Guess. Then scroll down. Wednesday, August 17, 2011: Our “resort” serves a “continental” breakfast: individually wrapped muffins, bread in the shape of a bagel, hard boiled eggs, Tang (I swear, confirmed by an RV-er), “coffee” with whitener, bananas and…
Tuesday, August 17, 2011: Cannon Beach to Manzanita, Nehalem, Rockaway Beach, Tillamook, Hebo, Neskowin, Lincoln City, Depoe, Otter Rock, Newport, Seal Rock, Waldport, Yachats, Florence, Gardiner, Reedsport, Winchester Bay, Lakeside, North Bend, Coos Bay, Bandon, Langlois, Sixes, Port Orford,…
Monday, August 15, 2011: On an endless, trans-continental, ultimately fruitless quest, for the ideal Americano, SS served me a delicious freshly roasted cup from the roaster across the street; I sat up in bed and said thanks but half…
Sunday, August 14, 2011 No reason for an early start but we had an early start nonetheless. Tempurpedic bed. I’m of mixed opinions—but if you sleep on it like the body in the logo it is perhaps wonderful. SS…
August 13, 2011 Dog trip. Sooner or later it had to happen, no swooning like Harlow in Monte Carlo. Very early start and zipped through the border, brief stops in Bellingham (Starbucks) and Seattle (Pete’s—91 point Piper Heidseck Brut NV…
On hiatus; thanks for the traffic. Speaking of which, here’s a post-mortem for the die hards… Up early, out to Charles de Gaulle. Light rain and dark. The trek to CDG never ceases to amaze me, traffic at all time…
The entrance to the Musee D’Orsay, a “retired” train station Today a sunny start then clouding over but mild, about ten degrees warmer at this end of the week than when we arrived. A relaxed morning down to the Musee…
1979-2010, politically incorrect but much loved Gee our old LaSalle ran great: First, a moment of silence for the passing of the Walkman. Sony has announced the Walkman will go the way of the Edsel. I owned the very first…
SS said it was a housewares shop. Wrong. Chocolatier. …and nougat and caramel Women’s shoe shop (apparently) Oh oh ladies, look out: Stockings are back Bear made of bears in a bag shop window 70…
Tom Cruise proposed to Katie Holmes here At eight it was bright and sunny and October cool. I got SS a hot croissant (he favours one boulangerie over the other as we have two on our doorstep to choose from),…