France Vacation Attempt Deux
May. 12th, 2025 03:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bigmogIn a week, I'll be underway for a vacation in France. A transit strike prevented my previous attempt to visit via the chunnel from England. This go I've opted for a different mode of transportation; a river cruise. During my trip through eastern Europe a year ago, I noted how the Danube river offered this curious means to traverse the region. Online research (and perhaps commercials on NPR) sold me on trip that I could take together with my mother.
She has fond memories of visiting France as a young woman and would occasionally reminiscence on it. A bit of coaxing was necessary for her to get a passport. Once that pre-requisite was completed, the trip was booked and the countdown begun. We start in Paris and then cruise the Seine River to Normandy with various stops along the way for wine, cheese, history, and art. While I usually travel solo, it will be nice having someone to tour with.
I still plan to journal but expect to compose long hand rather than take a laptop with me. Upon my return, I'll collect those thoughts and write them up here.
She has fond memories of visiting France as a young woman and would occasionally reminiscence on it. A bit of coaxing was necessary for her to get a passport. Once that pre-requisite was completed, the trip was booked and the countdown begun. We start in Paris and then cruise the Seine River to Normandy with various stops along the way for wine, cheese, history, and art. While I usually travel solo, it will be nice having someone to tour with.
I still plan to journal but expect to compose long hand rather than take a laptop with me. Upon my return, I'll collect those thoughts and write them up here.