From October 1999 to February 2001 we made three separate trips to Paris, spending a week each time. Sadly we have not returned to Paris or France since then. Time to change that as we have always enjoyed the sights, wine and food of France!

My brother, Gerry (and wife Sue), has seeing Mont Saint Michel on his to-do wish list for many years. I finally found an interesting escorted tour(Insight Vacations) to the Loire( pronounced Low-Wah)Valley that included a stop at Mont Saint Michel. We have traveled multiple times with Insight and enjoy their offerings so we put it on our calendars.  It may not be “April in Paris” but it is darn close and hopefully the weather will be even nicer!

Our French was never good and has gotten worse with age!  We even went to a quick Rick Steve’s class on conversational French but I doubt much has stuck with me.  Luckily my smartphone translator should help and hopefully the French have become more tolerant of our futile attempts to fit in. Time will tell.