter…Daylight Savings ends tomorrow…but for now sunrise is around 8:15 or so. We loaded up the car […]
Avignon
Today was a busy one for Susan, Tracey and Tim, who went to the Palais du Papes and walking around the town for hours. I got caught up on photos, […]
Pont du Gard, Arles & Les Baux de Provence
Yesterday, Wednesday, was a busy sightseeing day. We drove (Susan) first to Pont du Gard, an ancient Roman aqueduct, quite well preserved and an extremely impressive feat of engineering. It […]
Aix en Provence
Tuesday we (by we I mean Susan) drove to Avignon, via Aix en Provence. It was raining hard when we left Nice, and there was a massive traffic jam due […]
Monaco, Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Cap Ferrat
Monday Oct 23 we (by we I mean Susan) drove to Monaco to look at the palace, see the changing of the guards and visit the cathedral where among others […]
Adios España, Bon Jour France!
Susan and Tim Wright, Tracey Thompson and I left Font de sa Cala in the wee hours yesterday, Tim and Tracey took a bus and we drove (no room for […]
Monte Carlo Open Monday
Things I learned I did watch some players practicing Monday, especially Sinner but also saw Dimitrov, Novak, and doubles players. After watching the practices, I watched Cressy/Berrettini (Cressy was funneling […]
Monte Carlo Open Sunday
I attended the Monte Carlo Open, ATP 1000 for the first time yesterday, and it was a lot of fun. It’s been on my bucket list for a long time, […]
AliBey to Antalya to Istanbul to Nice…Travel Days
Saturday I left Ali Bey midday to go to the Antalya airport. I changed my flight to an earlier one…and the travel agency working for the tournament said I could […]
Perpignan, France
October 23, 2022 Just over the Spanish border en route to Barcelona Today we are driving to Barcelona from Avignon. We said good bye to Avignon this morning and to […]
Les Baux de Provence
October 23, 2023 Somewhere between Avignon and the French Spanish border. Yesterday we drove to Les Beaux France which is officially (1999) one of the most beautiful villages in France. […]
Saint-Remy-de-Provence
October 21, 2022 Avignon, Provence, France Today was a bit rainy and a bit slow but a lot of fun. Sidney and I went to the market halle while Sonya […]
Pont du Gard & Arles
October 21, 2022 Avignon, Provence, France Yesterday my cousins Sidney, Sonya and I visited the Pont du Gard and the city of Arles. Pont du Gard is a Roman aqueduct […]
Dentelles de Montmirail and Gigondas, Vaucluse, Provence
Wednesday October 19, 2022 Avignon, Provence, France Today, Day 4 of the Cousins 2022 Trip, Sidney, Sonya and I went hiking, visited the village of Gigondas and went to a […]
Avignon: Palais des Papes & Walking the City Walls
Tuesday October 18, 2022 Avignon, France Today started with a trip to the market hall and grocery store. The market was interesting and we bought delicious bread, some nice apples […]
Girona!
October 17, 2022 Cousins’ Trip Day 2, Girona, Spain Monday we toured Girona, Spain. We started by crossing the Eiffel Bridge a red bridge that is picturesque and also has […]
Hola Mallorca…Hace Caliente!
Bunyola, Mallorca, Spain Today was another travel day. I flew from Bordeaux (did you know that in Europe, some airlines…looking at you Vueling…charge for bags by the leg, not by […]
Bordeaux Champion & Avoir Bordeaux, Hola Espana
Bordeaux, France Sue Bartlett and I played the 60s final today and finally played on Court 1, which was a good court! We were the 4th match after 9am (and […]
Doubles Champions; Singles Final Saturday
Bordeaux, France It was another lovely day in Bordeaux. Sue Bartlett and I were rescheduled to the 6th match after 8:30 (not before 2pm)…we got on around 5pm. We played […]
Bordeaux Thursday; Singles Success; Slippery Clay!
Bordeaux, France I played my second round robin match today against Carmen Lang, who just won the Spanish closed nationals in the 60s. We were the 2nd match after 11am […]
Bordeaux Doubles Day
Bordeaux, France Today was a pretty relaxing one since I only had one doubles match, 2nd match on court 9 after 2pm. We started around 3:30 or so I think […]
Traveling…
Bordeaux, France, Wednesday (WiFi was down Tuesday….) After a long weekend watching my nephew getting married (The Carmel Mission Church is beautiful as was the wedding), I drove to SFO. […]
USIC Tennis Presidents’ Cup
The International Club (IC) is a tennis organization originally founded by the United States and Great Britain…today it consists of about 30 countries. It’s a way for mostly high level […]
Beuvron-En-Auge and Seeing Caen
Cabourg, Normandy, France, Thursday Morning August 6, 2018 Good morning! Yesterday was a busy one…tennis, sight-seeing, meeting up with IC friends and dinner. It was a drizzly Wednesday, but on […]
Cabourg, Normandy, France,
Cabourg, Normandy, France, September 4, 2018 It was back to tennis today for Erika and me. We had a long practice session (focusing on serves). I then introduced Erika to […]