The Peak District: Not so Peaky but Very Pretty
Our next stop was the poorly named Peak district. It really just has some small round hills and some exposed rock but has very few actual peaks. Nonetheless the countryside is made even prettier...
A blog about our travel
Our next stop was the poorly named Peak district. It really just has some small round hills and some exposed rock but has very few actual peaks. Nonetheless the countryside is made even prettier...
We finished our almost 3 months in Europe and are ready to relax in a place that feels like a second home to me. We speak the language and the people and the land...
We finished our trip where we started in Paris. We again are surprised how much we like Paris even though we are not city folk. This time we stayed outside the main tourist area...
I didn’t have many expectations for the Dordogne region but it was a good stop on our way back to Paris. I actually liked it better than Provence or Carcassonne (Paris and Chamonix are...
Southwest France is very rural and feels different than the rest of France. This is going to seem like blasphemy to a lot of people, but I like it better than Provence so far....
We only spent 7 nights in Provence and we felt like we took it easy (it was so hot!) but we still have some pictures to share. The area is beautiful but I have...
We traveled from cool alpine Chamonix Mont-Blanc to hot dry Provence. Our first impression was that it looked very much like Tuscany but a little more dry and a little less pretty. It’s been...
Chamonix is close to the Swiss and Italian borders and feels like a mix of Switzerland and France. The main draw here is the Mont-Blanc group of summits. We spent a few nights here...
Up to this point, we’ve been in the German feeling part of Switzerland. we are now in Lake Geneva near the French border, and there is a different look and feel to the country....
A few more pictures of some of the activities we did. We only scratched the surface of the activities available. It is still our favorite place and we definitely would like to return.