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Cathy: Thanks so much for posting your pics and comments. Looks like it was a very jam packed active tour. I just love how you and Steve coordinate your outfits.

Lovely pictures and commentary. A great experience and it shows. :-) Being single, I have never had a camera on any of the Tauck tours I have taken and just have the good memories (any less than good ones, there were none. I just forget about them). :-) Regarding the Intercontinental in Paris, in 1985 I was on a small 19 day "wine & dine" (not Tauck) tour of France, led by a wine club lady in NYC (she was American and her husband a French importer in NYC); in Paris, we stayed at the famous Crillon Hotel (gorgeous but not up to modern standards inside then) and her husband, the Frenchman, stayed at the Intercontinental as it was modern and uptodate, his choice. LOL.:-)

Those mussels! And you made it up to Montmartre on the little trolley! I have some questions, but I'll wait until you have posted the rest of your great photos.

Brings back more memories. Thanks.

Happy Belated Birthday to Steve. I love how you two have color-coordinated wardrobes.

How did you enjoy the InterContinental in Paris and your dinner in its restaurant? And Fouquet's?

Question from my husband...he lost a hat on a windy day when at the ranch in Camargue. He's convinced there is still a bull wearing it. Did you by chance see it?

Welcome home and thank you for sharing your adventure.

The mussels were great. We haven't eaten any since our last trip to French St. Martin in 2017. Montmartre was a lovely place. There were lots of people. Our trip was in between the Olympics and the Paralympics....so there were many things blocked off and there was quite a crowd. We were told that most Parisians vacation at the beach the month of August...so the people we were seeing were tourists. I am finished posting unless there are questions or requests.

Aug 25, today we drove to Cluny to visit the Abby. We were treated to a concert on the piano forte by an excellent musician. Then we drove to Trevour. Tonight, we arrive back in Lyon for the next couple of days.

Aug 24, today we went to Chateau de Cormatin to visit the castle and gardens, built in the 17th century. Then we arrived in Macon. We had a spirit of France concert onboard.

Aug 23, we arrived in Burgundy France. We drove to the town of Beaune, the epicenter of Burgundy wine production. We visited the Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a former charitable almshouse, founded in 1443. We visited the Chateau de Rully for a wine tasting.