Guest Post

This past weeks guests, Barry & Alicia Gordon have decided to throw the BC Tour de France a curve ball, by contributing a guest post. Thanks for the kind words B&A, it was good to have you!

" Alicia and I just returned from an amazing 9 day trip taking in Paris and Barcelona. Barcelona makes a great hop using Paris as a base if anyone is thinking they might not get another chance to go there and wants to. It is very worthwhile also.

For Paris- it seems inconceivable to be able to "live" for a few days in any better location. Rupert and Mary Jo are walking distance to almost anything you could think of to see in Paris. About 7 minutes WALK from the Eiffel Tower, Napoleon's Tomb, The Military Museum, and the flame of Princess Diana. Just a few more minutes to the Rodin Museum and The Musee Dorsay which houses a ton of Impressionist Art including all the biggies from Monet and Manet, to Van Gogh and housing some of their most famous works, and even the Catacombes. Just a bit further across the beautiful Siene River, is the Arc de Triomphe, The Louvre, Champs Elysees, Place Concord, and Notre Dame. A short subway will get you to Monmatre, Moulon Rouge,and the incredible cemetary which houses the graves of Chopin, Oscar Wilde, and Jim Morrison. This is by no means an exhaustive list but they are most of what we were able to see in just 4 days, without a lot of pre-planning. The stay also includes lots of visiting time with Rupert and Mary-Jo, french bread, pastry, and CHEESE. French wine, crepes, and if you hit the right day- pancakes, and Mary- Jo's fabulous dinners.

I suspect many blog watchers know all this, but if you haven't yet had the chance to see it up close, it's just hard to really imagine.

Thank-you Mary Jo and Rupert for a wonderful time."