2025

It’s cloudy and very ominous today in M. The sun didn’t rise, the sky is grey with thick clouds, the birds keep circling above the trees. I don’t know what to do here when it rains. So far on this trip, I’ve had cold weather, warm weather, and now rain. One thing I keep forgetting… Continue reading

If there’s a nº2, you can bet there will be a nº3. There’s a Facebook group of Expats in Montpellier that I am subscribed to. They meet every week on Thursday at Cafe de La Mer in downtown M. So we went there and met with, surprisingly, very nice fellow americans who decided to retire… Continue reading

Do you know that the name of the ville is pronounced as “Mohn-peuh-lyay”, not “Mont-pell-ee-ay’? We returned the rental car in Lyon and trained to Montpellier. Less than 2 hours on TGV. One lesson learned from returning rental car is it’s extremely difficult to fuel up the car when you’re inside the town; best to… Continue reading

No, I did not do the Chemin Saint Jacques, but I did go to Le Puy-en-Veley so I could be immersed in the pilgrim’s spirits. Le Puy is 4.5 hours drive from Pommard. We got lost for an hour just trying to get out of Pommard. We thought having an overnight stay at Thiers to… Continue reading

We rented a car from Sixt in Lyon Gare Part Dieu for a week. I got the best rate from booking.com, and also purchased the additional insurance from Zurich Insurance offered through them. I found that car rentals are a lot more expensive if going direct to the company. Costco has pretty good deals with… Continue reading

One week down. Seven more to go. I’m counting the time enjoyed here, not the weeks left. It has been one big item of my bucket list to spend 2 months in France, so here I am. CDG is still a big awful, confusing airport to maneuver. The walk from the plane to the baggage… Continue reading