Tuesday, 1 November 2011 – Part III of III Idea Hotel is definitely different; as described online, it is a modernistic, minimalist décor with very little color. Check-in goes smoothly, although it takes a try or two before I get…
Tuesday, 1 November 2011 – Part II of III When I finish my frap and my jotting, I decide to head back up the hill since it’s moving toward departure time. And then, the warrior boots strike again! I have…
Tuesday, 1 November 2011 – Part I of III The alarms on my iPod and phone worked, drawing me out of my “sleep of the exhausted.” Whew! I got up and looked out the window and was amazed, at 6…
Monday, 31 October 2011 – Part II The trip to Lyon was also uneventful, other than a screaming child for part of the journey (never have much tolerance for that, but at least I had my iPod). And the countryside…
Monday, 31 October 2011 – Part I Hmmmm…. Hopefully things only improve from here. When my phone alarm went off, I reached for it and dumped my whole glass of water on the floor and had to get up and…
Sunday, 30 October 2011 I finally got up at 11 (or so I thought) and started hurrying about so I would be ready by 1 for lunch. I had my coffee and a smoke in the garden (which finally had…
Saturday, 29 October 2011 – Part II This segment is a story of bingo, bar food and quasi-karaoke – no wonder it felt so much like home! Just kidding – comfortable, yes, yet anything but mundane…and feeling at home is…