Chapter 16 -Unforgettable Paris

We spent some 3 months in Paris. We had a wonderful time. Often when we go somewhere especially if it is for a long time we ask- Could we live here? In all our travels the answer is no. Too hot, too cold, too far from family, not enough of the activities we like, and…

Chapter 15 -Luxembourg and Germany

  Once we learned that our good friends Nayyirih and Mahvash are in Luxembourg, on the way to the Baha’i House of Worship near Frankfort, Germany, we decided to rent a car and do a week long road trip. We spent a wonderful evening with our beloved friend (sister!) Nayyirih. She had prepared a delicious…

Chapter 14 – Holy Land

  One of the other perks, and there are many, of living in Paris is its proximity to our most favorite place on earth, where we had lived and served for almost 7 years, the Holy Land.  Since the Twin Holy days (bahaiteachings.org/twin-birthdays-mystery-birth-bab) were celebrated on November 1 and 2 we decided to join the…

Chapter 13 – Hidden Treasures

  Our intention is not to bore you with mentioning all of the touristy attractions, THE MUST SEE and DO in Paris list of every tourist book, rather to give you a taste of what it is like to live in this incredible, vibrant and almost always awake and alert city. Six days a week…

Chapter 12 – Becoming Locals

We have now been in Paris for more than a month. We paid our next month’s rent and cell phone service – for Missy’s phone. WE had the great fortune of nice weather the first couple of weeks. This allowed us to sit in a sunny spot in the parks with the locals, drinking a…

Chapter 11- Paris (AKA: City of Light)- week 1

  Wow! We have been in Paris for only a week, settled in our little studio apartment (used to be the maid’s room) on the 6th floor of an apartment building built in about 1840 in the center of Paris. We have walked miles and miles exploring, loving every experience, feeling so blessed and thankful…

Tour du Mont Blanc – Aug 29 to Sept 10, 2016

PROLOG Richard’s: Once Missy set her retirement date, of August 31, 2015, our travel plans were set in motion. But first we needed to see about her bunion surgery and what if any limitations she may have from that. After six months or so she had a clean bill of health and we started making plans.…

Chapter 9 – Champex to Col de la Forclaz

What we did not mention about our awesome accommodation in a Champex was that when we checked in our friendly French hostess said “I know you will like the shower”. Oh my! Like it …we loved the jacuzzi shower and plan to instal one in our future home. We had a 16km walk the next…

Chapter 8 – Stage 7 (La Fouly to Champex)

See description of the photos, below. We got to Hotel Edelweiss in La Fouly in time to get a shower before dinner. We were given our spots in the dorm. Seven mattresses on the floor we took two. Down stairs to wait for dinner found our assigned seats. Turned out we were seated next to…