We took some portraits of James on Monday celebrating James’ 10th birthday! I was surprised his tongue wasn’t completely hanging out of his mouth in the portraits because he played with a lot of friends along his walk to Old 4th Ward Park for these photos! Spring is here in Atlanta and the trees have…
Today is Monday April 13, 2020 and it is James the Poodle’s 10th birthday! Last year, James was really sick on his birthday. Thankfully James is doing great one year later. But this year is a little, odd, too. We are in the middle of a global pandemic and we are under ‘stay at home’…
If you’ve ever been on a cruise, you’ve heard the crew musicians playing this version of Sweet Caroline to remind you to wash your hands. And now here is Neil Diamond singing it during this crazy time of Coronavirus Covid-19. At 0:46 you can hear the Sweet Caroline Wash Your Hands version: A cruise ship…
I posted back in September the old photos I found of James when he was three weeks old. I realized today that I never posted his six week photos! James was so tiny – he could be bathed in the kitchen sink! James and all of his Standard Poodle littermates: One puppy wandered off the…
I saw this on Twitter today – the canals in Venice, Italy are clear because there is no traffic in them. I’m sure the constant movement of boats, ferries and gondoliers stirs up the bottom so the water is never clear. Look at this tweet from Kaveri in Italy: Dolphins are also showing up in…
We were on the road all day the other day and we decided to stop and get some food while on the road. Thanks to Siba, the Best in Show winner at Westminster this year, we decided to get James some McDonald’s grilled chicken! We were in the drive through and I asked for a…
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC is one of my favorite museums. I’ve definitely spent more time at this museum than any other museum and I’ve visited this museum the most. Since we have been in Europe, the new presidential portrait for Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have been completed and they…
I am enjoying walking around Geneva. There is lots of shopping and there are a lot of public spaces and parks all around Lake Geneva. The Jet d’Eau is a famous landmark in Geneva and it was fun to watch! While walking around shopping alone one day, I came across this group of musicians and they…
It seems like it has been a long and cold winter. But the days are sunny and the temperatures aren’t quite so cold here in Geneva (we still have our radiators on though). I was excited to see signs of Spring in the park: crocuses and daffodils! We planted a bunch of bulbs in our…
We are in Geneva, Switzerland! The city reminds me of Washington, DC – clean and modern yet quiet for such a big city. We are in a residential area, but it is a short walk to the heart of town and Lake Geneva. Check out our Airbnb:
James gets so much attention when we travel! I think it is really cute. People often stop and pet him as they walk past him. We are on our way to Geneva, Switzerland and these children got so excited when they saw James. Of course James gets excited, too, and he rushes over to say…
Since we arrived in Lyon on a rainy day, we decided to film our apartment tour at the end of our stay. We really love our apartment and the neighborhood. The best part is the short walk to what is now our favorite bakery in all of Europe: Boulangerie de la Martinière (24 rue Martinière)….
One afternoon we took a break and took the metro down to the Confluence Museum in Lyon. The museum is at the southern tip of Lyon where the Saône and Rhône Rivers meet. I loved the light and bright architecture on the outside and entry areas of the museum. Then once inside, the exhibit halls…
We’ve been waking up before the sunrise to go to our favorite bakery in Lyon (Boulangerie de la Martinière) and since we were up so early, we decided to walk along the Saône River (it joins up to the Rhône River just south of Lyon). Along the east side of the river, vendors were setting…
The Amphitheater of the Three Gauls is right by our apartment. It was built in 12 BC and enlarged around 120 AD under the reign of Emperor Hadrian. This amphitheater seated up to 20,000 people! The amphitheater was part of the federal sanctuary of the three Gauls dedicated to the cult of Rome and Augustus….
James is feeling better and we have been walking around our neighborhood a lot. There is an odd wall near our apartment that says “Curiosity killed the cat, nine times…” It is funny that the text is in English. But I suppose that is an English expression. Did you know that Lyon is known in…
It is funny how I always make a mental note of the veterinarian clinics I see as we travel around Europe. Everywhere we stay, there is always a vet nearby. And every time I say to Chris, “There is a vet but we aren’t going to need it.” It is just a nice peace of…
We are in Lyon, France! We arrived by train from Marseille. It was a high speed train and that is good but it was the most crowded train we have been on in Europe! We booked two seats (not all trains need a seat reservation but for some high speed trains it is required and…
We decided to leave James at home to rest and we took the metro to the Palais Longchamp in Marseille. The metro in Marseille is very modern and clean. The gardens were huge and we wandered around for quite a while. James would have been tired but I know he would have loved the dog…
We were walking around the port in Marseille, France when I heard “Bourbon Street Parade” in the distance. I got excited and wanted to find these musicians I heard. We walked over to the Promenade Louis Brauquier and there they were – a bunch of musicians jamming with my favorite New Orleans jazz tunes!