tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5277868239095855922024-03-13T08:02:34.134-07:00Tucson BonnieA guy, A girl and a motorcycle.Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-4751363773518523722016-09-24T13:04:00.001-07:002016-09-24T13:07:17.806-07:00Montana Trip - Part VIIStill going to finish this trip out, two years down the road.<br />
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The next morning we broke camp and headed into Sturgis. <br />
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The Trophy in a sea of Harleys.<br />
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We spent the morning wandering the main drag, taking in the sights.<br />
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All sorts of custom bikes to be found.<br />
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Can you imagine taking this bike on a cross country road trip?<br />
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We stopped in all the famous hangouts.<br />
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The Blues Brothers were keeping the peace.<br />
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Every minute of the day is filled with the constant drone of loud pipes.<br />
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She had about twenty guys taking photos, me included. I don't know if those heels are appropriate safety gear, but they certainly work with that bike.<br />
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We had lunch in town and then hit the road. We only had one day in the Black Hills and still wanted to stop by Mount Rushmore. We made camp early at <a href="http://www.blackhillsrv.com/">Fort Welikit Campground.</a> We got lucky setting up camp early. It rained later that night and it would have sucked setting up our tents in the rain.<br />
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We made a point to head towards Mount Rushmore on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_16A">U.S. Route 16A</a>. A great road with 360 degree curves and one lane tunnels. I recommend, if you're in the area, to check it out.<br />
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Mount Rushmore was off in the distance.<br />
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Here's a zoomed in view.<br />
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I believe this was my second time here. <br />
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We headed over to Hill City for dinner.<br />
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One of those perfect evenings. We had reached our farthest point from home and tomorrow marked the point where we had to turn back towards reality.<br />
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After dinner we headed towards camp. We hit a pretty heavy downpour and had to crawl into our tents with the rain coming down.<br />
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More to come...Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-19319399878415042512016-09-04T23:23:00.001-07:002016-09-04T23:23:32.174-07:00Old PhotosRandom Old Photos. Testing Googles new photo album. Not liking it. Still planning on finishing the Sturgis trip. <br />
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The old white truck. My dad still has this vehicle.<br />
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A younger photo of myself.<br />
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<br />Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-81075462424548455462014-10-05T14:04:00.000-07:002014-10-05T14:04:14.941-07:00Montana Trip 2014 - Part VIThis is the continuation of a trip my dad, my friend Jacob, and I took at the end of July.<br />
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(Sorry for the delay in posts, it's been a busy couple of weeks. New boss, Jury Duty, end of year projects starting to pile up, uugghh!) <br />
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Day 9<br />
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It was Sunday, August 3rd, 2014. A day before the official Sturgis rally started, and we were headed that way. But first my <a href="http://www.butlermaps.com/">Butler motorcycle map</a> of Wyoming listed some great rides through the Bighorn Mountains, so we spent the morning crossing that range, not once, but twice!<br />
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From Dayton we climbed into the foothills, on the northeast side of the range.<br />
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It was heating up down below, but where we were headed the temperature would drop down into the sixties!<br />
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The ride on highway 14 was so amazing we just kept going. No stopping for pictures. Just enjoying the ride and the company. It wasn't until we had come down out of the mountains, and were about to head back in, that we took some time for some photo opportunities. One of these days I'm going to have to invest in one of those GoPro's.<br />
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This is highway 16, headed back to the east. The road followed a river canyon into the hills.<br />
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Jacob and I overlooking Meadowlark Lake.<br />
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Powder River Pass, the high point of highway 16 as it crosses the southern portion of the Bighorn Mountains.<br />
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If it wasn't for the sports bike, you'd swear he was a mountain man of the 1800's.<br />
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Highway 16 lead us into the town of Buffalo Wyoming. My dad was a big fan of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmire_%28TV_series%29">Longmire</a> TV series. It's ironic that the last episode aired a day after this photo was taken.<br />
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We stopped at the <a href="http://www.occidentalwyoming.com/the-history-of-the-hotel.html">Occidental Hotel and Saloon</a> for lunch. This place has a pretty fancy history, see link, that housed visitors such as Buffalo Bill, Teddy Roosevelt, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid! My wife had to explain to me what Occident is opposite of. Oh, like you all knew!<br />
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The inner lobby of the hotel. The saloon was off to the side.<br />
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A very blurry picture of the saloon. The numerous stuffed animals on the walls were popular with the restaurant visitors.<br />
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From Buffalo we had to hop on the Interstate. The only positive was that the speed limit was posted at 80Mph, so it felt as if we were speeding:)<br />
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Luckily we didn't have to spend all day on the slab. Once we hit the town of Moorcroft, we veered north until we spotted our next point of interest, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Tower">Devil's Tower.</a> No, we didn't have any close encounters while there:). You could tell that we were close to Sturgis though, motorcycle traffic had picked up significantly!<br />
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Wait a minute, maybe we did spot some aliens there...no.. no. sorry, that's just my dad.<br />
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One of the cooler aspects of the tower were these birds flying around the top. There was something mesmerizing about watching them circle over the edge of the massive stone structure.<br />
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Here I am showing my hidden x-men ability to grow in size until I'm the same height as the tower. <br />
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A couple of action shots as we were leaving the park.<br />
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The sun was starting it's descent into the western sky as we crossed over into South Dakota.<br />
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One of those magical portions of the trip where you try to capture the essence of your surroundings. You realize you'll never be here, at this portion of your life, again and you have to absorb as much sensory input as you can to remember the moment. You can also take a lot of photos, which helps as well.<br />
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South Dakota must have known that I was coming. Just look at that great face!<br />
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That evening we pulled into <a href="http://www.wyattshideaway.com/">Wyatt's Hideaway Campground</a> which is outside the town of Belle Fourche, SD. This was a nicely run campground, set on 13 acres, which was setup to handle large crowds very nicely. We picked this place as it was about 20 miles outside of Sturgis, and would allow us to get up the next morning and experience the rally.<br />
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Next post, Sturgis pictures!!! Stay tuned. Thanks for reading!Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-69422125255945608242014-09-14T22:39:00.000-07:002014-09-14T22:39:08.248-07:00Montana Trip 2014 - Part VThis is the continuation of a trip my dad, my friend Jacob, and I took at the end of July.<br />
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Day 7 was a rest day. I'm starting to think a good motorcycle trip has a rest day every 4th or 5th day, but we, possibly I, packed a lot of sights to see in a small amount of time..so day 7 it was. <br />
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After getting to sleep in, for the first time in a week, Jacob and I headed over to where my mom and dad were staying and made use of an unguarded hose to wash the Montana road construction off of the bikes.<br />
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For those of you who need reminding, one of the catalysts for this trip was that my niece got accepted to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Great_Falls">University of Great Falls</a> on a soccer scholarship. So I penciled them in for twenty minutes of meet and greet before we had to move onto the next state. No I'm kidding! I gave them 30 minutes.<br />
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Here's my sister and her family, minus one son, who couldn't make it due to football practice. They had flown in from Tucson that morning.<br />
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We headed over to the University of Great Falls campus to check out my niece's new 'hood for the next four years(6 years if she follows in my footsteps, which I suggest she doesn't).<br />
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Ahhh, home sweet home for all those new university students.<br />
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Surprisingly my sister seemed pretty chipper about dropping off her daughter. I swear I heard her muttering something under her breath. I think it sounded something like "Only one more to go, only one more to go!".<br />
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All settled in! Just think about all the late night homework assignments that will be completed here. Glad I'm not in college anymore;)<br />
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The next day we were on the road again. We wanted to hit highway 89 through the Lewis & Clark National Forest, but made sure to get right back onto the interstate to avoid the construction we encountered two days before. Here we are at the highest pass. Got a little chilly that morning, I flicked on the heated grips for a few minutes.<br />
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After a long stint on the freeway we eventually came to our next stop, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Bighorn_Battlefield_National_Monument">Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.</a> This site was one of my dad's picks. He never had a chance to stop here, but always wanted to see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn">Custer's Last Stand</a>.<br />
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When you pull into the parking lot you're immediately drawn to the cemetery right in front of you. This is called <a href="http://www.mrail.net/data/cemete/mont/bighorn/custer/">Custer National Cemetery</a>. The Battle of Little Bighorn took place in 1876, this cemetery was established ten years later. Most of the graves you can see were transferred from various abandon fort cemeteries in the area. As well as soldiers and sailors killed in action that served in the U.S. military during the Indian Wars, Spanish American War, World War I & II, the Korean War and Vietnam. It was closed in 1978 and I believe it takes a act of Congress if you want to be buried here now.<br />
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Walking up to the visitors center we caught the last half of a ranger presentation on the history of the battle.<br />
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From here you can spot the marker of the mass grave site on top of Last Stand Hill.<br />
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My dad bought tickets for the last driving tour of the day. The start of the battle takes place about three miles away from Last Stand Hill. This particular tour was led by the Crow Agency and it was interesting to hear both sides on what happened here. <br />
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I'm not going to cover the events of the battle, you can read up on it from the link above. But I'd strongly suggest taking the tour if you're there. You'll learn about the events leading up to the battle. Then a running narration of what is thought to have happened, starting on Reno Hill and concluding three miles, back at the visitors center, with Custer and his men at Last Stand Hill.<br />
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Looking out over the bluffs at Reno Hill. Even though this battle took place over a hundred years ago I felt like we had stepped back through time and Custer's army could be riding down from over those hills in the distance.<br />
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The headstones you can see in the monument don't mark where real bodies are buried. They mark the locations of where Custer's men fell during the battle. <br />
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My dad approaching Last Stand Hill after the tour.<br />
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Days after the battle most of the bodies were hastily buried, where they fell, and each burial marked with the soldiers name. Which is why the white headstones reflect a eery picture of how the battle went down.<br />
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The site where Custer is believe to have fallen is marked with a white headstone that has a black background <br />
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This plaque explains what happened to the remains after the original burialials.<br />
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The monument has a recent addition of a <a href="http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2008/12/indian-memorial-helps-re-image-little-bighorn-battlefield-national-monument">Indian Memorial</a> nearby that honors the last stand of the Plains Indians and the end of their way of life.<br />
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Jacob taking a break after exploring the monument.<br />
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After spending a couple of hours at the battlefield we were eager get to our next campsite and take a break. We pulled over as we crossed back into Wyoming. I wanted to get our picture next to the Wyoming state sign. A trucker was nice enough to take our photo. I forgot to mention that after Great Falls my mom headed back to Tucson. So from this point forward it was just the Three Amigo's on the open road.<br />
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We pulled into the town of Dayton, Wyoming just as the sun was setting.<br />
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I had found the <a href="http://www.foothillscampground.com/">Foothills Motel & Campground</a> on Google maps. It was probably the nicest grass camp sites we'd pitch our tens on during the whole trip.<br />
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Notice all of our tent fly's are not out. I kind of declared that there was no risk of rain that night. Which Jacob and my dad blindly believed. Come midnight we all heard the soft pitter patter of rain. A mad scramble ensues where we all jump out of our tents and run around in the rain throwing the rain tarps on. From that night on, Jacob and my dad always setup their tents with the rain fly's on.<br />
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Whew it's late. Hope there aren't too many spelling errors! More trip coming! Thanks for reading!Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-78469769876609379782014-09-07T18:24:00.000-07:002014-09-07T18:24:15.821-07:00Montana Trip 2014 - Part IVThis is the continuation of a trip my dad, my friend Jacob, and I took at the end of July.<br />
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Day 5 was my "rough" day of the trip. I've found there's always one day of a motorcycle trip that really stretches you to your limits. This one started off nice enough. As we were packing up the bikes, a fellow camper told us about a great bakery in town called <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/city-bakery-red-lodge">City Bakery</a>. So we decided to give it a shot.<br />
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After we parked we spotted some local wildlife wandering through the streets of Red Lodge.<br />
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The local was right! Both Jacob and I agreed we'd ride back to Red Lodge just to eat at this place again. Trust me..if you're in Red Lodge you need to have breakfast here!<br />
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Then we hit Montana road construction. I now refer to this as Montana's motorcycle roach motel. Once you get in..you don't get out. In fairness to Montana they did put up large construction signs warning motorcyclists to avoid the area, which we ignored. In fairness to _us_ the construction area seemed to cover the entire central portion of Montana...possibly the entire state. It seems Montana has a very short window for road construction, due to their seasons. Rather then work on single large road project...they've decided to work on multiple short stretches, spaced out at twenty mile intervals. So we'd hit some road construction, where we'd have to wait, due to single lane restrictions. Then ride through 2-3 miles of dirt, gravel, fresh tar, mud, and then repeat every twenty miles. Let me tell you, it gets old pretty quick.<br />
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At about the fourth construction stop we met our nemesis. I like to think of her as a siren right out of Greek mythology. Not because of her beauty, but because of her screech. She was a slow/stop sign bearer and had a fondness of screaming at people who stood in the opposite lane of traffic while waiting for construction to cease. Notice where I'm standing below. I got yelled at. My dad got yelled at for standing on the yellow line next to his bike. The people behind us got screamed at for getting out of their cars. Jacob tried to placate her by asking about the best path to take to avoid additional construction. In between bouts of loud yelling she mentioned the next section, to the north, was a 11 mile stretch of dirt road where they had just hit a underground aquifer and most of it was flooded out. I'm not making this up. She tried to talk us into some 80 mile detour to the east. I wasn't going to go east, so we decided to just head due west and get back on the freeway. Why we believed her I have no idea. My mom passed through this same area later that day. There was no 11 mile dirt road portion. My mom even stated that after one additional 2 mile stretch of dirt road the path to Glacier park was free of construction. The siren was out to get us!!<br />
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Taking our detour to the freeway added about 80 miles to our day and over a hour of additional drive time. It was a _very_ long ride. We didn't make it to Glacier Lodge East until about 7pm that evening. As a side note we never intended to stay at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_Park_Lodge">Glacier Lodge</a>. I was hoping to grab a room at a Holiday Inn Express in Browning, MT. But when we called they were all booked up. So we spent a little extra money and stayed here. Ended up being a happy accident through because this place was pretty sweet. The next two pictures were taken the next morning, since I didn't have enough light when we arrived.<br />
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The inside of the lodge is lined with 40ft tall Douglas Fir columns with bark still attached. <br />
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After a late dinner we hit the hay. Looking forward to what was going to be a highlight of the trip the next morning.<br />
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Thursday was the day we got to explore <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_National_Park_%28U.S.%29">Glacier National Park!</a> More importantly we were going to be able to ride <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going-to-the-Sun_Road">Going-to-the-Sun Road</a>. Cross that off the motorcycle trip bucket list:) <br />
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We drove to the west entrance of the park so we could then drive back to the east side. This way we'd gain in elevation and I'd get my going-to-the-sun experience. Had we gone east-to-west they'd have to call it Coming-from-the-sun road. (Taps the mic, "Hey is this thing on? I'll be here all week, make sure to tip the waitresses!")<br />
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Any hoo, here we are looking north over <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_McDonald">Lake McDonald</a>.<br />
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My mom left her vehicle at the lodge and was able to ride with my dad through the park. She hates taking her helmet off and on, so for short stops she'd look like a Storm Trooper walking around:)<br />
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The road slowly rises from the valley floor, scaling the side of the mountains, before dropping over <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Pass">Logan Pass</a> which is just above the center of this photo. According to Wiki they recorded a new record wind gust on April 9th, of this year, of 139mph at the pass. Sure glad we didn't experience that kind of weather on this day.<br />
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As a matter of fact the temperature was somewhere in the 80's and if you stopped for any period of time, with all of our gear on, it got a little warm. So any soft breeze was appreciated. The temperature was fine once we got going.<br />
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Plenty of traffic on the road. Everything from buses to cars, trucks, motorcycles..and this thing:) What do you get when you cross a motorcycle and a Mercury Cougar?<br />
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Now this is what I call a scenic drive:)<br />
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Looking back at the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5d5d6pOL60">Weeping Wall</a>. Click on the link to see a small Youtube video of the water running. It was the end of July, first of August, when we went through so not enough runoff to cover the road.<br />
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Here's Jacob at the top of Logan Pass. Notice the rock rubble behind him. We spotted some big horn sheep up on that hillside and I was able to zoom the camera in enough to catch a glimpse of them from afar.<br />
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It's a shame my niece had to head back to Phoenix with her mom. She would have been in this photo with me, I'm sure:)<br />
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From the visitors center I wandered off alone because I wanted to capture some pictures of this foot trail I had spotted from the road. After walking for a period of time I was about to turn back thinking the shot that I had wanted was too far away. I asked the couple at the center of this picture how much farther and they said it was not very far..and if I did keep going I'd get to see a mountain goat. Score! So I kept walking.<br />
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These were the two shots I was after. You can follow the trail as it skirts the hillside, above the main road. Notice the people in front of me taking pictures....<br />
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I really wanted this shot. You can see the main road rising from the valley floor all up to where I am.<br />
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This is what the people were taking pictures of. They were just hanging out three feet above peoples heads along the trail.<br />
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I hadn't noticed the third one until I was about to leave.<br />
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I didn't want to get too close. She/He?? was eying the faded yellow of my motorcycle jacket. I could see the headline now. Motorcyclist mauled to death by angry mountain goat in Glacier Park.<br />
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We spotted even more big horn sheep back at the visitors center before we left.<br />
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After making it back down the other side of Logan Pass, we had heard the road up to Many Glacier Campground was a nice drive as well. So after passing through a short rain storm we entered the park and took this photo at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Many_Glacier_Hotel">Many Glacier Hotel</a>. Looks like a neat place to stay. We'll have to come back and check it out.<br />
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So after our long day of exploring national parks we had to head back to the lodge to pick up my mom's vehicle. Jacob and I waiting for my parents to catch up near <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Two_Medicine_Lake">Lower Two Medicine Lake</a>.<br />
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And here they come!<br />
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Another great day of riding. From here we all headed back to Great Falls. Tomorrow was a rest day and I can't speak for everyone in the group but I really needed some rest:) Thanks for reading, more to come soon!<br />
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<br />Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-60021024601147409892014-08-27T22:27:00.000-07:002014-08-27T22:27:22.518-07:00Montana Trip 2014 - Part IIIThis is the continuation of a trip my dad, friend Jacob, and I took at the end of July.<br />
<br />Day 4<br />
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After a good nights sleep we all headed east, down to Jackson Hole, WY. I was in a bad mood. Not sure why, but I needed food and coffee. When I'm hungry I don't take many photos. Trying to find a good place to eat, that will appeal to everyone, and has easy accessibility for the bikes, proves additionally hard when your hungry and in a bad mood. Luckily Jacob spotted <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/bubbas-bar-b-que-jackson">Bubba's Bar-B-Que</a> and just pulled over. It fit the bill. They had coffee and egg biscuit sandwiches the size of your face. I started to feel better. And I started to take photos again.<br />
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The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teton_Range">Teton Mountain Range</a>. Probably my favorite mountain range after seeing it as a kid. Didn't quite know why until I read the Wiki page. There aren't any foothills. You go from flat plains to _boom!_ sharp mountain peaks.<br />
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Who is that young lady? And how does she keep getting into all my photos?? <br />
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I told Jacob he'd get free beer after the photo shoot. He perked right up.<br />
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The ladies didn't want to hang with the tough motorcycle guys, so after visiting the Tetons they headed off into Yellowstone Park while we continued to enjoy the scenery. I wanted some pictures near <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Lake">Jackson Lake</a>.<br />
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One of my favorite pictures of the trip. Wish I'd been able to get me and my dad in it, standing behind our bikes.<br />
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While we were busy taking photos, my mom, sister and niece drove straight to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Faithful">Old Faithful</a> where we said we'd meet up with them. They saw this old bus in the parking lot. <br />
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There is a small story here, where shortly after they arrived, they didn't have to wait very long before Old Faithful erupted.<br />
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This is the "zoo" that is Old Faithful while it's doing it's thing. My dad, Jacob and I arrived just as it was finishing. Imagine trying to find parking, in a small parking lot, when everyone and their distant cousin has already parked to see the show. I circled the parking lot so many times that eventually my dad and Jacob bailed on me to find their own space. <br />
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Since the ladies had already seen the show, they moved on because Kaitlyn wanted to see <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=mud+pots+in+yellowstone&client=firefox-a&hs=8nX&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=KKb-U8Ax4rmKAoXggMgM&ved=0CCkQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=1063">mud pots</a>. Which left us waiting a _full_ 90 minutes before the next eruption. This ate a large portion of our travel time and limited our sights of Yellowstone. <br />
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But hey, I got my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdemFfbS5H0">selfie</a>.<br />
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Short on time, and tired of the crowds, we headed northeast out of the park.<br />
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If you ever have a chance to travel the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beartooth_Highway">Beartooth Highway</a>, out of, or into Yellowstone, make sure you take it. Amazing country! The mosquitoes at this rest stop ate us alive though:)<br />
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I assumed this was Bear's Tooth peak..but after an extensive two minute internet search these two appear to be Pilot and Index peak.<br />
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We reached the summit of Beartooth Pass.<br />
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We're above the tree line here and I ran off to take some pictures. As I looked back I zoomed in and captured Jacob as he was walking among the clouds.<br />
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We found a geological marker embedded in one of the nearby stones, giving our elevation.<br />
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I ran off to go stand in the snow. Little did I know that the Bear's Tooth is just around the bend back there. For those of you who can't see through mountains here's a better internet picture of it:<a href="http://www2.onu.edu/~d-sawyers/WyomingWebsite/Beartooth_04.jpg">LINK</a>.<br />
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Don't even think I saw it while I was there. Just means that we have to go back now.<br />
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A bit down the road we finally made it to Montana! Woo Hoo!<br />
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Blatant disrespect of National Forest signage!<br />
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After descending some of the steepest switchbacks I've taken on two wheels, we arrived at <a href="http://www.perrysrv.us/">Perry's RV Park</a> outside of Red Lodge, MT. When we arrived the owner of the park decided to lead us, on the bikes, down a pretty rough dirt road to a insect laden campsite next to a river. The highlight of these campsites was a couple of teepees that appeared to have been setup in the 1960's. When we asked about the bug free cabin, with three cots, near the showers, for only $15 more the owner replied..."or you could do that". We did that.<br />
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After unloading the gear we headed into town and decided to check out the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/red-lodge-cafe-and-lounge-red-lodge">Red Lodge Cafe</a>. Great place!<br />
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Had a super friendly staff, who even helped us with a group photo. <br />
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More pictures to come. Stay Tuned!<br />
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Rush hour in Yellowstone. Sometimes you just have to let the driver behind you pass. <br />
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Wyoming towns love their antler arches. <br />
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Sad to say these are the last photos of my niece on the trip. She and my sister had to fly out of Billings the next morning so they could get back to Phoenix due to my sisters job. My mom continued on and met us at the next stop which will be covered in the next post. Thanks for reading!Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-39568837162570193012014-08-21T21:54:00.000-07:002014-08-21T21:54:11.851-07:00Montana Trip 2014 - Part IIThis is the continuation of a trip my dad, friend Jacob, and I took at the end of July.<br />
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Day 3<br />
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The next morning we headed northwest into the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/uwcnf">Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest</a>. I don't have any photos, but both Jacob and my dad mentioned this stretch of road was one of their favorites of the trip. We finally felt like we were on vacation and the stress of getting ready for the adventure slowly slipped away. We passed quite a few sheep, and their sheepherder, on curvy mountain roads. One picture I wish I had taken was of a dog that was guarding the sheep. He was huge, and as we passed by he gave us a look of "Keep movin' buddy..nothing to see here!"<br />
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We reached the small town of Kamas, UT and stopped for breakfast. The theater, and movie it was playing, made it feel like we had gone back to the 1960's.<br />
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This was supposed to be a simple picture of food porn. I can't help but see it as a failure of navigation. You'll notice the stop light at the end of the road. We had a great breakfast and sipped our lattes not realizing that we were supposed to turn left at that light to head out of town. We finished up, and just continued down the road, _away_ from the light. I didn't realize our mistake until we hit the next town of Oakley and my wee brain lit up a little red light and said..."umm this isn't right". At which point we had to drive all the way back here and hang a left. Moral of the story..don't fall in love with your breakfast to the point where you forget where you're headed.<br />
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Heading east, out of Kamas, we ascended back into the same mountains we had visited earlier that morning. I decided it was finally time for some sight seeing and we made our first stop at a scenic area: <a href="http://climb-utah.com/Uinta/provofalls.htm">The Provo River Falls. </a><br />
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Always tough for me to pull over on a ride. I want to make mileage, but at the same time you want to take in the sights and sounds from each state.<br />
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I can imagine when this area floods I'd be underwater where I was standing.<br />
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A rare sighting of Bigfoot wearing protective gear.<br />
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A few miles down the road we stopped again to check out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Mountain_%28Utah%29">Bald Mountain</a>, and the view from it's pass. If we had the time I would have liked to hike to the top.<br />
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The view from the lookout wasn't half bad though.<br />
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We continued north and crossed over into Wyoming, grabbed some gas in Evanston and broke a few rules. That's right it takes more then a sign to get rid of us!<br />
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The road took us northwest, back into Utah. Here I am on the shores of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Lake_%28Idaho%E2%80%93Utah%29">Bear Lake</a>. It's the second largest freshwater lake in Utah. Someone has been reading Wikipedia. Can you name the largest?? If you said Great Salt Lake you lose.<br />
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We stopped for lunch at a place called <a href="http://www.cafesabor.com/">Cafe Sabor</a> in Garden City. By chance my mom, sister, and niece were passing through town at the same time!<br />
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While we took in some lunch they ran across the street for some raspberry shakes.<br />
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Kaitlyn hanging out with the local band.<br />
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From Garden City we headed north and finally split from my mom in Montpelier, ID. They headed east to go visit Jackson Hole, while we headed north to go tackle a few more mountain passes. Spotted this crew at a gas station in Soda Springs, ID. There was an additional child inside with the parents but she rode in the back as well. Once the kids saw us taking their picture they started waving.<br />
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Just west of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribou-Targhee_National_Forest">Caribou National Forest</a> we spotted our first rain clouds. I pulled over to throw on my rain gear which only took 5 minutes. My dad had to dig his out of water proof bags which involved 32 straps to be untied. By the time his gear was on, and bags strapped back down, the rain clouds had moved on. No kidding! From then on he was required to store his rain gear in a more accessible location.<br />
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A few hours later we rolled into the <a href="http://www.tetonvalleycampground.com/">Teton Valley RV Park</a> in Victor, ID. After spotting the cabins Jacob thought it would be nice to a take a night off of setting up a tent and asked how much. There was only one left. What can only be described as a eminent domain situation, somehow my dad snagged it. You can see Jacob and my tents just off to the left. My mom and sister arrived a bit later.<br />
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Home sweet home, for a night at least.<br />
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I think the beard is freaking them out! Run! Run, while you still have a chance!<br />
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While we were setting up camp the owner of this bike pulled in. I thought my dad was loaded down! We asked him how much he thought his rig weighed. He said it was somewhere around 1000lbs.<br />
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Later that night we drove into town and had dinner at the Timberline Bar & Grill. Be careful of Belgian Ales named Lucifer. <br />
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My niece requested more pictures of her. So here you go Kaitlyn.<br />
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Pictures on Navajo Bridge.<br />
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Only You....can pose with Smokey.<br />
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I believe this was at a Oregon or Mormon Trail museum. Wagons Ho! <br />
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Channeling her inner bear!<br />
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Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-79027089300954516962014-08-16T12:36:00.003-07:002014-08-16T12:36:56.134-07:00Montana Trip 2014 - Part IAfter two weeks on the road, my dad and I made it back to Tucson last weekend. Thought I'd share a few photos of the trip. This expedition was conceived when one of my nieces was accepted at the <a href="http://www.ugf.edu/">University of Great Falls</a> on a soccer scholarship. Why not ride up there and check out the campus?? And since we'll be on the road, around the first of August, why not bop over and check out Sturgis!! Sounds like a great idea...lets go! So after figuring out a few minor details we hit the road. Not many photos the first two days. Our goal was just to get out of the heat and humidity<br />
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Morning of departure! Why does the CHiPs soundtrack always pop into my head right before a trip? Feel free to rock out as you enjoy the photos:) <br />
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In Flagstaff we met up with an old friend of mine and had lunch. I hadn't seen Doug in quite a few years. We used to work together before he retired early and now travels the world in his Dodge truck and fifth wheel. Before you ask, I'm wearing a "cool" shirt I found on sale at Cycle Gear. Don't tell Kiri but I had to keep shooing all the women away who couldn't help keep their hands of the merchandise. That's right!! it happened.<br />
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One of the small minor details of the trip was that my mom, sister, and her daughter (not the one going to college) wanted to go visit the university as well. So they rode along in a support vehicle. We happened to meet up with them near the Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon. It was quite _hot_ here, so we didn't stay long.<br />
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As a side note, my wife couldn't make this trip. Her job as a school teacher started up the second week into the trip. She wasn't happy about it, but sacrifices had to be made. I tried to stay positive, and succeeded. Primarily since I wasn't the one who had to sacrifice. (I hope she doesn't read this part!)<br />
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Ahh, we finally made it to our first campground near the north rim of the Grand Canyon. My niece wanted to camp, so my mom and sister setup a tent at the same place we were staying that night. Another minor detail of the trip was that my old friend Jacob was crazy enough to join us. He drove in all the way from Oceanside, CA. Wouldn't be a bike trip without him.<br />
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That first night we dined at the nearby Jacob Lake Inn. <br />
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My niece Kaitlyn getting crazy after a few beers. Noooo just kidding, she's a bourbon girl.<br />
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We broke camp the next day. My mom, sister and niece headed on to Provo and Salt Lake, while Jacob, my dad and I, kept to the back roads. We stopped at a scenic overlook to check out the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Staircase">Grand Staircase.</a><br />
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The Grand Staircase is behind us. No we're not holding hands! Let's move on. <br />
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We stopped near a little park in Circleville, UT. The weather was warm so it was nice to find a little shade and a cool drinking fountain nearby. We still had a ways to go and it was already noon. Who picks these daily distances we needed to adhere too anyway? Oh yeah that's me.<br />
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We had too many miles to cover that day which didn't allow much sight seeing. We skirted a few close storms near Fish Lake and then dropped down into the eastern deserts of Utah. It was hot!, until we made some elevation near Duchesne, UT for a late dinner. We camped at a Camperworld RV park near Starvation Reservoir. At first the managers were unsure about us, since we weren't members. But they did let us camp there and turned out to be pretty nice to talk to. We were dry and starting to get into the swing of life on the road. <br />
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Not a great picture of Jacob, but you get to see a small portion of the reservoir in the back and a pretty sunset. <br />
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More/Better pictures to come. Stay tuned! Thanks for reading.Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-65998356819316434532014-07-25T21:27:00.002-07:002014-07-25T21:27:21.816-07:00New Trophy and trip to Alpine - 2014Hey Hey,<br />
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This is going to be another quick post. Yet again I'm blogging, hours before departing on another trip. Why I don't work on these days before morning deadlines I'll never know.<br />
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Back in April the wife went completely nuts and agreed to let me buy another bike. We wanted to get something a bit larger then Bonnie, that would allow us to tour more then a couple of hours. Anything longer then that and the wife's back would give out on the old seat, not to mention the fact that, when she came along I had nowhere to pack any gear.<br />
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So as a result we became a two motorcycle family when I went to go pick up "Clyde", the 2014 Triumph Trophy.<br />
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He's a three cylinder 1200cc beast that weighs in at nearly 700 pounds wet. He makes Bonnie feel like a slim bicycle. But oh so many luxuries! Adjustable windscreen, cruise control, stereo system, electronic suspension. Wait! Can I still make fun of those Goldwind guys?? I don't think I can anymore. <br />
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Tuyen came along for moral support. And to keep me from jumping up and down in joy in front of sales people and customers. A side story here, I sold my 10 year old Ranger pickup truck with 35K miles to Tuyen to help pay for the bike. I'm going to miss that truck! <br />
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Brought it over to my parents house where my Mom and Aunt checked it out. My Aunt firmly believes in most of the gear some of the time. My mom is a crazy person, who throws caution to the wind, and doesn't wear any gear.<br />
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I had the shop install a bunch of modifications. Top box, radiator grill, Tank bag, heated grips, comfort seats (the default seats made you wonder why Triumph doesn't sell the comfort seats right out of the gate. Oh wait they make more money that way.) But unfortunately I had ordered some <a href="http://www.rg-racing.com/default.aspx">R&G Adventure Bars</a> that didn't show up in time for the shop work. So I decided to install them myself.<br />
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Always a little scary tearing down a bike that has nothing wrong with it.<br />
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What Clyde looks like with all his pretty plastic pieces gone.<br />
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Bad picture, but you can make out the newly installed crash bars on either side of the bike. <br />
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After putting Humpty, I mean Clyde, back together Kiri and I were lucky enough you take the new bike out for a small ride up to the White Mountains with my parents. This was taken at a outlook looking over the town of Eagar.<br />
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Near Hannagan Meadow we spotted some rain clouds nearby so we pulled over to throw on some gear.<br />
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We stopped for lunch in the town of Greer. This place has some great food! <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/rendezvous-diner-greer">The Rendezvous Diner.</a><br />
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Mmmmmm Mmmmm.<br />
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Waiting for the parents to get their pictures taken I make a stoic figure for passerby's to leer at.<br />
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From there we wandered the back roads near Alpine. Some great driving in this area.<br />
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Had a spot of engine trouble after pulling over to look at some elk. When we got back to town the Triumph shop told me I need to let the bike go through it's starting routine before taking off. Who knew that we were now on Clyde's schedule! Wait till these new fangled machines start talking. We'll really be in trouble. "What's your rush! You got a hot date??? Darn Humans!".<br />
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Heading back to Alpine we were going to hit some heavy rain. So we pulled over at a local post office to put on the gear again. I can't stop laughing at this picture. Not one drop of water is going to touch my mom.<br />
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Me and the misses. Frogg Togg needs to make pants in Large Tall, not Large High Water.<br />
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So one of the main reason I wanted crash bars was so I could mount some highway pegs. I really want to ride in style! After looking at a LOT of different pegs I found what I wanted at a BMW accessories web site. Shhhhhh don't tell Triumph. They'll take my fan club membership pin away. If you want some serious foot pegs the people at <a href="http://www.iliumworks.com/">Ilium Works</a> are who you want to talk to.<br />
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What I like about these, in addition to their build quality is that not only do they flip up against the bars, but the foot pegs swivel so I can rest my legs on top of them and they provide a nice flat surface.<br />
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So now that the bike is ready to travel what else do I need. Yes! Yes I do need 200 pairs of neon green ear plugs. What can I say..I got a good price on Amazon.<br />
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I say I needed, the wife says I wanted, I really don't see the difference, a new tent. <br />
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And now you're all caught up to date. Tomorrow morning my dad is going to show up at the ungodly hour of 6am so we can start a two week trip up through Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, Colorado, and New Mexico. This is Clyde all packed up and ready to roll. <br />
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So stay tuned. In two weeks I'll start to post the pictures of the epic journey, or I'll be stranded on the side of the road somewhere looking for a ride. Either way it should be fun:) Take care and please ignore any spelling errors. I'm too tired to proof read:).Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-41653120664685911512014-06-02T15:54:00.001-07:002014-06-02T15:54:29.408-07:00Paris 2014 - Part VIISunday was our last full day in Paris. There was still tons to see and do, but we had to pick and choose carefully now, since we couldn't fit everything in.<div><br></div><div>We started the morning at our favorite bakery with breakfast quiches.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-O_j8_mggtg0/U40AnEZycxI/AAAAAAAAHrI/FXHq2j1LOL0/s640/blogger-image--1203192800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-O_j8_mggtg0/U40AnEZycxI/AAAAAAAAHrI/FXHq2j1LOL0/s640/blogger-image--1203192800.jpg"></a></div>Then we started walking towards a church we wanted to explore when we suddenly found ourselves in the middle of a bird and fish flea market.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nlcw_QAkaeI/U40AkRLFBZI/AAAAAAAAHq4/c6Utp_vRBuY/s640/blogger-image-72559906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nlcw_QAkaeI/U40AkRLFBZI/AAAAAAAAHq4/c6Utp_vRBuY/s640/blogger-image-72559906.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-WfLbVMu6RlY/U4z_iemGTdI/AAAAAAAAHm4/47hHJvvLYdI/s640/blogger-image--1487907044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-WfLbVMu6RlY/U4z_iemGTdI/AAAAAAAAHm4/47hHJvvLYdI/s640/blogger-image--1487907044.jpg"></a></div>Time was ticking so we browsed and moved on.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-epl5McLXv1Y/U4z_1DRmp8I/AAAAAAAAHoQ/OrvvlOgWkVI/s640/blogger-image--1483474699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-epl5McLXv1Y/U4z_1DRmp8I/AAAAAAAAHoQ/OrvvlOgWkVI/s640/blogger-image--1483474699.jpg"></a></div>The church we wanted to visit was called St. Chappelle, and it's sort of famous for its stain glass windows.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LCvV_PHrgjw/U40AlnhuuwI/AAAAAAAAHrA/97zfbhojzyY/s640/blogger-image--978921909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LCvV_PHrgjw/U40AlnhuuwI/AAAAAAAAHrA/97zfbhojzyY/s640/blogger-image--978921909.jpg"></a></div>As you enter, you're eyes are drawn to the ceiling. Amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5Thwn6BdL1o/U4z_2jRmh5I/AAAAAAAAHoY/dQFDOgELgoE/s640/blogger-image--1164433773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5Thwn6BdL1o/U4z_2jRmh5I/AAAAAAAAHoY/dQFDOgELgoE/s640/blogger-image--1164433773.jpg"></a></div>There were some stain glass windows here, but nothing to write home about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mCv3gTfzAC4/U40AhTbCv4I/AAAAAAAAHqo/X4f3qGpfPhU/s640/blogger-image--202066646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mCv3gTfzAC4/U40AhTbCv4I/AAAAAAAAHqo/X4f3qGpfPhU/s640/blogger-image--202066646.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nN6PG-edyzg/U4z_37vvONI/AAAAAAAAHog/aDtonS5Dk94/s640/blogger-image-918129298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nN6PG-edyzg/U4z_37vvONI/AAAAAAAAHog/aDtonS5Dk94/s640/blogger-image-918129298.jpg"></a></div>Then we find out there is an upstairs. Ok, let's check that out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jWzKrXROCDw/U4z_mlkqsyI/AAAAAAAAHnQ/UJs1QPVMvq4/s640/blogger-image--416698114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jWzKrXROCDw/U4z_mlkqsyI/AAAAAAAAHnQ/UJs1QPVMvq4/s640/blogger-image--416698114.jpg"></a></div>Now that's more like it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zBE-orTnzLg/U4z_85EWLnI/AAAAAAAAHo4/wN01315cMMU/s640/blogger-image-1930464610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zBE-orTnzLg/U4z_85EWLnI/AAAAAAAAHo4/wN01315cMMU/s640/blogger-image-1930464610.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OXjitMQO9Ok/U40AY_MHeVI/AAAAAAAAHp4/lUqKE7vv2Q4/s640/blogger-image--1314113461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OXjitMQO9Ok/U40AY_MHeVI/AAAAAAAAHp4/lUqKE7vv2Q4/s640/blogger-image--1314113461.jpg"></a></div>Looking straight up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--gjFA41Fogk/U4z_sI84QDI/AAAAAAAAHng/iRATMF6pu5M/s640/blogger-image-933513462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--gjFA41Fogk/U4z_sI84QDI/AAAAAAAAHng/iRATMF6pu5M/s640/blogger-image-933513462.jpg"></a></div>After being shocked and awe'd we headed out towards our next stop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That was going to be a museum, but on the way there we found ourselves in the middle of a park, and decided to rest for a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-aTZRSTIIOR4/U4z_5U3XHTI/AAAAAAAAHoo/GncPjs5aGhk/s640/blogger-image-439034180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-aTZRSTIIOR4/U4z_5U3XHTI/AAAAAAAAHoo/GncPjs5aGhk/s640/blogger-image-439034180.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fUkeQunAm9o/U40AURxYGbI/AAAAAAAAHpg/RdtLPjjuNxU/s640/blogger-image-1968959959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fUkeQunAm9o/U40AURxYGbI/AAAAAAAAHpg/RdtLPjjuNxU/s640/blogger-image-1968959959.jpg"></a></div>After resting the legs we continued on to the Orangarie museum. This is the place that has two full round rooms of Monet's Water Lilies. There was a line to get in, but since it was the first Sunday of the month admission was free. Win!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vrOUgB610Zg/U40AVnWgd0I/AAAAAAAAHpo/U1cS1WcWS5A/s640/blogger-image--871316468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vrOUgB610Zg/U40AVnWgd0I/AAAAAAAAHpo/U1cS1WcWS5A/s640/blogger-image--871316468.jpg"></a></div>Unfortunately you can't take photos of the water lilies, but no such restrictions on the rest of the museum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9wplAji5zwc/U4z_j88PXoI/AAAAAAAAHnA/7CSOZK91tH4/s640/blogger-image-922640573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9wplAji5zwc/U4z_j88PXoI/AAAAAAAAHnA/7CSOZK91tH4/s640/blogger-image-922640573.jpg"></a></div>They have art here from most of the famous impressionists. Monet, Renoir, Picasso, etc etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OpitVGz8I2s/U40AdBhTjbI/AAAAAAAAHqQ/lQwZxsYCXHw/s640/blogger-image-2062865991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OpitVGz8I2s/U40AdBhTjbI/AAAAAAAAHqQ/lQwZxsYCXHw/s640/blogger-image-2062865991.jpg"></a></div>Some of my favorites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--5Ruc8BQZAI/U40Ab_ZVW2I/AAAAAAAAHqI/_4QOBUao9Jg/s640/blogger-image--501624408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--5Ruc8BQZAI/U40Ab_ZVW2I/AAAAAAAAHqI/_4QOBUao9Jg/s640/blogger-image--501624408.jpg"></a></div>And</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9ALNjMPknjI/U40AaTgzaQI/AAAAAAAAHqA/Eh2BJlqaeX4/s640/blogger-image--264059010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9ALNjMPknjI/U40AaTgzaQI/AAAAAAAAHqA/Eh2BJlqaeX4/s640/blogger-image--264059010.jpg"></a></div>We started to get hungry so we left the museum and strolled our way through the streets of Paris towards a outdoor maket area called Rue Cler.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-th_absbvaWo/U40AXJWpZAI/AAAAAAAAHpw/lYkfpAJXMvE/s640/blogger-image--1912115210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-th_absbvaWo/U40AXJWpZAI/AAAAAAAAHpw/lYkfpAJXMvE/s640/blogger-image--1912115210.jpg"></a></div>On the way there we noticed a Triumph Trophy. What a nice looking bike!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5waZrl_D1zw/U4z_yKtjy2I/AAAAAAAAHoA/m8KvWqVp3F8/s640/blogger-image-1895881819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5waZrl_D1zw/U4z_yKtjy2I/AAAAAAAAHoA/m8KvWqVp3F8/s640/blogger-image-1895881819.jpg"></a></div>Just snapping photos along the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7xVSBNtdnxI/U40AS-gQ56I/AAAAAAAAHpY/R8vCvxgOank/s640/blogger-image-316889856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7xVSBNtdnxI/U40AS-gQ56I/AAAAAAAAHpY/R8vCvxgOank/s640/blogger-image-316889856.jpg"></a></div>Stopped at a bakery and watched them make cakes and other goodies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-s370Ske7lu4/U4z_vFVYXRI/AAAAAAAAHnw/AdXh8A-Jfig/s640/blogger-image-1764335205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-s370Ske7lu4/U4z_vFVYXRI/AAAAAAAAHnw/AdXh8A-Jfig/s640/blogger-image-1764335205.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qOna54Eb5hM/U4z_q0SjbTI/AAAAAAAAHnY/gfGml3tKL8k/s640/blogger-image--1833540230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qOna54Eb5hM/U4z_q0SjbTI/AAAAAAAAHnY/gfGml3tKL8k/s640/blogger-image--1833540230.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ypfYqbZsK0Q/U4z_-bhG9iI/AAAAAAAAHpA/WJRPQnx82Z0/s640/blogger-image--743937708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ypfYqbZsK0Q/U4z_-bhG9iI/AAAAAAAAHpA/WJRPQnx82Z0/s640/blogger-image--743937708.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-l7hkPOfH8-Y/U4z_znw6BJI/AAAAAAAAHoI/2RzmJnNtwnM/s640/blogger-image--1245247678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-l7hkPOfH8-Y/U4z_znw6BJI/AAAAAAAAHoI/2RzmJnNtwnM/s640/blogger-image--1245247678.jpg"></a></div></div>Finally found a place that looked good and we grabbed a bite. I was in the mood for pizza again. Do you get the feeling that we might have put some weight on with this trip?? I do:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JmsWrJPRF7U/U40ARcuoM-I/AAAAAAAAHpQ/Oh-2q0cEE10/s640/blogger-image-1179557434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JmsWrJPRF7U/U40ARcuoM-I/AAAAAAAAHpQ/Oh-2q0cEE10/s640/blogger-image-1179557434.jpg"></a></div>After lunch I wanted to check out where Napolian was buried. For a small guy, he was buried in a rather large way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IZqW3FG166U/U4z_lVpFl8I/AAAAAAAAHnI/46ZXggYt_iw/s640/blogger-image-658349360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IZqW3FG166U/U4z_lVpFl8I/AAAAAAAAHnI/46ZXggYt_iw/s640/blogger-image-658349360.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8C4tauEwoTg/U4z__zGm1tI/AAAAAAAAHpI/AW-0S5MMvno/s640/blogger-image-1202023898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8C4tauEwoTg/U4z__zGm1tI/AAAAAAAAHpI/AW-0S5MMvno/s640/blogger-image-1202023898.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-PWb-XimYdYE/U40Ai5mwerI/AAAAAAAAHqw/UcJk3fbMmwQ/s640/blogger-image--2005248660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-PWb-XimYdYE/U40Ai5mwerI/AAAAAAAAHqw/UcJk3fbMmwQ/s640/blogger-image--2005248660.jpg"></a></div>And there he is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-MdvnE89ncpE/U4z_tsxPUdI/AAAAAAAAHno/hCfr6ru8sXQ/s640/blogger-image-976251625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-MdvnE89ncpE/U4z_tsxPUdI/AAAAAAAAHno/hCfr6ru8sXQ/s640/blogger-image-976251625.jpg"></a></div>This complex also had quite the selection of war museums. Kiri gracefully allowed me to spend a few hours browsing the World War I exhibit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">From here we decided to wander back to the hotel along the Seine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sv3CiQ6sBXE/U40Ao8APd1I/AAAAAAAAHrQ/3ZRZkFxmLb8/s640/blogger-image-1629452592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sv3CiQ6sBXE/U40Ao8APd1I/AAAAAAAAHrQ/3ZRZkFxmLb8/s640/blogger-image-1629452592.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vRZZV8w_mVk/U40AfwhP8PI/AAAAAAAAHqg/n3WAL2qfi1k/s640/blogger-image--293118520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vRZZV8w_mVk/U40AfwhP8PI/AAAAAAAAHqg/n3WAL2qfi1k/s640/blogger-image--293118520.jpg"></a></div>Later that evening we took a metro out to the Eiffel Tower where we were going to sit and watch the lights come on. We grabbed dinner first. We both wanted salmon so we ordered the same item.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7B6hKEIcFws/U4z_7be3MeI/AAAAAAAAHow/J-cSr4b8olQ/s640/blogger-image-151496988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7B6hKEIcFws/U4z_7be3MeI/AAAAAAAAHow/J-cSr4b8olQ/s640/blogger-image-151496988.jpg"></a></div>Followed by a delicious dessert.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KOquMLLmA7A/U40AemlYt0I/AAAAAAAAHqY/ORo8ZtyxsYo/s640/blogger-image-37738208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KOquMLLmA7A/U40AemlYt0I/AAAAAAAAHqY/ORo8ZtyxsYo/s640/blogger-image-37738208.jpg"></a></div>Later that evening we sat and enjoyed the tower. I didn't take any photos. Why ruin the moment:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today we're doing the airport thing. We don't want to go back, but normal life beckons. I'll make this last post from the Dallas airport as we wait to make our connection to Tucson. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7q-UeX30vq4/U4z_wryk7gI/AAAAAAAAHn4/BsdfgBnulR4/s640/blogger-image-1497206633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7q-UeX30vq4/U4z_wryk7gI/AAAAAAAAHn4/BsdfgBnulR4/s640/blogger-image-1497206633.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hope I didn't bore to many people. Motorcycle posts coming back. I promise. Thanks for reading. Take care!</div></div>Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-2239156946518786422014-06-02T03:04:00.001-07:002014-06-02T03:04:23.280-07:00Paris 2014 - Part VISaturday we had signed up for a bus tour of the Loire Valley. Which meant we had to be at the pickup site at 7:30am. Waaay too early!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ncI4VS2YkAk/U4xLmzyAe6I/AAAAAAAAHkw/Gxe3DVoOb9E/s640/blogger-image--1960117433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ncI4VS2YkAk/U4xLmzyAe6I/AAAAAAAAHkw/Gxe3DVoOb9E/s640/blogger-image--1960117433.jpg"></a></div>After meeting the tour guide, we jumped on the bus and headed out of Paris.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ts-7966BcYc/U4xL4G5-1yI/AAAAAAAAHlo/1Qd86tqXhgw/s640/blogger-image--441044158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ts-7966BcYc/U4xL4G5-1yI/AAAAAAAAHlo/1Qd86tqXhgw/s640/blogger-image--441044158.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KX5yLsQH4dY/U4xK5AK2T5I/AAAAAAAAHiI/Oobux2U_F18/s640/blogger-image-690040032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KX5yLsQH4dY/U4xK5AK2T5I/AAAAAAAAHiI/Oobux2U_F18/s640/blogger-image-690040032.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q3PUuZrv4c4/U4xLGrJwChI/AAAAAAAAHi4/mYSlydo5OLE/s640/blogger-image--1594590315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q3PUuZrv4c4/U4xLGrJwChI/AAAAAAAAHi4/mYSlydo5OLE/s640/blogger-image--1594590315.jpg"></a></div>The Loire Valley is famous for its French chateau's. We we're going to visit three today. First up was Chateau Chambord.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6X8-Mzoyvi8/U4xLI0FsanI/AAAAAAAAHjA/lwhtLar9qxQ/s640/blogger-image-133602743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6X8-Mzoyvi8/U4xLI0FsanI/AAAAAAAAHjA/lwhtLar9qxQ/s640/blogger-image-133602743.jpg"></a></div>As we toured the grounds our guide covered the amazing history of this place. Which, I won't go into here. My poor fingers ache from too much typing already:)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7zVdOfl0nU0/U4xMAJZf7YI/AAAAAAAAHmI/pQGC67SqEak/s640/blogger-image-2006328495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7zVdOfl0nU0/U4xMAJZf7YI/AAAAAAAAHmI/pQGC67SqEak/s640/blogger-image-2006328495.jpg"></a></div>This particular chateau served as a hunting lodge back in the day. The decorations were themed with scenes of dogs and stags.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3lClzmKxpN0/U4xLLRKA9zI/AAAAAAAAHjI/bX0vy74ORfI/s640/blogger-image--1212331716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3lClzmKxpN0/U4xLLRKA9zI/AAAAAAAAHjI/bX0vy74ORfI/s640/blogger-image--1212331716.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-agiVrKX92fc/U4xMCAVtUFI/AAAAAAAAHmQ/vv3dAV62snM/s640/blogger-image--549094759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-agiVrKX92fc/U4xMCAVtUFI/AAAAAAAAHmQ/vv3dAV62snM/s640/blogger-image--549094759.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-g8rX7kJGO8M/U4xLEmyD8sI/AAAAAAAAHiw/nypzZggHN6o/s640/blogger-image-1913525832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-g8rX7kJGO8M/U4xLEmyD8sI/AAAAAAAAHiw/nypzZggHN6o/s640/blogger-image-1913525832.jpg"></a></div>This chateau had a staircase in the center supposedly designed by DiVinci. It was a double helix, so one could go up or down and never run into the other person on the other staircase.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jtW9-cq0sVA/U4xLO8AfUOI/AAAAAAAAHjY/sCwDVfUGQUs/s640/blogger-image-1937980616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jtW9-cq0sVA/U4xLO8AfUOI/AAAAAAAAHjY/sCwDVfUGQUs/s640/blogger-image-1937980616.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nCYWWO_fJXA/U4xL5z6cQPI/AAAAAAAAHlw/NCD5L4r_X-o/s640/blogger-image-1079401389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nCYWWO_fJXA/U4xL5z6cQPI/AAAAAAAAHlw/NCD5L4r_X-o/s640/blogger-image-1079401389.jpg"></a></div>We headed outside on the balcony.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jjSp7Q6X57c/U4xK7HNBP5I/AAAAAAAAHiQ/f9KL31pMmVg/s640/blogger-image-2101773533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jjSp7Q6X57c/U4xK7HNBP5I/AAAAAAAAHiQ/f9KL31pMmVg/s640/blogger-image-2101773533.jpg"></a></div>Great views.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jNOc9ks_dZs/U4xMGZ9SZ4I/AAAAAAAAHmg/GzSKDVGv4jI/s640/blogger-image-855238348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jNOc9ks_dZs/U4xMGZ9SZ4I/AAAAAAAAHmg/GzSKDVGv4jI/s640/blogger-image-855238348.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-N7aMID_HAKY/U4xLXIkjqDI/AAAAAAAAHj4/6qCj2wNBiX8/s640/blogger-image--11170162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-N7aMID_HAKY/U4xLXIkjqDI/AAAAAAAAHj4/6qCj2wNBiX8/s640/blogger-image--11170162.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7nVdXWdUmvc/U4xLpDSOUqI/AAAAAAAAHk4/b6E0YN55ukE/s640/blogger-image-521760115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7nVdXWdUmvc/U4xLpDSOUqI/AAAAAAAAHk4/b6E0YN55ukE/s640/blogger-image-521760115.jpg"></a></div>Our time was short, and we had to board the bus for our next stop Chateau de Nitray. A much smaller chateau, used as winery now, but still built back in the 1600's. The owner have us a wine tasting.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YJalJpEY3aM/U4xLi4Y2iPI/AAAAAAAAHkg/6dqCcI0ceaU/s640/blogger-image--1888935938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YJalJpEY3aM/U4xLi4Y2iPI/AAAAAAAAHkg/6dqCcI0ceaU/s640/blogger-image--1888935938.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yZ9RqiuWFV4/U4xLCSYFcnI/AAAAAAAAHio/XljR5KaMwng/s640/blogger-image-270678716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yZ9RqiuWFV4/U4xLCSYFcnI/AAAAAAAAHio/XljR5KaMwng/s640/blogger-image-270678716.jpg"></a></div>We were served lunch prior to the tour. Baked chicken, potatoes, tomatoes, salad, wine, and apple pie for dessert!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1V60NDQEwMg/U4xLQzGdmbI/AAAAAAAAHjg/XYrdPzm106s/s640/blogger-image-309731896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1V60NDQEwMg/U4xLQzGdmbI/AAAAAAAAHjg/XYrdPzm106s/s640/blogger-image-309731896.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lyb1EEKHDpw/U4xK9HriquI/AAAAAAAAHiY/gIp-b7f1k_A/s640/blogger-image--1928931690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lyb1EEKHDpw/U4xK9HriquI/AAAAAAAAHiY/gIp-b7f1k_A/s640/blogger-image--1928931690.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MeVFbaK9s6I/U4xLM4LoXrI/AAAAAAAAHjQ/uaZgBbOI8Ws/s640/blogger-image-410374110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MeVFbaK9s6I/U4xLM4LoXrI/AAAAAAAAHjQ/uaZgBbOI8Ws/s640/blogger-image-410374110.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bnZzeQn4CZc/U4xLad-VMUI/AAAAAAAAHkI/ZoLFWvgxBuE/s640/blogger-image--1598833389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bnZzeQn4CZc/U4xLad-VMUI/AAAAAAAAHkI/ZoLFWvgxBuE/s640/blogger-image--1598833389.jpg"></a></div></div><div>Then came the tour. The owner was quite the character!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yD8_nCCl124/U4xL7yfUIBI/AAAAAAAAHl4/UdFvfr8AJec/s640/blogger-image--1694665588.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yD8_nCCl124/U4xL7yfUIBI/AAAAAAAAHl4/UdFvfr8AJec/s640/blogger-image--1694665588.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mcT-n9ksElI/U4xLd3isdNI/AAAAAAAAHkQ/js411hYGrBg/s640/blogger-image--797819540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mcT-n9ksElI/U4xLd3isdNI/AAAAAAAAHkQ/js411hYGrBg/s640/blogger-image--797819540.jpg"></a></div>He showed us a pigeon coop. Back in the day the pigeons, and eggs, we're eaten as food. And the poop was gathered for fertilizer.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AA6s5ARTWrY/U4xMEcF640I/AAAAAAAAHmY/fcxGFAkCvJs/s640/blogger-image-380834026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AA6s5ARTWrY/U4xMEcF640I/AAAAAAAAHmY/fcxGFAkCvJs/s640/blogger-image-380834026.jpg"></a></div>Next up was a tour of the winery before we had to board the bus again and move on.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-clluMq5sq2U/U4xLS2thfBI/AAAAAAAAHjo/yukbVxifsTo/s640/blogger-image-1822793260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-clluMq5sq2U/U4xLS2thfBI/AAAAAAAAHjo/yukbVxifsTo/s640/blogger-image-1822793260.jpg"></a></div>Next us was Chateau de Chenonceau. This is the second most visited chateau in France. The first being Versailles. Chenonceau has an amazing history. Check it out if you get a chance.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wZoGavbFv3I/U4xLr88oTZI/AAAAAAAAHlA/LyDOCmxetpQ/s640/blogger-image--310342224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wZoGavbFv3I/U4xLr88oTZI/AAAAAAAAHlA/LyDOCmxetpQ/s640/blogger-image--310342224.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ijO4O4nX0JU/U4xL1PCBIaI/AAAAAAAAHlg/yuyh5sKszDs/s640/blogger-image-966443179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ijO4O4nX0JU/U4xL1PCBIaI/AAAAAAAAHlg/yuyh5sKszDs/s640/blogger-image-966443179.jpg"></a></div>Our tour guide gave us a quick history of the place before turning us loose to explore on our own.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FtKoR-R9J9Q/U4xK3IINZiI/AAAAAAAAHiA/uYtK_iWhIrg/s640/blogger-image-1344330354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FtKoR-R9J9Q/U4xK3IINZiI/AAAAAAAAHiA/uYtK_iWhIrg/s640/blogger-image-1344330354.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MuusYiLKnOg/U4xLYoQ1kcI/AAAAAAAAHkA/IFBozB8FPBc/s640/blogger-image--1744431826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MuusYiLKnOg/U4xLYoQ1kcI/AAAAAAAAHkA/IFBozB8FPBc/s640/blogger-image--1744431826.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-h-OYs_8QmRA/U4xL-M3E6HI/AAAAAAAAHmA/bL4DT66anGY/s640/blogger-image-1723324724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-h-OYs_8QmRA/U4xL-M3E6HI/AAAAAAAAHmA/bL4DT66anGY/s640/blogger-image-1723324724.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HIr1gqABOwM/U4xLg6DaCPI/AAAAAAAAHkY/DcLZ6KYwDNk/s640/blogger-image--643646593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HIr1gqABOwM/U4xLg6DaCPI/AAAAAAAAHkY/DcLZ6KYwDNk/s640/blogger-image--643646593.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_FybGGhiqSo/U4xLVAj2QDI/AAAAAAAAHjw/ge1tX3a0_DY/s640/blogger-image-1628814961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_FybGGhiqSo/U4xLVAj2QDI/AAAAAAAAHjw/ge1tX3a0_DY/s640/blogger-image-1628814961.jpg"></a></div>We heard there was a garden maze, so we headed that way.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qaTVAxyV6Y8/U4xLye88qnI/AAAAAAAAHlY/gM2BDgw--j0/s640/blogger-image-287487139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qaTVAxyV6Y8/U4xLye88qnI/AAAAAAAAHlY/gM2BDgw--j0/s640/blogger-image-287487139.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iQRZ8GHDO7E/U4xMJPk__eI/AAAAAAAAHmo/WKdC9dgAP6w/s640/blogger-image--1511187720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iQRZ8GHDO7E/U4xMJPk__eI/AAAAAAAAHmo/WKdC9dgAP6w/s640/blogger-image--1511187720.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-icqjhIluup4/U4xLuTR2p5I/AAAAAAAAHlI/08hkQUykeN8/s640/blogger-image-719816250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-icqjhIluup4/U4xLuTR2p5I/AAAAAAAAHlI/08hkQUykeN8/s640/blogger-image-719816250.jpg"></a></div>After a great day we had to head back to Paris.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eCfeNBvi2lw/U4xLlNqpuPI/AAAAAAAAHko/eE_-g5EcOiA/s640/blogger-image--279657919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eCfeNBvi2lw/U4xLlNqpuPI/AAAAAAAAHko/eE_-g5EcOiA/s640/blogger-image--279657919.jpg"></a></div>That evening we enjoyed a nice meal before heading off to bed. Sorry for the quick ending. We're about to board the plane back to the states. I'm hoping to have the last day completed when we land in Dallas. Stay tuned!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hHdNXRm-B0k/U4xLwRlMrkI/AAAAAAAAHlQ/71dMBR8rlAE/s640/blogger-image--2085668266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hHdNXRm-B0k/U4xLwRlMrkI/AAAAAAAAHlQ/71dMBR8rlAE/s640/blogger-image--2085668266.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VAJJyJLCczQ/U4xK_ZLQzpI/AAAAAAAAHig/cyMd4m0d_YI/s640/blogger-image--1534999432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VAJJyJLCczQ/U4xK_ZLQzpI/AAAAAAAAHig/cyMd4m0d_YI/s640/blogger-image--1534999432.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-5993311294347192592014-05-30T14:11:00.001-07:002014-05-30T14:11:56.780-07:00Paris 2014 - Part VIGoing to be a short post tonight. I have to get up at the ungodly hour of 6am tomorrow morning. It's going to be rough. What wasn't rough was our breakfast this morning. Eggs, fromage blanc, bread, coffee and orange juice!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WRzZWmQeg80/U4jzWEvlRdI/AAAAAAAAHe4/zH5iaeL55QY/s640/blogger-image-1142247790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WRzZWmQeg80/U4jzWEvlRdI/AAAAAAAAHe4/zH5iaeL55QY/s640/blogger-image-1142247790.jpg"></a></div>Kiri wanted to make a stop at the Deportation Memorial, it was closed the last time we dropped by. It's dedicated to the 200,000 French victims of the Nazi concentration camps.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AUgb-qBoIh8/U4jzhHwKvmI/AAAAAAAAHfw/j1wFDfGv9HY/s640/blogger-image-1751557644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AUgb-qBoIh8/U4jzhHwKvmI/AAAAAAAAHfw/j1wFDfGv9HY/s640/blogger-image-1751557644.jpg"></a></div>Next stop was Place de la Bastille. It's where the Bastille prison stood during the revolution. It was torn down as a hated symbol of the old regime. So now we have this cool tower? I think they should have kept the prison. They would have made a killing off of ticket tour sales.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IFb5kGNaX0Q/U4j0E2gLm7I/AAAAAAAAHho/HYRuwbbBCSk/s640/blogger-image--1950221626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IFb5kGNaX0Q/U4j0E2gLm7I/AAAAAAAAHho/HYRuwbbBCSk/s640/blogger-image--1950221626.jpg"></a></div>We made a quick detour to the local Triumph store. I had to buy Tshirts:)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CilnEJi0R5M/U4jzX4WRwbI/AAAAAAAAHfA/hanhR3RO1KQ/s640/blogger-image-375464744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CilnEJi0R5M/U4jzX4WRwbI/AAAAAAAAHfA/hanhR3RO1KQ/s640/blogger-image-375464744.jpg"></a></div>The owner was cool. Gave me a neat bike badge that had his local MC club on it. He said it would give me more respect on the road.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RUrY9UJcEpE/U4jza_KdHBI/AAAAAAAAHfQ/GwICnIPfg0U/s640/blogger-image--524955052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RUrY9UJcEpE/U4jza_KdHBI/AAAAAAAAHfQ/GwICnIPfg0U/s640/blogger-image--524955052.jpg"></a></div>Passed by a cool chocolate shop. Those shoes and wine bottles are actually chocolate.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kpICce5pwn0/U4jzpxVKgAI/AAAAAAAAHgY/AvY6nNg4Bdg/s640/blogger-image-1547735099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kpICce5pwn0/U4jzpxVKgAI/AAAAAAAAHgY/AvY6nNg4Bdg/s640/blogger-image-1547735099.jpg"></a></div>Visited a park that was built by Henry IV in 1605.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mpF6Zz1lglk/U4jz8FM9UAI/AAAAAAAAHhI/6L73yRffZgU/s640/blogger-image-1881938015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mpF6Zz1lglk/U4jz8FM9UAI/AAAAAAAAHhI/6L73yRffZgU/s640/blogger-image-1881938015.jpg"></a></div>Kiri and I have noticed Paris has these rather large pigeons. They have normal pigeons as well, but these are large and look like they've been crossed with ducks. We've taken to calling them Pucks.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bMzHYb2B-uE/U4jzZd3OJ9I/AAAAAAAAHfI/jMBKYCFf2AI/s640/blogger-image--444579253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bMzHYb2B-uE/U4jzZd3OJ9I/AAAAAAAAHfI/jMBKYCFf2AI/s640/blogger-image--444579253.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We made a stop by the Carnavalet museum, which covered a lot of Paris' history. We got to see a Picasso.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S8cklbJWOJk/U4jzUaelK8I/AAAAAAAAHew/cNs_54flIlg/s640/blogger-image--695544568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S8cklbJWOJk/U4jzUaelK8I/AAAAAAAAHew/cNs_54flIlg/s640/blogger-image--695544568.jpg"></a></div>As well as a model of the Bastille, for those of you who felt gipped with that tower picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-f5mZe3CsXs4/U4jz6pcfHRI/AAAAAAAAHhA/WwPhLChCLDo/s640/blogger-image--1321426712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-f5mZe3CsXs4/U4jz6pcfHRI/AAAAAAAAHhA/WwPhLChCLDo/s640/blogger-image--1321426712.jpg"></a></div>We continued down the road through the Jewish district. Believe it or not, most of the crowd here is in line for falafel at a restaurant called L'As du Falafel. It looked good but we didn't want to wait.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_5WSZxL3mM8/U4jzrRRtntI/AAAAAAAAHgg/Vm9LZbZ688M/s640/blogger-image-1660535853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_5WSZxL3mM8/U4jzrRRtntI/AAAAAAAAHgg/Vm9LZbZ688M/s640/blogger-image-1660535853.jpg"></a></div>Cool looking truck parked on the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AWbcKB5Go_E/U4jz4Xpk0CI/AAAAAAAAHg4/r1eFjtfodwc/s640/blogger-image--48353132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AWbcKB5Go_E/U4jz4Xpk0CI/AAAAAAAAHg4/r1eFjtfodwc/s640/blogger-image--48353132.jpg"></a></div>We stopped for lunch. It was time for flank steak and fries!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SHjeu3S8OAE/U4jzs18H8wI/AAAAAAAAHgo/LKVlRee3JS4/s640/blogger-image-1722935798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SHjeu3S8OAE/U4jzs18H8wI/AAAAAAAAHgo/LKVlRee3JS4/s640/blogger-image-1722935798.jpg"></a></div>We made our way back towards the Seine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ERqRIWLiJss/U4jzSV9aqsI/AAAAAAAAHeo/GBlutqNn1iQ/s640/blogger-image-1936738834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ERqRIWLiJss/U4jzSV9aqsI/AAAAAAAAHeo/GBlutqNn1iQ/s640/blogger-image-1936738834.jpg"></a></div>Passing by the various book sellers along the banks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HGr1dKnZPPg/U4jzcgzleHI/AAAAAAAAHfY/XbFsWg0KOvs/s640/blogger-image--1446682837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HGr1dKnZPPg/U4jzcgzleHI/AAAAAAAAHfY/XbFsWg0KOvs/s640/blogger-image--1446682837.jpg"></a></div>Until we reached the Orsay Museum. They've got the market covered on Impressionist works. Unfortunately no photos were allowed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mvGY3dRPlow/U4jzfhKVVTI/AAAAAAAAHfo/7LYqo0EAjXE/s640/blogger-image--635713139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mvGY3dRPlow/U4jzfhKVVTI/AAAAAAAAHfo/7LYqo0EAjXE/s640/blogger-image--635713139.jpg"></a></div>We got to see paintings from Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet, Cèzanne, etc. the highlight had to be Van Gogh's Starry Night over the Rhone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Orsay building used to be a train station. I took a picture looking out through the outside clock faces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZTocwCayDNQ/U4jzuezpsQI/AAAAAAAAHgw/R3xhbphP66I/s640/blogger-image--206607793.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZTocwCayDNQ/U4jzuezpsQI/AAAAAAAAHgw/R3xhbphP66I/s640/blogger-image--206607793.jpg"></a></div>We spent quite a few hours here before heading on. We had planned to hit another museum, but it had already closed. Kiri was heartbroken. So I dragged her on a wild goose chase for a mustard store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qsk61Ybvlb0/U4jzeJpJeTI/AAAAAAAAHfg/min-uQByzz4/s640/blogger-image-409033643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qsk61Ybvlb0/U4jzeJpJeTI/AAAAAAAAHfg/min-uQByzz4/s640/blogger-image-409033643.jpg"></a></div>Seriously, they have mustard on tap. How can you _not_ go there??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YhOqandIv0w/U4jz9rjcrfI/AAAAAAAAHhQ/7J8DXt5it9I/s640/blogger-image--106197879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YhOqandIv0w/U4jz9rjcrfI/AAAAAAAAHhQ/7J8DXt5it9I/s640/blogger-image--106197879.jpg"></a></div>The Eglise de la Madeleine church was nearby and calling to be explored.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-b68BiZM2PvI/U4jzmWgr0bI/AAAAAAAAHgI/8jlu7H-w4uw/s640/blogger-image-2119002226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-b68BiZM2PvI/U4jzmWgr0bI/AAAAAAAAHgI/8jlu7H-w4uw/s640/blogger-image-2119002226.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-UF2gZEEJjEs/U4jznxd-yJI/AAAAAAAAHgQ/P67wRLNdARY/s640/blogger-image--1026878161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-UF2gZEEJjEs/U4jznxd-yJI/AAAAAAAAHgQ/P67wRLNdARY/s640/blogger-image--1026878161.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5JHA9KnuTAs/U4j0AkEVrCI/AAAAAAAAHhg/dX75mbYZt_w/s640/blogger-image--708156822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5JHA9KnuTAs/U4j0AkEVrCI/AAAAAAAAHhg/dX75mbYZt_w/s640/blogger-image--708156822.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1IsHsmYJZfA/U4j0GQbVRdI/AAAAAAAAHhw/XN9ODphA-40/s640/blogger-image-145150397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1IsHsmYJZfA/U4j0GQbVRdI/AAAAAAAAHhw/XN9ODphA-40/s640/blogger-image-145150397.jpg"></a></div>Because I dragged her to a mustard shop, Kiri dragged me to a Hard Rock Cafe. She collects the guitar pins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GKOJSPlXYKY/U4jzkTPw0uI/AAAAAAAAHgA/CJoxF6wxRaM/s640/blogger-image--1907122459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GKOJSPlXYKY/U4jzkTPw0uI/AAAAAAAAHgA/CJoxF6wxRaM/s640/blogger-image--1907122459.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tMpk3YQS3Hc/U4jzivGpp3I/AAAAAAAAHf4/IzqTI9RhiKY/s640/blogger-image-123530838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tMpk3YQS3Hc/U4jzivGpp3I/AAAAAAAAHf4/IzqTI9RhiKY/s640/blogger-image-123530838.jpg"></a></div>It was getting late so we caught a Metro home and stopped for dinner. With a rather large beer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-HmxmslQTDMQ/U4jz_a-bk5I/AAAAAAAAHhY/_uyUPtZ5kfI/s640/blogger-image--1733640963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-HmxmslQTDMQ/U4jz_a-bk5I/AAAAAAAAHhY/_uyUPtZ5kfI/s640/blogger-image--1733640963.jpg"></a></div>Ok gotta get to bed, big day tomorrow. See ya.</div><br></div><br></div>Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-17084015920579544972014-05-29T14:36:00.001-07:002014-05-29T14:36:02.234-07:00Paris 2014 - Part VBelieve it or not we actually got up at a decent time this morning. We headed down to a boulangerie that we had spotted the day before. With treats like this in the window you can see why we were drawn it.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rZF8X3ACwmo/U4eoKwjFwuI/AAAAAAAAHd8/MjgD7ta0poI/s640/blogger-image-1281315046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rZF8X3ACwmo/U4eoKwjFwuI/AAAAAAAAHd8/MjgD7ta0poI/s640/blogger-image-1281315046.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zdOi3oz47SQ/U4ena7v-0-I/AAAAAAAAHac/-oXDEtWwD9I/s640/blogger-image--199570030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zdOi3oz47SQ/U4ena7v-0-I/AAAAAAAAHac/-oXDEtWwD9I/s640/blogger-image--199570030.jpg"></a></div>I had a berry crumble cake and kiri had a chocolate <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">croissant.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-35fRcVKOGq8/U4enhiLbMPI/AAAAAAAAHa8/qCQHmlnkDMs/s640/blogger-image-1836337013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-35fRcVKOGq8/U4enhiLbMPI/AAAAAAAAHa8/qCQHmlnkDMs/s640/blogger-image-1836337013.jpg"></a></div>As we strolled west, along the Seine, we couldn't help but notice how nice of a day it was. The sun was finally making an appearance.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9Ru18NKKfyY/U4en6mmS7qI/AAAAAAAAHc0/-RaEacSsFWc/s640/blogger-image--696565439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9Ru18NKKfyY/U4en6mmS7qI/AAAAAAAAHc0/-RaEacSsFWc/s640/blogger-image--696565439.jpg"></a></div>Today was the day we were going to tackle the Louvre.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7HBOEHx7amI/U4eoI7p3opI/AAAAAAAAHd0/V515siT0Rdc/s640/blogger-image--470805210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7HBOEHx7amI/U4eoI7p3opI/AAAAAAAAHd0/V515siT0Rdc/s640/blogger-image--470805210.jpg"></a></div>Where to start, where to start?</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KjS376R5hlM/U4enqQAdt0I/AAAAAAAAHbk/X3MpuYZMj_k/s640/blogger-image-1128217927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KjS376R5hlM/U4enqQAdt0I/AAAAAAAAHbk/X3MpuYZMj_k/s640/blogger-image-1128217927.jpg"></a></div>I told Kiri I wanted to see Mona Lisa, so we headed into the Italian painters wing.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3UF89MWxH6E/U4envZeXGtI/AAAAAAAAHb8/XJaD3Cfylgo/s640/blogger-image-1733456234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3UF89MWxH6E/U4envZeXGtI/AAAAAAAAHb8/XJaD3Cfylgo/s640/blogger-image-1733456234.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cICWOw6Z9FE/U4eneirphKI/AAAAAAAAHas/QW2JP0AGr2E/s640/blogger-image-1298029222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cICWOw6Z9FE/U4eneirphKI/AAAAAAAAHas/QW2JP0AGr2E/s640/blogger-image-1298029222.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6ZJrEcu-kIQ/U4enRzshihI/AAAAAAAAHZ0/7tzP-ScSfYQ/s640/blogger-image-507847136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6ZJrEcu-kIQ/U4enRzshihI/AAAAAAAAHZ0/7tzP-ScSfYQ/s640/blogger-image-507847136.jpg"></a></div>Ouch!</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-CXXrT7TvQ8I/U4enytC6heI/AAAAAAAAHcM/TyZxCWK0SXc/s640/blogger-image-1437831540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-CXXrT7TvQ8I/U4enytC6heI/AAAAAAAAHcM/TyZxCWK0SXc/s640/blogger-image-1437831540.jpg"></a></div>What's that small square on the far wall everyone is clustered around???</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VDNAdjIeshE/U4eoABOPpkI/AAAAAAAAHdM/vl0pWqr44io/s640/blogger-image-1641700018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VDNAdjIeshE/U4eoABOPpkI/AAAAAAAAHdM/vl0pWqr44io/s640/blogger-image-1641700018.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IZK2Af46TCs/U4endAtcq6I/AAAAAAAAHak/fPryKosfqio/s640/blogger-image--726965986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IZK2Af46TCs/U4endAtcq6I/AAAAAAAAHak/fPryKosfqio/s640/blogger-image--726965986.jpg"></a></div>Yep. It's that coy Italian lady Ms Lisa.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xWhA8pteFlA/U4eoCWvjX8I/AAAAAAAAHdU/MsYBp_Z0O8M/s640/blogger-image-1654679936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xWhA8pteFlA/U4eoCWvjX8I/AAAAAAAAHdU/MsYBp_Z0O8M/s640/blogger-image-1654679936.jpg"></a></div>We continued on..</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6BX3ns90BEE/U4eoMlDi2EI/AAAAAAAAHeE/SBlNZiqTiWw/s640/blogger-image--253070438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6BX3ns90BEE/U4eoMlDi2EI/AAAAAAAAHeE/SBlNZiqTiWw/s640/blogger-image--253070438.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I_O7SNBjGKU/U4ent5HcycI/AAAAAAAAHb0/t0aeWyUTX28/s640/blogger-image--1236908189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I_O7SNBjGKU/U4ent5HcycI/AAAAAAAAHb0/t0aeWyUTX28/s640/blogger-image--1236908189.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nvZ79fp18IU/U4enlnGKzCI/AAAAAAAAHbM/1B9fTUMBvFg/s640/blogger-image-754248778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nvZ79fp18IU/U4enlnGKzCI/AAAAAAAAHbM/1B9fTUMBvFg/s640/blogger-image-754248778.jpg"></a></div>We pressed on through the Egyptian wings.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bWOu3Xtca04/U4en11rA58I/AAAAAAAAHcc/kWFcivNrBoM/s640/blogger-image--420100686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bWOu3Xtca04/U4en11rA58I/AAAAAAAAHcc/kWFcivNrBoM/s640/blogger-image--420100686.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IdxibYgrAqU/U4eoFT0VS4I/AAAAAAAAHdk/3YkvsRS-rs0/s640/blogger-image-444634059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IdxibYgrAqU/U4eoFT0VS4I/AAAAAAAAHdk/3YkvsRS-rs0/s640/blogger-image-444634059.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vehEKc-3PYI/U4enXGC8daI/AAAAAAAAHaM/O-zRXf9hRMQ/s640/blogger-image--1520734301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vehEKc-3PYI/U4enXGC8daI/AAAAAAAAHaM/O-zRXf9hRMQ/s640/blogger-image--1520734301.jpg"></a></div>And on through the classical sculptures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OMnVnot2GZo/U4en5AK08jI/AAAAAAAAHcs/5Jj3Y90oXgg/s640/blogger-image-1474110171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OMnVnot2GZo/U4en5AK08jI/AAAAAAAAHcs/5Jj3Y90oXgg/s640/blogger-image-1474110171.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Sh5cXE_34Ys/U4engIPD0_I/AAAAAAAAHa0/QGwxFVnIykU/s640/blogger-image-144168649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Sh5cXE_34Ys/U4engIPD0_I/AAAAAAAAHa0/QGwxFVnIykU/s640/blogger-image-144168649.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KCR-CyEOFPs/U4enryo-NpI/AAAAAAAAHbs/ZmTdOyd7mg0/s640/blogger-image-642983264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KCR-CyEOFPs/U4enryo-NpI/AAAAAAAAHbs/ZmTdOyd7mg0/s640/blogger-image-642983264.jpg"></a></div>Ahhhh Venus, what happened to your arms?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Hxll5UchaAM/U4eoD-HnrgI/AAAAAAAAHdc/ik_X7BmZ3GY/s640/blogger-image--1196440420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Hxll5UchaAM/U4eoD-HnrgI/AAAAAAAAHdc/ik_X7BmZ3GY/s640/blogger-image--1196440420.jpg"></a></div>After an untold number of hours taking in the arts I told Kiri I needed to eat, otherwise she might have a tantrum on her hands. So we said goodby to history and hello to pizza.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3qH5uYELpe4/U4eno8bYJdI/AAAAAAAAHbc/h_WkjzeYa9I/s640/blogger-image-1946906206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3qH5uYELpe4/U4eno8bYJdI/AAAAAAAAHbc/h_WkjzeYa9I/s640/blogger-image-1946906206.jpg"></a></div>After lunch we took the metro out to the Sacré-Coeur. It's a great place to look out over the city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p1CvuapgbCs/U4eoOYwaX8I/AAAAAAAAHeM/f_opBynKhgE/s640/blogger-image-172640525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p1CvuapgbCs/U4eoOYwaX8I/AAAAAAAAHeM/f_opBynKhgE/s640/blogger-image-172640525.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-eFMM-yBPuCY/U4enjcP8h9I/AAAAAAAAHbE/sGR5p2PagQQ/s640/blogger-image-1701871161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-eFMM-yBPuCY/U4enjcP8h9I/AAAAAAAAHbE/sGR5p2PagQQ/s640/blogger-image-1701871161.jpg"></a></div>And there she was.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ulln_BgWyxI/U4en-ry1UiI/AAAAAAAAHdE/EUmdnmHMM0g/s640/blogger-image-1976422679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ulln_BgWyxI/U4en-ry1UiI/AAAAAAAAHdE/EUmdnmHMM0g/s640/blogger-image-1976422679.jpg"></a></div>We took a tour of the inside but photos weren't allowed. Not the case when we climbed up to the dome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-20bwN8yMyCI/U4eoP38rGcI/AAAAAAAAHeU/a_pAysNcmYY/s640/blogger-image-64281028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-20bwN8yMyCI/U4eoP38rGcI/AAAAAAAAHeU/a_pAysNcmYY/s640/blogger-image-64281028.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AZV4yvhKHIA/U4en0Y0Uq-I/AAAAAAAAHcU/_nOzzmYFLUs/s640/blogger-image-1456028188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AZV4yvhKHIA/U4en0Y0Uq-I/AAAAAAAAHcU/_nOzzmYFLUs/s640/blogger-image-1456028188.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4B0F5GDtqUc/U4enxNUm_KI/AAAAAAAAHcE/V-8rAr7Ypuk/s640/blogger-image-475836424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4B0F5GDtqUc/U4enxNUm_KI/AAAAAAAAHcE/V-8rAr7Ypuk/s640/blogger-image-475836424.jpg"></a></div>After climbing down we decided to explore Montmartre, west of the church. This is where the likes of Picasso, Renoir, Van Gogh, and others hung out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QQuyqkpUlgk/U4enTxldiVI/AAAAAAAAHZ8/zpaDMEUN770/s640/blogger-image-954195127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QQuyqkpUlgk/U4enTxldiVI/AAAAAAAAHZ8/zpaDMEUN770/s640/blogger-image-954195127.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-foIW0uJ4o58/U4en3hIvr0I/AAAAAAAAHck/R2EGB9yeMUY/s640/blogger-image--1657847265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-foIW0uJ4o58/U4en3hIvr0I/AAAAAAAAHck/R2EGB9yeMUY/s640/blogger-image--1657847265.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-86bC1EwUcOw/U4en8peSXgI/AAAAAAAAHc8/oQOTS7uCTGw/s640/blogger-image-436046967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-86bC1EwUcOw/U4en8peSXgI/AAAAAAAAHc8/oQOTS7uCTGw/s640/blogger-image-436046967.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hggAMHAHiZM/U4eoHC19qAI/AAAAAAAAHds/REahOaKdYNo/s640/blogger-image--1521786743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hggAMHAHiZM/U4eoHC19qAI/AAAAAAAAHds/REahOaKdYNo/s640/blogger-image--1521786743.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r0YkXHJqWEE/U4enVWkGXHI/AAAAAAAAHaE/XzC9CGlTEgk/s640/blogger-image--1858165457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r0YkXHJqWEE/U4enVWkGXHI/AAAAAAAAHaE/XzC9CGlTEgk/s640/blogger-image--1858165457.jpg"></a></div>Kiri knocking on the door of Van Gogh's house. He didn't answer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xWC-8pEE2aw/U4enYvSiLsI/AAAAAAAAHaU/NJUV8X1jGQY/s640/blogger-image--1195237842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xWC-8pEE2aw/U4enYvSiLsI/AAAAAAAAHaU/NJUV8X1jGQY/s640/blogger-image--1195237842.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our walk ended at the Moulin Rouge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qh-PPMSNDCc/U4enncMEedI/AAAAAAAAHbU/2JqRpEMjeec/s640/blogger-image-1523341668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qh-PPMSNDCc/U4enncMEedI/AAAAAAAAHbU/2JqRpEMjeec/s640/blogger-image-1523341668.jpg"></a></div>We took a very crowded metro ride home and rested our weary legs. More museums on tap tomorrow. Stay tuned.</div></div></span></div>Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-6974762895451556212014-05-28T14:04:00.001-07:002014-05-28T14:04:43.041-07:00Paris 2014 - Part IVAnother day, another late start. It's getting to be a theme. I'm on vacation. That's what I keep telling Kiri. We started off with a French breakfast. Cheese and ham on toast. Mine came with a fried egg.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SQSmqwFMnUY/U4ZPTnIiXwI/AAAAAAAAHZc/VXzu_xur7-4/s640/blogger-image--803518545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SQSmqwFMnUY/U4ZPTnIiXwI/AAAAAAAAHZc/VXzu_xur7-4/s640/blogger-image--803518545.jpg"></a></div>We decided we'd spend the day at Versaiies. So we caught a train. It's about 20 minutes outside of town.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Bk2c4TyQlP8/U4ZO7EthKqI/AAAAAAAAHYE/FU0-MFJKnz4/s640/blogger-image-860362941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Bk2c4TyQlP8/U4ZO7EthKqI/AAAAAAAAHYE/FU0-MFJKnz4/s640/blogger-image-860362941.jpg"></a></div>Then a ten minute walk from the train station.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KVG8yMap-Js/U4ZOXzzQt3I/AAAAAAAAHWE/pksVv_MkFhM/s640/blogger-image-152153883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KVG8yMap-Js/U4ZOXzzQt3I/AAAAAAAAHWE/pksVv_MkFhM/s640/blogger-image-152153883.jpg"></a></div>King Louis XIV decided to convert a hunting lodge into what you see today. He went a bit overboard with the decorations.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1i2dlRwcF6s/U4ZOI4c79QI/AAAAAAAAHVU/sj3WcgZDY8M/s640/blogger-image-1803449700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1i2dlRwcF6s/U4ZOI4c79QI/AAAAAAAAHVU/sj3WcgZDY8M/s640/blogger-image-1803449700.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lI38cjJjdBM/U4ZPQjZC4VI/AAAAAAAAHZU/zvyKCNf-hk0/s640/blogger-image--289131220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lI38cjJjdBM/U4ZPQjZC4VI/AAAAAAAAHZU/zvyKCNf-hk0/s640/blogger-image--289131220.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ErHa1W85LMc/U4ZO9rED8YI/AAAAAAAAHYM/D7GXDmBsDzQ/s640/blogger-image--973570309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ErHa1W85LMc/U4ZO9rED8YI/AAAAAAAAHYM/D7GXDmBsDzQ/s640/blogger-image--973570309.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--kVByGjnoi8/U4ZOLA7dxsI/AAAAAAAAHVc/7Dme_UenaGw/s640/blogger-image-586487619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--kVByGjnoi8/U4ZOLA7dxsI/AAAAAAAAHVc/7Dme_UenaGw/s640/blogger-image-586487619.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jWla2kGlra4/U4ZPEnLw-5I/AAAAAAAAHYc/9NZ8nSUMjNA/s640/blogger-image--1895636080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jWla2kGlra4/U4ZPEnLw-5I/AAAAAAAAHYc/9NZ8nSUMjNA/s640/blogger-image--1895636080.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YM3uPQIiMfQ/U4ZNiHaOPWI/AAAAAAAAHU0/ysn4RAeAhgQ/s640/blogger-image-798879164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YM3uPQIiMfQ/U4ZNiHaOPWI/AAAAAAAAHU0/ysn4RAeAhgQ/s640/blogger-image-798879164.jpg"></a></div>This entire bust is made of stone. The bottom of it looked like it was fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yvVj9tN9LN4/U4ZN9Ook8pI/AAAAAAAAHVE/OTgZkRSFFZM/s640/blogger-image-1959072933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yvVj9tN9LN4/U4ZN9Ook8pI/AAAAAAAAHVE/OTgZkRSFFZM/s640/blogger-image-1959072933.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0BSqUyxjmTI/U4ZO1O_vPgI/AAAAAAAAHXs/vEmfScO2Icw/s640/blogger-image-1532466839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0BSqUyxjmTI/U4ZO1O_vPgI/AAAAAAAAHXs/vEmfScO2Icw/s640/blogger-image-1532466839.jpg"></a></div>Hall of Mirrors. You can see the same hall in one of the end scenes of Midnight in Paris. Great film to watch if you're heading here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5pa4AfgDUQw/U4ZO20J7VUI/AAAAAAAAHX0/Et-dW4H8pVE/s640/blogger-image--1122180938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5pa4AfgDUQw/U4ZO20J7VUI/AAAAAAAAHX0/Et-dW4H8pVE/s640/blogger-image--1122180938.jpg"></a></div>This is where Big Louis slept. He had the bed placed so the sunrise would fall on him through the windows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hhB-I0Jfxeo/U4ZPZ_3x-pI/AAAAAAAAHZg/Z7wfYwYO63A/s640/blogger-image-195106383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hhB-I0Jfxeo/U4ZPZ_3x-pI/AAAAAAAAHZg/Z7wfYwYO63A/s640/blogger-image-195106383.jpg"></a></div>But enough of some gaudy king's pad. Kiri and I really just wanted to explore the gardens outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TfFFZ6sIt2g/U4ZOufgLePI/AAAAAAAAHXU/BUlQe_t13xU/s640/blogger-image-2045390307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TfFFZ6sIt2g/U4ZOufgLePI/AAAAAAAAHXU/BUlQe_t13xU/s640/blogger-image-2045390307.jpg"></a></div>Supposedly the gardens take up ~2000 acres. You have the option of renting bicycles or golf carts just to explore it all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YvV9EoDU_lQ/U4ZOhA55XVI/AAAAAAAAHWs/8i13MEUmhpE/s640/blogger-image-2071947182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YvV9EoDU_lQ/U4ZOhA55XVI/AAAAAAAAHWs/8i13MEUmhpE/s640/blogger-image-2071947182.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-s1fikwALQ7k/U4ZN2SAxC3I/AAAAAAAAHU8/55IHzTj0HVQ/s640/blogger-image--1861692812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-s1fikwALQ7k/U4ZN2SAxC3I/AAAAAAAAHU8/55IHzTj0HVQ/s640/blogger-image--1861692812.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KKU-YHPkCII/U4ZPGR_hKtI/AAAAAAAAHYk/7oJ8kzibYkU/s640/blogger-image--936551663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KKU-YHPkCII/U4ZPGR_hKtI/AAAAAAAAHYk/7oJ8kzibYkU/s640/blogger-image--936551663.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zdoJA2L82vU/U4ZOsYWqUMI/AAAAAAAAHXM/roVbW_JKGEI/s640/blogger-image-682326347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zdoJA2L82vU/U4ZOsYWqUMI/AAAAAAAAHXM/roVbW_JKGEI/s640/blogger-image-682326347.jpg"></a></div>After wandering a bit of the grounds we decided to rent a rowboat and check out the Grand Canal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-n855MhMqaJ4/U4ZONdh4boI/AAAAAAAAHVk/J1z8DRpjheA/s640/blogger-image-1417371580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-n855MhMqaJ4/U4ZONdh4boI/AAAAAAAAHVk/J1z8DRpjheA/s640/blogger-image-1417371580.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fBY3_RSMMTQ/U4ZPIWnIEeI/AAAAAAAAHYs/PjIkFHvEl3c/s640/blogger-image-859777583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fBY3_RSMMTQ/U4ZPIWnIEeI/AAAAAAAAHYs/PjIkFHvEl3c/s640/blogger-image-859777583.jpg"></a></div>Kiri acted like a queen and told me to row faster or I'd be beaten.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XSdXvSgMLL4/U4ZOlbk-piI/AAAAAAAAHW8/pxrRMdxtS0I/s640/blogger-image--1030427065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XSdXvSgMLL4/U4ZOlbk-piI/AAAAAAAAHW8/pxrRMdxtS0I/s640/blogger-image--1030427065.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4GzIqY3EtfA/U4ZOGFITT8I/AAAAAAAAHVM/4ezPdbpERF4/s640/blogger-image--274487002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4GzIqY3EtfA/U4ZOGFITT8I/AAAAAAAAHVM/4ezPdbpERF4/s640/blogger-image--274487002.jpg"></a></div>Arrgh! The sea was angry that day! A viscious storm blew in from the East! Actually it was just spritizing, and my 30 minutes with the boat was up so we turned around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-F0g9ZzghFSA/U4ZOZnc3EgI/AAAAAAAAHWM/76r63v72d38/s640/blogger-image--1436706745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-F0g9ZzghFSA/U4ZOZnc3EgI/AAAAAAAAHWM/76r63v72d38/s640/blogger-image--1436706745.jpg"></a></div>We wandered over to a section of the gardens called Marie-Antoinette's estate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BbsqgPOUxy4/U4ZOw7qLs3I/AAAAAAAAHXc/sd1Ixy5cRS4/s640/blogger-image-38063136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BbsqgPOUxy4/U4ZOw7qLs3I/AAAAAAAAHXc/sd1Ixy5cRS4/s640/blogger-image-38063136.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sDmMQqY-I-8/U4ZOVmoBfeI/AAAAAAAAHV8/1dU4LhjdA70/s640/blogger-image-1358912968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sDmMQqY-I-8/U4ZOVmoBfeI/AAAAAAAAHV8/1dU4LhjdA70/s640/blogger-image-1358912968.jpg"></a></div>The Temple of Looove! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qopbtQWytDs/U4ZO_ZF08II/AAAAAAAAHYU/sbs192l9jtw/s640/blogger-image--2139756621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qopbtQWytDs/U4ZO_ZF08II/AAAAAAAAHYU/sbs192l9jtw/s640/blogger-image--2139756621.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-M-hMphD5drI/U4ZO4y9od8I/AAAAAAAAHX8/Vp5hEOM0RQs/s640/blogger-image--1386431762.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-M-hMphD5drI/U4ZO4y9od8I/AAAAAAAAHX8/Vp5hEOM0RQs/s640/blogger-image--1386431762.jpg"></a></div>We explored a little hamlet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PgVSV1CyLzM/U4ZOTGvs39I/AAAAAAAAHV0/BCAjKqfI3tI/s640/blogger-image-2088408918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PgVSV1CyLzM/U4ZOTGvs39I/AAAAAAAAHV0/BCAjKqfI3tI/s640/blogger-image-2088408918.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-p2CmZxF5IC8/U4ZOP8sI2AI/AAAAAAAAHVs/lzzudekVxSA/s640/blogger-image--1969951293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-p2CmZxF5IC8/U4ZOP8sI2AI/AAAAAAAAHVs/lzzudekVxSA/s640/blogger-image--1969951293.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GR1cbIwGXVE/U4ZOfh0QZFI/AAAAAAAAHWk/UB2k3bGsVnI/s640/blogger-image--1065496276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GR1cbIwGXVE/U4ZOfh0QZFI/AAAAAAAAHWk/UB2k3bGsVnI/s640/blogger-image--1065496276.jpg"></a></div>Found some asparagus. Who knew it grew like this?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CHeKvAMsH_c/U4ZPOyNBf9I/AAAAAAAAHZM/Gpsmrs4lWPg/s640/blogger-image--182095118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CHeKvAMsH_c/U4ZPOyNBf9I/AAAAAAAAHZM/Gpsmrs4lWPg/s640/blogger-image--182095118.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AU1Y-FqA8Y0/U4ZPNWmI7LI/AAAAAAAAHZE/K79VjhaQi-Q/s640/blogger-image--1621562101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AU1Y-FqA8Y0/U4ZPNWmI7LI/AAAAAAAAHZE/K79VjhaQi-Q/s640/blogger-image--1621562101.jpg"></a></div>Met some wildlife.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZsHE0PdU-fw/U4ZOonMeXfI/AAAAAAAAHXE/vmekZf0vo1o/s640/blogger-image--1186585517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZsHE0PdU-fw/U4ZOonMeXfI/AAAAAAAAHXE/vmekZf0vo1o/s640/blogger-image--1186585517.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hTvil96lMeI/U4ZObW0yQRI/AAAAAAAAHWU/WX9RhNnYdoY/s640/blogger-image--1335653912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hTvil96lMeI/U4ZObW0yQRI/AAAAAAAAHWU/WX9RhNnYdoY/s640/blogger-image--1335653912.jpg"></a></div>And pretty much closed down the park. They were locking up sections of the gardens when we left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xej88x-h448/U4ZOd_b5f2I/AAAAAAAAHWc/zqDpSqyBs9M/s640/blogger-image-156112307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xej88x-h448/U4ZOd_b5f2I/AAAAAAAAHWc/zqDpSqyBs9M/s640/blogger-image-156112307.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ojucMSitbVw/U4ZOjiPC-cI/AAAAAAAAHW0/sNd4hqUrWo4/s640/blogger-image-1827390233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ojucMSitbVw/U4ZOjiPC-cI/AAAAAAAAHW0/sNd4hqUrWo4/s640/blogger-image-1827390233.jpg"></a></div>Caught the train back to hotel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-y_0WGshiDJE/U4ZPKSFQhMI/AAAAAAAAHY0/MEfax8n6L6A/s640/blogger-image--1960905918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-y_0WGshiDJE/U4ZPKSFQhMI/AAAAAAAAHY0/MEfax8n6L6A/s640/blogger-image--1960905918.jpg"></a></div>And enjoyed some dinner before calling it a day. Another one gone, it's slipping by too fast!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tuoMAd5GYac/U4ZOyQKLnYI/AAAAAAAAHXk/6pyUDdpiY1g/s640/blogger-image--1349545219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tuoMAd5GYac/U4ZOyQKLnYI/AAAAAAAAHXk/6pyUDdpiY1g/s640/blogger-image--1349545219.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0x6FiL4D0hs/U4ZPLzdbGUI/AAAAAAAAHY8/AG2GqN9MFcE/s640/blogger-image--413506912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0x6FiL4D0hs/U4ZPLzdbGUI/AAAAAAAAHY8/AG2GqN9MFcE/s640/blogger-image--413506912.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Until tomorrow!</div></div>Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-76349376076080496012014-05-27T16:28:00.001-07:002014-05-27T16:28:27.041-07:00Paris 2014 - Part IIIDay 3 started off a bit late as well. It was time for lunch, but I wanted breakfast. Yelp showed a breakfast place just down the street:). An American diner!!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-a5siCm50jdg/U4UeogSEDPI/AAAAAAAAHQ0/JbJgwowzhmk/s640/blogger-image-1034751788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-a5siCm50jdg/U4UeogSEDPI/AAAAAAAAHQ0/JbJgwowzhmk/s640/blogger-image-1034751788.jpg"></a></div>It was called Breakfast in America, and it was just want I needed.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7Xq9ZrqeZPc/U4Ue8jCaMhI/AAAAAAAAHSU/y9RdVNzozUI/s640/blogger-image-1890241676.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7Xq9ZrqeZPc/U4Ue8jCaMhI/AAAAAAAAHSU/y9RdVNzozUI/s640/blogger-image-1890241676.jpg"></a></div>Next we headed over to the pantheon. Hey look it's under construction!!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GZSoiMnVTJc/U4UfPJ3A6aI/AAAAAAAAHTc/aArHM1XLfOo/s640/blogger-image-803678604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GZSoiMnVTJc/U4UfPJ3A6aI/AAAAAAAAHTc/aArHM1XLfOo/s640/blogger-image-803678604.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5gEdoSt_gKw/U4UeukzXk6I/AAAAAAAAHRU/UYktsLRWIrc/s640/blogger-image--1986759167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5gEdoSt_gKw/U4UeukzXk6I/AAAAAAAAHRU/UYktsLRWIrc/s640/blogger-image--1986759167.jpg"></a></div>Still lots to see inside, just have to stay off the black plastic:)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cYD2arcIv6Q/U4UeztxJQvI/AAAAAAAAHRs/9tZeX99zFLs/s640/blogger-image--2111820216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cYD2arcIv6Q/U4UeztxJQvI/AAAAAAAAHRs/9tZeX99zFLs/s640/blogger-image--2111820216.jpg"></a></div>Down below we're the crypts. Quite a few people, most notably Marie Curie and her husband.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Rg5mkkTH2Zg/U4UekdbL25I/AAAAAAAAHQs/qwC3Yw0Rr_0/s640/blogger-image--532664890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Rg5mkkTH2Zg/U4UekdbL25I/AAAAAAAAHQs/qwC3Yw0Rr_0/s640/blogger-image--532664890.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-l_ffdtkcGYE/U4Uetm4qVaI/AAAAAAAAHRM/SUbTgNbBSPc/s640/blogger-image--1719900909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-l_ffdtkcGYE/U4Uetm4qVaI/AAAAAAAAHRM/SUbTgNbBSPc/s640/blogger-image--1719900909.jpg"></a></div>Check out the number of bikes parked outside. They were guarded by a rather large giant.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UtLpiNVfL20/U4Ufao073zI/AAAAAAAAHUU/-5tMPz-CmRk/s640/blogger-image-1160044932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UtLpiNVfL20/U4Ufao073zI/AAAAAAAAHUU/-5tMPz-CmRk/s640/blogger-image-1160044932.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F0G8v8SSe6I/U4Ue1dhEOtI/AAAAAAAAHR0/MZmnU_fG3WE/s640/blogger-image-2102047874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F0G8v8SSe6I/U4Ue1dhEOtI/AAAAAAAAHR0/MZmnU_fG3WE/s640/blogger-image-2102047874.jpg"></a></div>Next we headed over to the Luxembourg Gardens. My kind of tourist attraction.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8J9b_7OgddU/U4UeqEdP_fI/AAAAAAAAHQ8/m39nExhIz0M/s640/blogger-image--841734998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8J9b_7OgddU/U4UeqEdP_fI/AAAAAAAAHQ8/m39nExhIz0M/s640/blogger-image--841734998.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-R_-cQ87bMm8/U4UfCM0qumI/AAAAAAAAHSs/tRCKyjf6D1s/s640/blogger-image--1031743008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-R_-cQ87bMm8/U4UfCM0qumI/AAAAAAAAHSs/tRCKyjf6D1s/s640/blogger-image--1031743008.jpg"></a></div>Kiri had been looking for one of two Statue of Liberty statues in Paris. We found one here in the gardens.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2DMUZYeaktw/U4Ue-RkMj0I/AAAAAAAAHSc/u97GJRzrZsQ/s640/blogger-image--1077194799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2DMUZYeaktw/U4Ue-RkMj0I/AAAAAAAAHSc/u97GJRzrZsQ/s640/blogger-image--1077194799.jpg"></a></div>As we were headed over to check out St. Sulpice church Kiri ran into a friend.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ge97fxjLgiw/U4UfMzsIeyI/AAAAAAAAHTU/XqGs4vQuDVI/s640/blogger-image-1987918539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ge97fxjLgiw/U4UfMzsIeyI/AAAAAAAAHTU/XqGs4vQuDVI/s640/blogger-image-1987918539.jpg"></a></div>There was a art fair going on outside the church. We wandered the isles.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GgJ62qCte5g/U4UfELxV5yI/AAAAAAAAHS0/JMkhP3TVPVQ/s640/blogger-image-1065881859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GgJ62qCte5g/U4UfELxV5yI/AAAAAAAAHS0/JMkhP3TVPVQ/s640/blogger-image-1065881859.jpg"></a></div>St. Sulpice. I couldn't fit the front of the church into the frame, it was so large.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y0KWSqu7qJk/U4UfmM3VR1I/AAAAAAAAHUk/7irV0aDTjYM/s640/blogger-image-1624374763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y0KWSqu7qJk/U4UfmM3VR1I/AAAAAAAAHUk/7irV0aDTjYM/s640/blogger-image-1624374763.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xWAm9vS9_1Q/U4UfLJomQTI/AAAAAAAAHTM/2B2JptzeF2A/s640/blogger-image-1638109728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xWAm9vS9_1Q/U4UfLJomQTI/AAAAAAAAHTM/2B2JptzeF2A/s640/blogger-image-1638109728.jpg"></a></div>Next we headed over to the Museum of Rodin. This is called "The Kiss". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dW8GUwEM3uU/U4UfABLHGdI/AAAAAAAAHSk/gOkJFyniZVY/s640/blogger-image-1843241617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dW8GUwEM3uU/U4UfABLHGdI/AAAAAAAAHSk/gOkJFyniZVY/s640/blogger-image-1843241617.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And of course the Thinker</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-B0CGoSQ0wTY/U4UeruAtJyI/AAAAAAAAHRE/DWPyGmNPegE/s640/blogger-image-614369442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-B0CGoSQ0wTY/U4UeruAtJyI/AAAAAAAAHRE/DWPyGmNPegE/s640/blogger-image-614369442.jpg"></a></div></div>I was more impressed with some of Rodin's Van Goughs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-X3ad-lZ12eg/U4Ufdc1JCzI/AAAAAAAAHUc/Cl2vDct5SCI/s640/blogger-image-1026737068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-X3ad-lZ12eg/U4Ufdc1JCzI/AAAAAAAAHUc/Cl2vDct5SCI/s640/blogger-image-1026737068.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8gK90627P78/U4UfVIwblSI/AAAAAAAAHT8/_D2TdB3Vh98/s640/blogger-image-644386242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8gK90627P78/U4UfVIwblSI/AAAAAAAAHT8/_D2TdB3Vh98/s640/blogger-image-644386242.jpg"></a></div>We toured the grounds of Rodin's mansion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-EOcB15uhyK4/U4UfT1Y7gzI/AAAAAAAAHT0/29sgGmqsE4E/s640/blogger-image--1294684694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-EOcB15uhyK4/U4UfT1Y7gzI/AAAAAAAAHT0/29sgGmqsE4E/s640/blogger-image--1294684694.jpg"></a></div>One of his other sculptures, called the Gates of Hell. I made sure to lock it after looking through, at least I think I locked it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RbdclFF801w/U4Ue2ybY7NI/AAAAAAAAHR8/o0uFDFNTCfg/s640/blogger-image--1040358027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RbdclFF801w/U4Ue2ybY7NI/AAAAAAAAHR8/o0uFDFNTCfg/s640/blogger-image--1040358027.jpg"></a></div>After Rodin, we spotted this guy in the wild. First new Indian I've seen out on the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0yttlhaqM3Y/U4UfZUL095I/AAAAAAAAHUM/0fuQVGESuWA/s640/blogger-image--941873491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0yttlhaqM3Y/U4UfZUL095I/AAAAAAAAHUM/0fuQVGESuWA/s640/blogger-image--941873491.jpg"></a></div>Found a nice cafe for dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-uwv6V5oJNKU/U4Ue7CYodYI/AAAAAAAAHSM/ForE59P3tSg/s640/blogger-image--1921357692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-uwv6V5oJNKU/U4Ue7CYodYI/AAAAAAAAHSM/ForE59P3tSg/s640/blogger-image--1921357692.jpg"></a></div>Kiri had the roast duck, I had a Chez burger.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FVlIy2AlJFA/U4UeyOaB1_I/AAAAAAAAHRk/O7DBwvcRTcE/s640/blogger-image--360089476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FVlIy2AlJFA/U4UeyOaB1_I/AAAAAAAAHRk/O7DBwvcRTcE/s640/blogger-image--360089476.jpg"></a></div>Finished off with a great dessert! Pana Cotta. We didn't know what that was. It's like a yogurt with berry sauce on top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FrEy9G0MZoo/U4UfGaeEPXI/AAAAAAAAHS8/U5k3_uAXaUk/s640/blogger-image--653684950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FrEy9G0MZoo/U4UfGaeEPXI/AAAAAAAAHS8/U5k3_uAXaUk/s640/blogger-image--653684950.jpg"></a></div>As we wandered over to the tower we couldn't help ourselves. Fresh blackberries!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-SLne--TBlbU/U4UfXJoKsxI/AAAAAAAAHUE/-k-yL2qUab8/s640/blogger-image--1154562698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-SLne--TBlbU/U4UfXJoKsxI/AAAAAAAAHUE/-k-yL2qUab8/s640/blogger-image--1154562698.jpg"></a></div>Today was the day we were going to the top of Eiffel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HVLxQ0SQ-s4/U4UfSbKwCWI/AAAAAAAAHTs/9SITEhJQzDA/s640/blogger-image--694893185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HVLxQ0SQ-s4/U4UfSbKwCWI/AAAAAAAAHTs/9SITEhJQzDA/s640/blogger-image--694893185.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mJ54fEVjZSw/U4UehALVWvI/AAAAAAAAHQc/_QbbeGMYP94/s640/blogger-image-770296983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mJ54fEVjZSw/U4UehALVWvI/AAAAAAAAHQc/_QbbeGMYP94/s640/blogger-image-770296983.jpg"></a></div>We climbed the stairs to the second level, where we had to wait in line to catch the elevator.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JkcK6fyU0ME/U4UfQqEJvnI/AAAAAAAAHTk/W-4haAxjNhY/s640/blogger-image--1736995565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JkcK6fyU0ME/U4UfQqEJvnI/AAAAAAAAHTk/W-4haAxjNhY/s640/blogger-image--1736995565.jpg"></a></div>Finally at the top!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mkT_Ga7cOkQ/U4Uei_tpdDI/AAAAAAAAHQk/D7O2TY7miNQ/s640/blogger-image--2068949761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mkT_Ga7cOkQ/U4Uei_tpdDI/AAAAAAAAHQk/D7O2TY7miNQ/s640/blogger-image--2068949761.jpg"></a></div>At the top of the Eiffel Tower on our 14th wedding anniversary! Love you honey!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GnFEv4dN60w/U4Ue5AeWAPI/AAAAAAAAHSE/dAQaRHCopCE/s640/blogger-image--484358623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GnFEv4dN60w/U4Ue5AeWAPI/AAAAAAAAHSE/dAQaRHCopCE/s640/blogger-image--484358623.jpg"></a></div>Third night watching the lights come on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4mm0j9tQ7-Y/U4UfIR5fDaI/AAAAAAAAHTE/qHzWhBrWzEQ/s640/blogger-image-1417634307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4mm0j9tQ7-Y/U4UfIR5fDaI/AAAAAAAAHTE/qHzWhBrWzEQ/s640/blogger-image-1417634307.jpg"></a></div>And wandering back to the hotel in the cool Paris nights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CM2PPGD5RaI/U4Uewe8fEGI/AAAAAAAAHRc/-8v_BE6nf8k/s640/blogger-image--1988811890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CM2PPGD5RaI/U4Uewe8fEGI/AAAAAAAAHRc/-8v_BE6nf8k/s640/blogger-image--1988811890.jpg"></a></div>Whew! All caught up.</div><br></div><br></div>Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-15916663433563056052014-05-27T14:45:00.001-07:002014-05-27T14:45:47.064-07:00Paris 2014 - Part 2Already a day behind. The wife is making fun of me. We started the day a bit late. I'm blaming jet lag. Here we are exploring the Latin quarter around 11am.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-g8VQWojLRPA/U4UGlPszmjI/AAAAAAAAHM8/tvDB-Xm26iY/s640/blogger-image--139981399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-g8VQWojLRPA/U4UGlPszmjI/AAAAAAAAHM8/tvDB-Xm26iY/s640/blogger-image--139981399.jpg"></a></div>We found a sandwich place for breakfast/lunch.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3QE74oCYvvM/U4UHbOWcJGI/AAAAAAAAHP0/5OSX1kEXrck/s640/blogger-image--1033251923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3QE74oCYvvM/U4UHbOWcJGI/AAAAAAAAHP0/5OSX1kEXrck/s640/blogger-image--1033251923.jpg"></a></div>Place St. Michel. According to Rick Steves this is where the hippie, bohemian crowd hangs out. Not that we brought his book along or anything.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fggP4ldd8KM/U4UG9NwmH2I/AAAAAAAAHOM/63vSG5j_rCw/s640/blogger-image-2009519758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fggP4ldd8KM/U4UG9NwmH2I/AAAAAAAAHOM/63vSG5j_rCw/s640/blogger-image-2009519758.jpg"></a></div>Headed over to Notre Dame to wait in line to get in. It's free to enter the church.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7qell4ZRR1M/U4UHUjeGBWI/AAAAAAAAHPk/sBp7ogCBsfk/s640/blogger-image--531568199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7qell4ZRR1M/U4UHUjeGBWI/AAAAAAAAHPk/sBp7ogCBsfk/s640/blogger-image--531568199.jpg"></a></div>Always amazed by the construction of these places.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yuaRITuR6BQ/U4UG4Tw2prI/AAAAAAAAHN8/Ge4_SLpqHeI/s640/blogger-image--983471882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yuaRITuR6BQ/U4UG4Tw2prI/AAAAAAAAHN8/Ge4_SLpqHeI/s640/blogger-image--983471882.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--kZaXAuQPrg/U4UG0sT5nQI/AAAAAAAAHN0/iDEmLpjaZHA/s640/blogger-image-371252665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--kZaXAuQPrg/U4UG0sT5nQI/AAAAAAAAHN0/iDEmLpjaZHA/s640/blogger-image-371252665.jpg"></a></div>Next we waited in a very long line to climb to the top. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-52Belhpl1ds/U4UGjkiUf-I/AAAAAAAAHM0/BedHAfAvLv0/s640/blogger-image-415125286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-52Belhpl1ds/U4UGjkiUf-I/AAAAAAAAHM0/BedHAfAvLv0/s640/blogger-image-415125286.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5Ml6zfjV6s0/U4UHJv3PRzI/AAAAAAAAHO8/5pjFDi2Oyfs/s640/blogger-image--792495902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5Ml6zfjV6s0/U4UHJv3PRzI/AAAAAAAAHO8/5pjFDi2Oyfs/s640/blogger-image--792495902.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-L80eI5ca9LE/U4UGsNxMXmI/AAAAAAAAHNU/G2hvnVL7RoY/s640/blogger-image--1122517620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-L80eI5ca9LE/U4UGsNxMXmI/AAAAAAAAHNU/G2hvnVL7RoY/s640/blogger-image--1122517620.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NVlZPF4IpiE/U4UHAVmVfEI/AAAAAAAAHOU/wmcc5VmkZJA/s640/blogger-image-507513867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NVlZPF4IpiE/U4UHAVmVfEI/AAAAAAAAHOU/wmcc5VmkZJA/s640/blogger-image-507513867.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-EIe13-K7ikI/U4UHDdNaT6I/AAAAAAAAHOk/bSQ4veLaxHo/s640/blogger-image--2075860245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-EIe13-K7ikI/U4UHDdNaT6I/AAAAAAAAHOk/bSQ4veLaxHo/s640/blogger-image--2075860245.jpg"></a></div>After not seeing any hunchbacks we headed back down. Of the many bridges crossing the Seine you find these love locks along the railings. It's gotten a bit out of hand.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OPuQNmPEU8Q/U4UHZPjD4HI/AAAAAAAAHPs/0RpnQo0KhFs/s640/blogger-image-1127282013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OPuQNmPEU8Q/U4UHZPjD4HI/AAAAAAAAHPs/0RpnQo0KhFs/s640/blogger-image-1127282013.jpg"></a></div>After a quick stop for coffee, beer and fries Kiri and I made our way towards the Louvre.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-d8a9D-kwR1s/U4UG6BrkEaI/AAAAAAAAHOE/bsQroAnXdPo/s640/blogger-image--532979550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-d8a9D-kwR1s/U4UG6BrkEaI/AAAAAAAAHOE/bsQroAnXdPo/s640/blogger-image--532979550.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4pGkbi1yEWg/U4UHHRW7Y9I/AAAAAAAAHO0/5-RbvHz4SfI/s640/blogger-image-399795663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4pGkbi1yEWg/U4UHHRW7Y9I/AAAAAAAAHO0/5-RbvHz4SfI/s640/blogger-image-399795663.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oxmdGdgPS8Y/U4UGiehPonI/AAAAAAAAHMs/vRe5f32N630/s640/blogger-image-2082176090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-oxmdGdgPS8Y/U4UGiehPonI/AAAAAAAAHMs/vRe5f32N630/s640/blogger-image-2082176090.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BLrwPAchl-A/U4UHQuney8I/AAAAAAAAHPU/_aIT-IMQfBE/s640/blogger-image-1097608809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BLrwPAchl-A/U4UHQuney8I/AAAAAAAAHPU/_aIT-IMQfBE/s640/blogger-image-1097608809.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-r4Y_RwDHGGo/U4UGnSeuILI/AAAAAAAAHNE/FRadG6vVJ1M/s640/blogger-image--1868754145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-r4Y_RwDHGGo/U4UGnSeuILI/AAAAAAAAHNE/FRadG6vVJ1M/s640/blogger-image--1868754145.jpg"></a></div>I met this nice French girl in the park, behind the Louvre.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YEBMEfKQa5Q/U4UHFzxn0MI/AAAAAAAAHOs/WijFvJ_HqZs/s640/blogger-image-581235308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YEBMEfKQa5Q/U4UHFzxn0MI/AAAAAAAAHOs/WijFvJ_HqZs/s640/blogger-image-581235308.jpg"></a></div>All this walking takes a lot out of a guy!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wJyt3ip0chs/U4UGvVXW2aI/AAAAAAAAHNk/D5pzBg4gUrU/s640/blogger-image--814563507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wJyt3ip0chs/U4UGvVXW2aI/AAAAAAAAHNk/D5pzBg4gUrU/s640/blogger-image--814563507.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This obelisk is at a site called Place de la Concorde. This is where King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette lost their heads during the Revolution.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hkVfONl_ZSA/U4UGpV-KhsI/AAAAAAAAHNM/H_YC1Qs5c-M/s640/blogger-image-1991894496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hkVfONl_ZSA/U4UGpV-KhsI/AAAAAAAAHNM/H_YC1Qs5c-M/s640/blogger-image-1991894496.jpg"></a></div>Next we headed down the Champs-Élysées, towards the Arc de Triomphe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HM3FPtbZPDs/U4UHB1YxH8I/AAAAAAAAHOc/28ZA3nzdEqc/s640/blogger-image--1917007831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HM3FPtbZPDs/U4UHB1YxH8I/AAAAAAAAHOc/28ZA3nzdEqc/s640/blogger-image--1917007831.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QqvoXSX2Pj4/U4UHSWOqjdI/AAAAAAAAHPc/NnaY5nn7SGg/s640/blogger-image-789655254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QqvoXSX2Pj4/U4UHSWOqjdI/AAAAAAAAHPc/NnaY5nn7SGg/s640/blogger-image-789655254.jpg"></a></div>The French are out to get me with their "ongoing repairs to national treasures". We headed upstairs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Fg_LQ95nUvo/U4UHLSwNvUI/AAAAAAAAHPE/tAn5YXQ1wGg/s640/blogger-image--1484279769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Fg_LQ95nUvo/U4UHLSwNvUI/AAAAAAAAHPE/tAn5YXQ1wGg/s640/blogger-image--1484279769.jpg"></a></div>View from the top!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SpGf6DAYQh4/U4UHgDRZrgI/AAAAAAAAHQE/cOvgwqKl408/s640/blogger-image-1609698999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SpGf6DAYQh4/U4UHgDRZrgI/AAAAAAAAHQE/cOvgwqKl408/s640/blogger-image-1609698999.jpg"></a></div>Grabbed some dinner at a fancy cafe. Salad and lasagne.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xfFSN8Pz6jo/U4UHO22c0wI/AAAAAAAAHPM/ESKF8Oq4ZHg/s640/blogger-image-424843417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xfFSN8Pz6jo/U4UHO22c0wI/AAAAAAAAHPM/ESKF8Oq4ZHg/s640/blogger-image-424843417.jpg"></a></div>And of course dessert, crime brûlée.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XU_dEGsIjtg/U4UHh4aE-vI/AAAAAAAAHQM/r9WOmnEkpsw/s640/blogger-image-779164806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XU_dEGsIjtg/U4UHh4aE-vI/AAAAAAAAHQM/r9WOmnEkpsw/s640/blogger-image-779164806.jpg"></a></div>We finished the night waiting for the lights to come on the tower at the trocadero.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fjxNasE0a5E/U4UGtslWbqI/AAAAAAAAHNc/JnScGPPXRM8/s640/blogger-image-320986334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fjxNasE0a5E/U4UGtslWbqI/AAAAAAAAHNc/JnScGPPXRM8/s640/blogger-image-320986334.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-w5PSxNDpYM4/U4UHd2iboOI/AAAAAAAAHP8/bIyohhK0Ovw/s640/blogger-image-593067333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-w5PSxNDpYM4/U4UHd2iboOI/AAAAAAAAHP8/bIyohhK0Ovw/s640/blogger-image-593067333.jpg"></a></div>Took the Metro back to the hotel where I promptly fell asleep. Another great day down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NMUVp4Mwpyo/U4UGwzsvkOI/AAAAAAAAHNs/tSaXif6137Y/s640/blogger-image--1931590613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NMUVp4Mwpyo/U4UGwzsvkOI/AAAAAAAAHNs/tSaXif6137Y/s640/blogger-image--1931590613.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-91608763927311561482014-05-25T15:22:00.001-07:002014-05-25T15:22:00.520-07:00Paris 2014 - Part 1<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">I Made a deal with the wife that she gets her big trip every two years, and I get a motorcycle trip every year in between. The problem is that I keep taking motorcycle trips every year. Shhhh don't let her know! Anyhoo.. It's her year and she wanted to go to Paris. So here we go.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">Leaving Tucson Saturday morning.</p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M1BOfedSIbI/U4Jss3eyvII/AAAAAAAAHK4/4ugJH4buWKM/s640/blogger-image--1785070624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M1BOfedSIbI/U4Jss3eyvII/AAAAAAAAHK4/4ugJH4buWKM/s640/blogger-image--1785070624.jpg"></a></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">In flight to Dallas/Fort Worth.</p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0reKqL2Rqpc/U4JswggGghI/AAAAAAAAHLI/yvjLCBjuFME/s640/blogger-image-1807634330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0reKqL2Rqpc/U4JswggGghI/AAAAAAAAHLI/yvjLCBjuFME/s640/blogger-image-1807634330.jpg"></a></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">Always time to drink during the layovers!</p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tLBWhC33SRk/U4Js095AJ0I/AAAAAAAAHLg/_8Ty-h7OzmM/s640/blogger-image-733890825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tLBWhC33SRk/U4Js095AJ0I/AAAAAAAAHLg/_8Ty-h7OzmM/s640/blogger-image-733890825.jpg"></a></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">Monkey Garage opened a restaurant at the airport. Didn't eat there, looked crowded and slow.</p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LRhf-TIbvCQ/U4Js3y3selI/AAAAAAAAHLw/0Emn-mkJFGc/s640/blogger-image-2097024794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LRhf-TIbvCQ/U4Js3y3selI/AAAAAAAAHLw/0Emn-mkJFGc/s640/blogger-image-2097024794.jpg"></a></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">Screwing around waiting for the plane.</p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QAisabnLrHA/U4JsyGlvhZI/AAAAAAAAHLQ/YUmo1LEP3pI/s640/blogger-image-703980214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QAisabnLrHA/U4JsyGlvhZI/AAAAAAAAHLQ/YUmo1LEP3pI/s640/blogger-image-703980214.jpg"></a></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">Pretty floor mosaics throughout the airport.</p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6k_17l665eo/U4JszUxS9wI/AAAAAAAAHLY/wL1fYoskooc/s640/blogger-image-1711860666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6k_17l665eo/U4JszUxS9wI/AAAAAAAAHLY/wL1fYoskooc/s640/blogger-image-1711860666.jpg"></a></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">And here we go, 9hrs45min of being cramped and feeling like cattle.</p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vs58D0avxp8/U4Js2Kv-TgI/AAAAAAAAHLo/JPnkTFwzHZQ/s640/blogger-image--254237604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vs58D0avxp8/U4Js2Kv-TgI/AAAAAAAAHLo/JPnkTFwzHZQ/s640/blogger-image--254237604.jpg"></a></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">Almost there.</p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q14a_xqs-M0/U4JsvBeMkyI/AAAAAAAAHLA/LSvUeZwVn48/s640/blogger-image-1373477620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q14a_xqs-M0/U4JsvBeMkyI/AAAAAAAAHLA/LSvUeZwVn48/s640/blogger-image-1373477620.jpg"></a></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">After going through customs and catching the train we finally make it to the hotel room. Window with a view.</p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zj_thFuwUw0/U4Js7LjKryI/AAAAAAAAHL8/owcDU8rl0ro/s640/blogger-image--751033097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zj_thFuwUw0/U4Js7LjKryI/AAAAAAAAHL8/owcDU8rl0ro/s640/blogger-image--751033097.jpg"></a></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">We started wandering around town, to stay awake and avoid jet lag. Notre Dame! </p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-uxOoSTGHblo/U4Js_ltJTvI/AAAAAAAAHMU/VN4rK67YEk4/s640/blogger-image-487801707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-uxOoSTGHblo/U4Js_ltJTvI/AAAAAAAAHMU/VN4rK67YEk4/s640/blogger-image-487801707.jpg"></a></div><br></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">A little wine and beer at a outdoor cafe.</p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IJwYMFhyw5s/U4JtBaCHXSI/AAAAAAAAHMc/byhpLsN_brU/s640/blogger-image-1824213439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IJwYMFhyw5s/U4JtBaCHXSI/AAAAAAAAHMc/byhpLsN_brU/s640/blogger-image-1824213439.jpg"></a></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">Took the metro out to the Eiffel Tower.</p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JqWJ3mMYJ6g/U4Js8TayOuI/AAAAAAAAHME/zIavrS6wUl8/s640/blogger-image-1342064700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JqWJ3mMYJ6g/U4Js8TayOuI/AAAAAAAAHME/zIavrS6wUl8/s640/blogger-image-1342064700.jpg"></a></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">Waited until the lights came on while drinking coffee. 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Comments will be sparse as the wife and I are jumping on a plane tomorrow and I still need to pack:) When she finds out that I submitted a blog post I'm gonna be in serious trouble!<br />
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No suicide shifter is complete without the antler grip! <br />
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Who knew I'd look so good on a Harley??<br />
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Not my cup of tea. Looks like it rolled off Santa's assembly line where all the elves had been high on crystal meth.<br />
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Been trying to talk my dad into buying one of these. My pitbull hunting dog could ride in the back while we drove to where the birds were hanging out.<br />
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This would get be a whole bunch of speeding tickets, and then a revoked license.<br />
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Timmy was thinking about driving this one home.<br />
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I'm going to have to pick up one of these before my trek across the Australian Outback.<br />
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I believe the is the Honda CTX1300? Interesting looking bike.<br />
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I'm drawn to the retro bikes. The Honda CB1100. Looks too small for me in the picture.<br />
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This guy was out in the parking lot. It could have driven right out of any number of post apocalyptic movie scripts. The shiny white area on the ground was where the oil was dripping out. That was a nice touch!<br />
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The Joker Bike.<br />
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Ooops! the wife just found me out. Hope you liked the pictures. Next couple of posts should be a little more up-to-date. Take care!<br />
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<br />Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-4747150855807732142014-05-20T21:20:00.000-07:002014-05-20T21:20:02.198-07:00Phoenix Progressive International Motorcycle Show - 2014 Part IThe <a href="http://www.motorcycleshows.com/">Progressive IMS</a> finally held a show in Phoenix back in January. I had been hoping they'd make a stop in Arizona, so of course I had to go. I wrangled co-worker "Big Tim" to go. You may know him from such posts as the <a href="http://tucsonbonnie.blogspot.com/2013/01/barrett-jackson-auto-auction-2013-part-1.html">Barrett-Jackson Auto Show</a>. Little know fact about Tim, he's Steve McQueen's long lost brother. He'll deny it, but it's 100% true.<br />
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And, my dad decided to come along. He'll say he wanted to see the show but deep down he just wanted to ride his bike. This guy now commutes to work on his Explorer. You can't keep him away from it!<br />
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The show was held at the University of Phoenix stadium. This is where the <a href="http://www.azcardinals.com/">Arizona Cardinals</a> play.<br />
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They had "motorcycle only" parking close to the stadium. We were too cool to park with the crowd. That, and we just happened to park in the first empty space we saw. Another cool fact, they have free gear check inside. Didn't find that out until after leaving my boots, jacket and helmet with the bike.<br />
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Was going to wait and state it later, but the best part of the show was checking out all the bikes in the parking lot.<br />
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Lime green Tiger power!<br />
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My dad was stoked to see another Explorer in the parking lot.<br />
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"Hey! lets go inside!" ..ok ok..."wait!..just a few more shots of these bikes!"<br />
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This headlight was huge!! Was this a custom add-on for RoadKing's or a option from the factory??<br />
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Finally made our way inside. Kind of neat to be on the floor of the stadium and get the feel from the players perspective.<br />
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Had to jump on the <a href="http://www.bmw-motorrad.com/com/en/fascination/nineT/main.html">BMW RnineT</a>. Thought they did a nice job with this bike. Haven't had a chance to ride one yet..but if I could own 10 or so bikes this would be in the garage.<br />
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Is it me, or does the front of the 2014 R1200RT remind you of the face of <a href="http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/Predators-movie-image-210.jpg">Predator</a>??<br />
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Big Tim checking out his next bike purchase. Kiri tells me the name of the bike isn't nice.<br />
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The name of this bike was "Double Vision".<br />
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Now this was more my speed.<br />
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Double passenger side card and a weird front end.<br />
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I liked the down tube of the frame.<br />
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More to come!Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-49053276332188685482014-05-17T18:19:00.000-07:002014-05-17T18:19:11.551-07:00Yosemite Trip 2013 - Part V (The end)Day 6 of our trip to Yosemite last year. <br />
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We awoke to the sunrise lighting up the tops of the Sierra Nevada's. This is looking west over the Bridgeport reservoir, towards the Twin Lakes area southwest of town. <br />
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After grabbing some coffee and breakfast, in town, we decided to go visit the <a href="http://twinlakeresort.com/">Twin Lakes</a>. My family would often vacation here when I was a kid. I can still remember reeling fish into a very small boat with my dad and sister.<br />
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Jacob showing us how to properly look in the direction you're turning when making slow maneuvers on a motorcycle. At the end of the second lake is a small resort called <a href="http://www.monovillage.com/">Mono Village</a>. We pulled in to see how things had changed. It still looked the same as it ever did.<br />
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Some local wildlife/road hazards were cruising the local establishments while we were checking out the sights.<br />
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As enjoyable as the lakes were, we had to continue south along highway 395. This is a small rest area overlooking <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_Lake">Mono Lake</a>. <br />
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For some reason the guard rail here is decorated with a lot of stickers.<br />
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We hopped on highway 120 (Tioga Pass road). This road was closed due to the fire, but you could drive into the Yosemite Park as far as Olmsted Point. You can see the road climbing along the hillside.<br />
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The temperature started to drop as the elevation increased.<br />
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This is the entrance to the east side of Yosemite. We didn't have to pay the park entrance fee since we still had our receipts from entering the park two days ago.<br />
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Along the shores of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenaya_Lake">Tenaya Lake</a>. Elevation is 8,150 feet.<br />
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At the far end of the lake you can barely make out the road cut through solid granite.<br />
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I've zoomed in for a better look.<br />
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And this is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olmsted_Point">Olmsted Point</a>. Looking east, where we had just come from, you can barely make out the lake.<br />
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And looking west we could make out Half Dome. Kinda cool seeing it from the other side.<br />
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Last chilly portion of the trip.<br />
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We returned to highway 395 heading farther south, and lower in elevation. It started to get hot.<br />
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Looking to the south at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tom_%28California%29">Mt. Tom</a> which stands at over 13,000 feet.<br />
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After some long hot stretches of hot pavement, we finally made it back to Ridgecrest where we met up at Greg's house for a delicious dinner. Here I am explaining our trek of California to some of his friends and neighbors.<br />
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I'm ready to eat!<br />
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They went all out for us! BBQ ribs, beans, potato salad! <br />
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The three amigos.<br />
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An enjoyable dinner was had.<br />
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Found this old picture in Greg's office. I think he said the picture was taken in Poland..I honestly can't remember. Thought it was pretty neat.<br />
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Oh hello there Yahoo maps. Guess we'll be using you until Google get's it's act together. The next day Jacob headed back to Oceanside and we headed east to my Uncle's place in Prescott.<br />
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Last two photos of the trip was my new bike security system. I'm calling it Pug alarm. Nobody gets close to this bike without being snorted on, and possibly licked. God help you if you're the Mail man.<br />
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The next day we headed back home to Tucson. Overall it was a great trip and it looks like the gang is getting back together again this July. Stay tuned for those travels:)Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-88591884226946026152014-05-13T21:19:00.000-07:002014-05-13T21:19:20.665-07:00Yosemite Trip 2013 - Part IVArrrrgh, Google Maps has made it more difficult to embed trip maps. Let's over engineer something that worked correctly and make it garbage. Keep up the good work guys!<br />
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Day 5 of our trip to Yosemite last year. Not going to lie, I padded this post with lots of extra pictures of the same locations. I was enjoying myself on the ride and kinda put the camera away for most of this leg. It was a great! day of riding.<br />
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We headed north on highway 49. At this point we were just trying to catch as many interesting Butler Maps "suggested" roads as possible.<br />
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We stopped in the town of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulterville,_California">Coulterville</a> to stretch our legs.<br />
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Notice that highway 120 was closed due to the fire. I was a little nervous, since we had to head up 120 to catch the next scenic road north. I thought for sure there would be a road block to turn us around. But we were able to make it, no road blocks! You could start to smell the smoke of the fire for the first time on the trip.<br />
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The bridge over <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Melones_Lake">New Melones Lake.</a> You could really see the effect of the on-going drought by looking at the much lower water line.<br />
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After grabbing lunch in the town of San Andreas, and losing my dad for about 15 miles, we headed east into the hills of the Eldorado National Forest.<br />
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Highway 88, headed east, we passed numerous lakes. Beautiful country here!<br />
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Smoke from the Rim Fire was constantly blowing to the northeast. We finally crossed that barrier when we turned onto highway 89. You could feel your throat get scratchy and the eyes seemed to water constantly. <br />
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We finally made it to the town of Bridgeport and camped near the shores of the Bridgeport Reservoir. We stayed at the <a href="http://www.paradiseshoresrvpark.com/">Paradise Shores RV Park</a>. Owners were super friendly and let us have our pick of tent sites.<br />
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Later that evening we drove into town and had a great dinner at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/rhinos-bar-and-grille-bridgeport">Rhino's Bar & Grille</a>. <br />
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Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-31405140554236747182014-05-11T21:02:00.003-07:002014-05-11T21:02:45.269-07:00Yosemite Trip 2013 - Part IIILong time, no post. Still working to finish off this trip from last year. I've got a couple of big trips coming up and I need to keep up if I'm going to move this blog along. LOTS of big news here, one of them being a new horse in the stable, but more on that in a later post. For now lets catch up. This was day 4 of our trip and we were heading to the highlight of the trip, Yosemite!. Comments are going to be short and sweet so I can move fast:)<br />
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Packing up the next morning after a good nights sleep. I'm being harassed by the local riff-raff on why it takes me so long to pack my bike. <br />
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From Shaver Lake we made a small detour to visit Huntington Lake. My dad had come here on a camping trip when he was in the Boy Scouts. Many moons ago!<br />
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This wasn't uncomfortable at all. "Can I get some more personal space please!"<br />
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Probably the best lake of the trip. Water was super clear, and no obvious signs of drought. Every other lake in California had signs of shrinkage.<br />
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The next cover of "Rugged Men" magazine.<br />
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Heading back to Shaver Lake we ran into a spritzing of rain. The only precipitation of the whole trip.<br />
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We finally made it into Yosemite!<br />
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Off to the north we spotted the first signs of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rim_Fire">Rim Fire</a> of 2013.<br />
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The wind was blowing the smoke to the northeast. We came into the park from the south and luckily the Yosemite valley was clear.<br />
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We drove to a lookout called Glacier Point for a scenic view of the valley. <br />
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My parents had brought us here on vacation a looong time ago. As a kid you don't really comprehend the big picture, or at least I didn't. As an adult you're amazed at what this earth has to offer.<br />
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From Glacier Point you can look straight down into the valley. This is the west end.<br />
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Panning to the right.<br />
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More to the right. Notice the lodge down below. You can make out a pool.<br />
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And then looking east towards <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_Dome">Half Dome</a>. In two days we would approach this valley from the east on Tioga pass. The road was blocked due to the fire, but we could still see Half Dome from the opposite side.<br />
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Clouds were moving pretty fast over the valley. You could see down pours off in the distance but nothing where we were standing.<br />
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This is looking north, towards the Rim fire, with no zoom.<br />
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We finally left Glacier point and headed down into the valley. After going through a tunnel you come out to this view. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Capitan">El Capitan</a> is the large rock face on the left. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridalveil_Fall_%28Yosemite%29">Bridalveil Fall</a> is the brown smudge on the cliffs on the right. No water was running when we were there. And Half Dome is center of the photo, wayyyy in the back.<br />
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After checking out the sights we headed west out of the valley. Highway 120 was closed, due to the fire, so we had to head southwest on 140. In 2006 there was a bad <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_140">rock slide that buried the road</a>. A workaround was setup, but it's one lane only. So we waited our turn to proceed. <br />
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We spotted a KOA right before the town of Mariposa. It was a nice find. Still high enough in elevation that we weren't sweating.<br />
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Some of the local wild life came out to greet us. <br />
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More to come!Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-71390672271401529902013-12-22T13:23:00.001-07:002013-12-23T09:37:37.894-07:00Yosemite Trip 2013 - Part IIThis post will cover day three of a trip my dad, Jacob, and I took at the beginning of September 2013. We had spent the first couple of days making our way to California and then crossing over the southern portion of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. I was excited to start the day since we were finally going to experience some national parks!<br />
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Day 3 - 198 miles<br />
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First up was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia_National_Park">Sequoia National Park</a>. Just outside of Three Rivers we found the entrance, paid our fees, and began our ascent into the western foothills. The views were astounding, when we didn't have the sun in our eyes. That problem disappeared when we finally reached the shade of the giant sequoias. We were surrounded on either side by trees that defied belief.<br />
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Ahhh, just what we needed, natural sunscreen.<br />
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My dad, putting these trees in perspective.<br />
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So we're tooling down the road and I see a sign for General Sherman, but it says you have to park and catch a shuttle to see it. While I didn't know exactly what General Sherman was, Yes I figured it was a big tree, I assumed there'd be plenty more of them down the road. The thought of getting on a shuttle didn't appeal to me, at the time, since I was having too much fun riding. It's at this point that my dad catches up to Jacob and I and gets us to pull over. We spend the next five minutes discussing whether or not we should go back before my dad finally makes an executive decision that we're turning around. Good thing that he did, otherwise we would have missed the worlds biggest tree. Here's Jacob and I in the parking lot. Turns out the shuttle was only for people who didn't want to walk a 1.5 mile trail to the General.<br />
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Jacob kept stating he could make out some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewok">Ewoks</a> hiding among the tree tops. We had to explain to my dad what an Ewok was.<br />
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Ladies and Gentlemen, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Sherman_%28tree%29">General Sherman</a>! The largest tree by volume. The circumference of the base is 102ft or 31meters. My dad and I had to wait for our turn to get our picture taken.<br />
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I took this picture while we were waiting. I tried to put some people in it and get the entire tree. No luck, it's too big!<br />
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The walking trail wound around and in-between these mighty trees. My dad and Jacob posing for effect. When we reached out and touched the bark, of the Sequoias, it felt soft and sponge like. I expected them to be hard like pine trees.<br />
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After spending some time exploring the trees we were ready to ride again. We continued heading north, deeper into the park. We would occasionally pull over at scenic overlooks and admire the views. The peak in the center of this picture is <a href="http://www.summitpost.org/spanish-mountain/616865">Spanish Mountain</a>. While the higher peaks, between the trees on the right, are <a href="http://www.summitpost.org/mount-reinstein/845860">Mt. Reinstein</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Goddard">Mt. Goddard</a>.<br />
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Next up, we started our decent into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Canyon_National_Park">Kings Canyon National Park</a>. An amazing road for motorcycling! You switchback your way down 8200 feet and eventually end up heading off into the canyon on the right, where you ride along the Kings River.<br />
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Panoramic from the same location above.<br />
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About half way down you'll find the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g143050-d1723227-Reviews-Kings_Canyon_Lodge-Sequoia_and_Kings_Canyon_National_Park_California.html">King's Canyon Lodge</a>.<br />
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We pulled over because my dad spotted these above ground pumps. Turns out they're America's oldest operating gravity pumps. You could buy 91 or 87 octane for about $6 a liter if I remember correctly.<br />
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There was also a huge bear trap hanging off one of the lodge beams. Wouldn't have wanted to get caught in one of those back in the day.<br />
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There's only one road in, and one road out, of Kings Canyon, so we headed back the way we came. On our way out we had to stop and check out the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Grant_%28tree%29">General Grant tree</a>. Currently the third largest tree in the world, President Coolidge declared it the nation's Christmas tree in 1926.<br />
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The parking lot was full, so Jacob and my dad decided to make their own parking spaces seen below. I was concerned about parking tickets so you can barely make out my bike above the red SUV in the center. <br />
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Everywhere you looked, more huge trees! You never really get tired of looking at them.<br />
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And here's General Grant. They believe this tree is somewhere around 1650 years old. Absolutely amazing!<br />
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An older trunk that had fallen down quite some time ago. One of the signs stated early settlers used this trunk as a make shift shelter before building the Gamlin Cabin.<br />
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I was born in 1972, so I was staring at something that was built 100 years before my time. I always assume that reality didn't start until I showed up on the scene. This blows my theory out of the water.<br />
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The day was starting to get get late and we still had a ways to go. So we pressed on. We descended back into the western foothills of the mountain range. As we dropped in elevation the temperatures started to rise. This was overlooking <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Flat_Lake">Pine Flat Lake</a>, an artificial lake created back in 1954. You could tell Southern California has been experiencing a drought by how low the water line was. <br />
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When we did stop, it wasn't for long. The moment you didn't have a stream of air flowing over you, you'd begin to sweat.<br />
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Luckily for us the place we had planned on stopping that night was the town of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaver_Lake,_California">Shaver Lake</a>, with an elevation of 5600 feet. The perfect elevation to get us out of the heat.<br />
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I had called ahead, for reservations, at a place called <a href="http://www.shaverlakevillagehotel.com/">Shaver Lake Village Hotel</a>. It was a good thing that I did. The owner had already closed by the time we arrived, but had left an envelope pinned to the door with our room keys. This place was great! If you're ever in the area this is where you should stay:)<br />
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After unloading and getting settled we walked down the road to find some grub. I thought this truck load of bears was pretty cute. Stand back! They look pretty vicious!<br />
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We found the local pizza joint, still open, and decided to give it a chance.<br />
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Their pizza was amazing! We ordered up a pitcher of beer and took a look over our route for the next day. I think this ended up being my favorite night of the trip. Just a good time right in the middle of a great adventure. <br />
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Next post Yosemite! Thanks for reading!Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-20667395664206757132013-12-08T18:39:00.000-07:002013-12-08T18:39:05.157-07:00Yosemite Trip 2013 - Part IAt the end of August I took a road trip with my Dad, and good friend Jacob, through the Sierra Navada mountain range. This trip was concocted over instant messenger while at work. I believe it started off with Jacob stating that if he didn't get out on the road he was going to lose his mind. The sad fact is that Jacob lost all his marbles a long time ago. Luckily for him it's not hard to talk me into a road trip, so I didn't have to argue his sanity situation. Dates were picked and our primary goal was to visit Yosemite Valley.<br />
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This was before all the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rim_Fire">fires</a> broke out in California. As we approached departure day it seemed the only stories the news would run was how bad the fires had become. I kept checking the online fire maps and our planned route led us right to them. After much hemming and hawing we decided to continue with the destination, but we'd play it by ear and detour when necessary. So on August 31st my dad and I left Tucson for the long haul to California. I was in a non-photographic mood when we left, so I don't have any pictures of departure morning or the Shell station in Gila Bend. Please see any of my previous posts, where I headed west, to get the gist of Day 1. <br />
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The only hiccup was when we reached the southern entrance to Joshua Tree National Park. The plan had been to cut through the park and come into Yucca Valley from the east. Unfortunately a bad storm had rolled through the area and washed out the road. The southern entrance to the park had been closed. So we continued west on I-10 through Indio and Palm Springs. This was a nightmare scenario. Never venture into the Palm Springs valley, on a motorcycle, in late August, in the afternoon! My dad's bike registered the ambient temperature at 113, but my own personal recollection was somewhere closer to 220 degrees! Luckily we climbed in elevation heading into Yucca Valley and by the time we reached the hotel the temperature wasn't too bad. Even so, we had to jump into the hotel pool to bring ourselves back to normal.<br />
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After cooling off we headed over to Jacob's dad's place for dinner. I had met Mac (Jacob's dad) earlier in the year when Jacob and I had explored the Yucca Valley area. You can read about that trip <a href="http://tucsonbonnie.blogspot.com/2013/02/yucca-valley-trip-part-i.html">HERE</a>. Mac was as cool as ever and it wasn't long before we all had cold beers in our hands and discussing our plans for the next few days.<br />
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Our only mode of transportation for the next week. Jacob's Connie 14, my Bonnie T100 and my dad's Explorer 1200. Anyone with any motorcycling experience will immediately pick out the Bonneville as the best looking bike between the three.<br />
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I gave my dad the tour of Mac's property while teriyaki steak was being grilled to perfection by Mac himself!<br />
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Overhead, interesting cloud formations drifted by, as the temperature turned perfect and it ended up being one of those amazing desert evenings.<br />
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Dinner was served outside, and it was just what we needed after a long ride! We gave our complements to the chef!<br />
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Purry, the cat, mentioned that we didn't have to clear our plates. They'd be taken care of....<br />
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The setting sun provided us with an beautiful light show. My dad and I said our goodbyes and we headed back to the hotel. The next morning the three of us would start our trek into the mountains.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The next morning we met Jacob at a gas station, outside of town, and proceeded to head north. Once we reached <a href="http://deathvalleyjim.com/2012/01/25/red-mountain-osdick-ca-12212/">Red Mountain</a> we pulled over so my dad could call some old highschool friends of his. We were going to meet them in Inyokern and then follow them up into the Sierra's for lunch.</span> </span></span>
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We met up with Duane and Greg, you'll meet them later, but they were nice enough to buy us some Subway sandwiches at this Shell station. I'm including the picture as you'll notice the mountains in the background. These are the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada and we headed straight up from here on a road called 9 Mile Canyon.<br />
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As we were following Duane and Greg I didn't have a chance to stop for photos. I found this picture, posted on Google maps, showing the road winding up into the hills. It was an amazing ride up. If you're ever in the area be sure to check it out.<br />
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Greg's <span style="font-family: inherit;">brother</span> has a cabin at the top of 9 mile in a small community called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Meadows,_California">Kennedy Meadows</a>. We stopped here for lunch.<br />
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Jacob checking his bags to make sure he hadn't lost any luggage after all that canyon carving he had just completed. Well, he _would_ have been canyon carving if he hadn't been trapped behind me the entire ride up.<br />
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Ahhhh! it's finally nice to get out of that desert heat!<br />
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The inside of the cabin looked like a 5 star resort. If we didn't have a schedule to keep it would have been nice to kick back with a roaring fire and a few beers that evening.<br />
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As we made short work of lunch my dad caught up with Greg and Duane. We heard quite a few stories of the old days.<br />
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After lunch we headed west on Sherman Pass road. Greg and Duane asked if they could following along for awhile. We welcomed the company. This is at a overlook just south of Sherman peak.<br />
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The mountain off in the distance is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olancha_Peak">Olancha peak</a>. 12,192 feet in elevation.<br />
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There were a group of foreign visitors here who had rented Harleys for their summer vacation. They asked if my dad could take their photo.<br />
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Since we were taking group photos it was only natural to grab one of the three amigos. It doesn't get any more rugged or chiseled looking then this.<br />
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From the pass we dropped back down in elevation to where Sherman pass road meets up with the Kern River highway. It was Labor day weekend and this spot is a big recreation area for the locals of Kernville and Bakersfield. The parking lot was packed but the park rangers allowed us to squeeze the bikes into a no parking zone so we could go grab some photos.<br />
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Looks pretty relaxing down there.<br />
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From here we made our way down the western foothills on some very nice back roads. I wouldn't had found them without the <a href="http://www.butlermaps.com/">Butler maps</a> I brought along. This was my second trip with the maps and I don't think I ride without them now. A lot of cool country was seen but I didn't take many photos. We were in a rush to make camp before nightfall. We finally made camp in the town of Three Rivers.<br />
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That evening we walked across the street and grabbed some burgers at the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/we-three-restaurant-and-bakery-three-rivers">We Three Restaurant and Bakery</a>. It was a great day of riding but I was eager to see the Sequoia National Park the next day.<br />
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Part II coming soon. Stay tuned. Thanks for reading.Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-527786823909585592.post-57208076313359844112013-11-17T21:21:00.000-07:002013-11-17T21:21:42.792-07:00Santa Cruz 2013 - Part II (The End)Oh well! So much for me staying on top of the blogging. My gusto for knocking out these posts has diminished to the point of avoiding my own site. It's a reminder of my lack of action. <br />
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Let's see if we can correct that! Just a summary of what's been going on lately. I haven't been riding much, even though the weather has been beautiful around here. I did change Bonnie's oil yesterday. She was ~280 miles over her 5000 suggested change interval. My friend Tuyen sold his Honda VFR to a guy at his work. He's not getting out of motorcycling though, I think he just wants a change of pace. We spent last weekend hitting all the local shops, checking out new bikes. I'll be sure to post when he picks his next ride. I've found out that the <a href="http://www.motorcycleshows.com/">Progressive International Motorcycle Show</a> is coming to Phoenix in January. I'm excited to go as I've not had the pleasure of visiting one yet. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures.<br />
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So now that you're up to speed lets finish off our Santa Cruz trip that Kiri and I took at the end of July. The day before we had arrived at the <a href="http://www.costanoa.com/">Costanoa Lodge</a>, about 30 minutes north of Santa Cruz. We slept in, the next morning, and had breakfast at the local lodge/restaurant before hiking across Highway 1 to explore the beach at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%B1o_Nuevo_State_Park">Ano Nuevo State Park.</a><br />
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Being from the desert we always assume it's going to be cold wherever we go. The cloud marine layer didn't help the situation. After hiking to the beach we were a bit warm so off came the jackets, shoes and socks. I had to stuff everything into my backpack which was now seriously overloaded. <br />
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Ahh the beach!! Always a real treat for us desert rats. Most of the time we think the ocean is a myth. Stories that visitors tell us when they've been out in the sun for too long.<br />
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We spent the entire morning wandering up and down a large portion of the park's beach front property.<br />
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The local seagulls had just hatched some young and we're very wary of us coming close.<br />
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Didn't stop us from taking pictures of their newborns though.<br />
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Before heading back we spotted these sea lions, off in the distance, sunning themselves on a rocky outcropping. The young one was hopping up trying to make it to the big guys. He never made it, but did find a nice spot about half way up.<br />
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That evening we drove into Santa Cruz and had dinner with friends in town. The next morning we decided to explore the opposite direction and hiked the "Ohlone Ridge Lookout" trail heading into the hills behind the lodge.<br />
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This is looking back towards the Lodge. The cabin accommodations can be seen front center in the photo. I believe there are two residences in each cabin. If you were visiting with friends it might be the perfect setup.<br />
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We walked further up into the hills and were rewarded with a beautiful view of the coast to the south.<br />
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Living in the desert you get used to the color brown. Anything lush and green is a sure sign your on a great nature walk:)<br />
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There were some really great spots to stop and take in the views!<br />
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Although it looked like rain or fog, the marine layer was just running up and over the top of the hillsides. <br />
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Ahh! Finally the high point of the hike. Where's the beer cart? Someone told me there was going to be a beer cart at the top. Liars!<br />
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Looking down you can see the main lodge just left of center. Our tent is the first white square you see to the right of the lodge. We could have spent all day hiking but we had to head back and get ready for the yearly Santa Cruz party.<br />
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That evening we spent an enjoyable time with friends. I may or may not have set off the inside smoke alarms with the small bonfire I had going outside. Nothing was ever proven and no firefighters had to be called. Other then that we had a great time.<br />
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The next morning we had to catch a flight home. Our flight was in the afternoon so we had time to drive into San Jose and meet some friends for breakfast. I highly recommend a place called <a href="http://www.stacksrestaurant.com/">Stacks</a> if you find yourself in the area. Just make sure you show up early to get your name on the list. This place is hoppin'!<br />
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I had the chicken and waffles. Kiri partook of the biscuits and gravy. I refuse to kiss her when she eats something that looks like gruel.<br />
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Every Saturday Downtown Campbell holds a <a href="http://www.downtowncampbell.com/eventinfo.php?eventid=20018">farmers market</a>. This was our second time attending and we always have a blast. So after breakfast we wandered up and down the street a bit.<br />
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The fruits and vegetables are always gorgeous to look at. Not to mention snacking on! The booths usually have people handing out samples. You could get full just by visiting every stand!<br />
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One of our friends bought a box of blackberries and we sampled them as we walked. I may have eaten half the box when all was said and done.<br />
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If we lived in San Jose I'd do all my grocery shopping here:)<br />
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Talk about some fat carrots.<br />
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We had a great time but our friends had to take off. They bid us farewell and pointed us in the direction of our next stop...<br />
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We still had some time to kill before our flight so we headed over to the <a href="http://www.hakone.com/main.html">Hakone Japanese Gardens</a> west of town. We're big fans of the <a href="http://japanesegarden.com/">Portland Japanese Gardens</a>, so we wanted to experience the San Jose version.<br />
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Kiri had to stop me from running full speed through the bamboo forest. I said I had to show off my <a href="http://movieclips.com/H2vY-crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-movie-bamboo-forest-fight/">Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon fight skills</a>. She just rolled her eyes and walked away.<br />
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There is no correct way. You must follow your own path!<br />
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Kiri perfecting her photography skills using off center points of reference.<br />
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I just enjoyed watching the Koi. <br />
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Sometimes you just need to take a break and sun yourself on a rock!<br />
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After leaving the gardens we took a leasrily ride up into the hills west of San Jose before driving back into town and catching a flight back home. Another great trip! I'm sure we'll be back next year.<br />
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Next up, the trip everyone has been asking for! Stay tuned.Tucson Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475404108359247564noreply@blogger.com2