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Afternoon traffic on the main street through Castillons-en-Couserans today. Tweet

The night train to Toulouse could have been a time capsule, for our sense tonight of having been transported back centuries in time. Not that the city of Toulouse lacks modern conveniences, including an Avis rental car office at the … Continue reading →

Len waiting in his own chair at the Place Vauban bus stop on Boulevard Carnot. Tweet

The driver of the 3VB to Mougins gave me an odd look when I climbed aboard with a white pool chair that Andre and Jacqueline had loaned me. I have used the loaner to avoid wear and tear on the … Continue reading →

Gare du Lyon in Paris, with two of the bullet-shaped TGV engines in background. Tweet

Aboard the Train a Grand Vitesse (TGV), Paris to Cannes This train is bound for glory, Spencer Bohren sings in my headphones as I begin today’s Chronicles. So I’ll go with that. Deb is working on crochet, Darlene is reading … Continue reading →

A rainy day at the garden of the Sun King in Versailles. Tweet

As I approached the palace at Versailles this morning, an entire parking lot of tour buses announced what I would find: endless crowds. Yesterday I’d arrived at the Musee Picasso a half hour after it closed, and the Segway tour … Continue reading →

Near the start of our Segway tour of Paris today, we posed on the Human Transporters in front of a landmark where, on average, 152 wedding proposals are made daily. Tweet

Hotel Apollon Montparnasse, Paris Segway City Tours has perfected the training of Segway novices, and within an hour Deb, Darlene and I were gliding along with a trio of Texan women. As you can imagine, a Segway tour of Paris … Continue reading →