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Denise and Mark ready to depart DFW |
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Denise on the trip from Paris-Orly Airport to Chevannes |
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The view from our house in Chevannes |
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Bailey with one of her first (ahem) legal beers at a cafe in Paris |
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Debbie and Denise on the Metro Paris bus |
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Claire and Bailey in their element -- shopping in Paris |
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Produce doesn't look as good here in Texas |
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On the other hand, there's not much you can do with fish |
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Sampling champagne at G. H. Mumm. |
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Bailey and Denise outside of G.H. Mumm |
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Driving thru the Champagne region |
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This shot sort of snuck up on me. That sucker is huge! |
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Proof that Mark did indeed stroll on Champs-Elysees |
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Now I really understand why Eurpoean cars are so small |
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The view from our villa on Corsica |
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The Barez - 43 feet of pure cruising joy. |
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This is the largest sailboat that I've ever been on. Next to the other ships in the Bonifacio harbor it looked like a dinghy. |
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Limestone cliffs at Bonifacio |
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Bailey on board the Barez |
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Captain Bob, Noel and Marianne |
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Nino |
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Nino is the granddaughter of some of Noel's friends. I tried during the entire week on Corsica to get her to warm up to me but she was too shy. |
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Mark and Bailey with Jean Paul and his wife |
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Bailey is holding a "medium" beer |
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It's not a pastry shop, it's an art gallery. The creations they make are simply the best in the world |
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Our stop during the last day in Paris |
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Our transportation between Paris and Cologne |
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What a treat to read a novel while the French countryside is blasting by. |
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Dinner with the Hoffmann family in Pulheim Germany |
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Ursula, Nikki, Maike, Andreas, Mark, Bailey and Svenja. |
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Father and daughter sharing a beer |
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The Hoffmann's at the train station before we left to return to Paris |
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Mark and Denise overlooking the harbor at Bonifacio |
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One of the many yachts in Bonifacio |
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Mark at the helm of Barez |
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This sailboat was pure joy to sail. I only managed to screw up one tack. |
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Interior of Notre-Dame de Reims |
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Notre-Dame de Reims buttresses |
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Rue Rousselet, 7:00 am August 16 |
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Scurrying around Paris on our last full day |
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