AlanS

Yes. In the early days binoculars were preceded by a spyglass (telescope). Soon after the invention of the telescope in 1608, the spyglass made its way aboard ships. In Navies, the spyglass would cer… (View Post)

Jan, Our mileage was almost the same as well!! Our's totaled a tad over 74 (a little more if you add in walking at CDG :D )! (View Post)

Miles, Pounds and Money- As I recover and pick up the pieces after this wonderful tour, I discovered a few additional positives: First, while it is not necessary to walk as much as we did and you can… (View Post)

We are home and tired. Our departure from CDG was delayed almost an hour because of problems with a baggage container- they had to move a number of bags to another one. Well you can guess what was ru… (View Post)

Parting shots- from the Eiffel Tower and the “stroll” back to Le Maurice. As I mentioned in my previous post, after the visit to d’Orsay, a visit to the Musee Rodin, and a stop for a lousy bagel, we … (View Post)