Clair and Tiffany's 2009 Adventures - #12 Le Perche

Friends from our hiking group organize a six day trip to a region called "Le Perche" in Southern Normandy, and invite us along. At a season when most Europeans are flocking to beaches and exotic destinations, this is a perfect time to meander around the semi-deserted towns of rural, non-coastal France.
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Clair and Tiffany's 2009 Adventures - #11 Up and Away

Planes, giant balloons, fireworks and bike races - it's a month of powerful displays.  Someone gives us ticket to the Paris Air Show. You can not only inspect and order your own fleet of aircraft, but also air-to-air missiles.

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Clair and Tiffany's 2009 Adventures - #10 A Week in Provence

Our Sacramento friend, Dick Taylor, had mentioned when planning his visit, that he would love to include a stay in Provence.  What a fine idea!  We invited ourselves along. And how about our French friend, Marie?  It started coming together for May.
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Clair and Tiffany's 2009 Adventures - #9 Spring

Leaves pop out, flowers burst into bloom, and we begin to shed our heavy coats.  Travel season arrives, and with it, our first Transatlantic visitors.
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Clair and Tiffany's 2009 Adventures - #8 Brittany

A member of our Wednesday hiking group, who wishes to be called K, offered to organize and lead a week-long outing to the coast of Brittany in April. Despite warnings about how gray and miserable the weather is likely to be, a group is formed and we sign up.

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Clair and Tiffany's 2009 Adventures - #7 Lost and Found

We're in and out of Metros and buses on a daily basis as we brave the the cold to further explore Paris, take in exhibits, go on hikes.

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Clair & Tiffany's 2009 Adventures - #6 Walking Friends

At a weekly French-English conversation exchange group that we had started to attend, we learn about an informal hiking group, Ile de France Walks, that takes day trips every Wednesday to places within an hour or so of Paris. We sign up at http://idfwalks.blogspot.com to receive the weekly announcements.

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 [NOTE: At the end of 2019, the website was replaced by a new one, http://idfwalkers.over-blog.com]

Clair and Tiffany's 2009 Adventures - #5 Obama Inauguration

There are times when we want to share special moments with other Americans, like witnessing the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama.
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Clair and Tifffany's 2009 Adventures - #4 Meribel

With Paris as our home base, we can take advantage of opportunities and offers of unplanned side trips.  A week in the Alps? Well, OK!  Click here.