Clair and Tiffany's 2011 Adventures - #6

Sunsets, moonrises and rainbows are the stars of this episode. Click here.

Clair and Tiffany's 2011 Adventures - #6

The weather has been unusually mild, often overcast, and sometimes downright cool. This is fine with us, despite being caught offguard several times by sudden downpours, because temperatures have been ideal for summer festivals, picnics, concerts, dancing, and hikes and taking visitors around. Ideal also for sunsets, moonrises and rainbows. Click here.

Clair and Tiffany's 2011 Adventures - #5 Lake Geneva and Annecy

We know that beach areas are absolutely jam-packed with vacationing Europeans during July and especially August.  So we head to the mountains. Click here.

Clair and Tiffany's 2011 Adventures - #5

The proper thing to do in Paris in July or August is to leave town. We got on the Internet and searched around for somewhere to go to for about six days. Our criteria: near water and beautiful scenery, interesting things to see and do without needing a car, not too popular and crowded, not more than about 3 hours by train or bus. We ended up at two wonderful destinations in the French Alps: Evian-les-Bains and Annecy. Click here for the story.