Tag Archives: Paris

Chambord and Chartres: Discovering French Renaissance and Gothic Art

Posted on May 25, 2024 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

May 24th, 2024 Tim is still not feeling terrific, but well enough to continue on. We are both thankful that this is a relatively easy day. CHAMBORD A UNESCO World Heritage Site, constructed between 1519-1547, it originally served as a … Continue reading →

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Paris Like We Have Never Seen Her Before

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

May 19th, 2024 – Paris and Versailles, France Tim and I are fortunate to have visited Paris several times over the years, dating back to my first visit in the early 1980’s. There have been minor changes between visits due … Continue reading →

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Paris is Preparing for the Olympics

Posted on May 18, 2024 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

May 18th, 2024 – Paris France It has been a few years since Tim and I have been to Paris, and the first visit by our travel companions, Steve and Brenda. I’m especially excited to see everything fresh through their … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving in Illinois

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

November 20 – 28th Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate family ties and long-time friends. My roots were in Oregon and Tim grew up in the heart of the country where soy bean and corn fields can be seen for … Continue reading →

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Wrapping up 2015 ~ Home is where the heart is

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

December 2015 ~ Canoga Park and Arrowbear Lake, California We have been home bodies for the past couple of months – well kind of any way. That has become a very “relative” term. We have our tiny cabin in the … Continue reading →

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Uniworld’s River Baroness and SS Catherine

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Sunday, July 26th ~ Transfer from the River Baroness to our new ship, the SS Catherine The Uniworld river cruise we are on is called Grand France. It is in fact TWO cruises that are taken back-to-back with a high-speed … Continue reading →

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Disneyland Paris

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Saturday, July 25th ~ Paris The majority of our travel companions on the Uniworld Cruise were either taking a Paris city tour or the optional (but included) “Do as the locals do” walking tour through Ile de la Cite and … Continue reading →

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Paris ~ Père Lachaise Cemetery and the Eiffel Tower

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Saturday, July 18th ~ Paris, France First, I would like to wish a very happy birthday to my sister, Jan. Looking forward to spending more time with her later this summer when we get to celebrate at my nephews wedding … Continue reading →

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Paris ~ A day in pictures

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Friday, July 17th ~ Paris, France We wrapped up our Gate 1 tour today with an included city tour. Several of these pictures were snapped through the bus window, so the quality is not quite up to snuff with some … Continue reading →

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The Netherlands, Belgium and France!

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

My long-time dream is to see the lavender fields in bloom… I am hoping to make that happen this summer. We are now finalizing plans for our next big adventure and can’t wait! The trip will begin with us flying from Los … Continue reading →

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