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If you are traveling to Paris, you can’t miss the Louvre. It’s actually the only thing I bought advance tickets for. We arrived in Paris on Monday and Tuesday the Louvre is closed. So Wednesday was our day to visit. I scheduled our time for 9am when the doors open. We woke at 7 andContinue reading “Today Was Mona Lisa Day”

I know I’m not supposed to be overindulging while on vacation, but it’s hard not to in Paris. We ate a fairly sensible breakfast at the hotel. Eggs, bacon, sausage, croissant, breads, granola and yogurt. I was pretty full after eating all that and figured I could go until late afternoon before I ate again.Continue reading “Eating Our Way Around Paris”

All packed and ready to start our 20 day adventure across the pond. We began with a Lyft ride to Miami airport. Our driver was a nice young man who was fascinated by travel and hopes to do a bit himself. I use Lyft because my card gives me 5X points per dollar spent andContinue reading “Off On Another Adventure – First Stop Paris”

We woke early enough to have the hotel’s buffet breakfast and to find out how to get to the air strip for our flight to the Arctic Circle. Breakfast was the usual, waffles, sausage, biscuits and gravy, but canned peaches and no other fruit. Coffee was good though. I do like my coffee. The hotelContinue reading “Our Trip To The Arctic Circle”

Our journey continued on the Alaskan Railway from Denali to Fairbanks. We left at 4pm, literally being the last guests in the hotel, employees working diligently around us to clean up for the closure during the winter months. One last view from our beautiful hotel and then on to the rail depot. After getting ourContinue reading “On To Fairbanks”

Denali in Fall Bloom Denali in Fall Bloom — Read on thefouramigos.blog/2022/09/16/denali-in-fall-bloom/

Around 15 years ago I bought a National Park Passport Book. Whenever I go to a National Park Visitor Center, I get my book stamped with the date and park name. I really never thought I’d get to Denali but I did make it. We took the bus from Talkeetna to the McKinley Chalet Resort.Continue reading “Denali in Fall Bloom”

No train this time – but the bus did have huge windows to take in the amazing landscape. Instead of playing games on my phone or reading my book, I spent my time relishing the beauty from Seward to Anchorage. It wasn’t a trip with lots of wildlife, although we did see another bald eagle.Continue reading “On the Road To Talkeetna”

After our four hour train ride through breathtakingly beautiful scenery, we arrived in Seward. Seward is a quaint little town, which reminded us of many of the coastal towns in Maine. We checked into the Gateway Hotel, the newest hotel in Seward. It was clean, well appointed and the staff were very friendly. The roomContinue reading “Our Time in Seward”

What a long day! We didn’t get to the hotel and to bed until 3am and woke up at 8:30 so we could enjoy a sunny day in Anchorage. The weather ahead isn’t looking promising so this may be our only day of sunshine. Our hotel is a Comfort Inn! I’m not crazy about thisContinue reading “Anchorage on a Sunny Day to Seward on a Rainy Day”