Blogs published in 2026

Day 4 — High-Speed Trains, Vikings, Romans, Café de la Madelon, and a Palace Hotel

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 This was our travel day from Paris to Nantes, so the morning started early. Very early. The kind of early where nobody is making thoughtful conversation…

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Day 1 — Arrival in Paris: Jet Lag, Bones, and the Eiffel Tower at Night

Saturday, April 18, 2026 – Sunday, April 19, 2026 We left home on Saturday, April 18, 2026, and arrived in Paris on Sunday, April 19, 2026, carrying that unmistakable first-day-of-international-travel…

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