This ain't no flyover country

Since we knew just about everything was gonna be closed on Sunday, we did not get going quickly today. I made some coffee in the shared area and did some journaling and catching up on the Olympics. But then I wanted something to eat and some real coffee. The Jura was not putting out a strong café allongé. I did find one boulangerie that was open and I got some pain au raisin, Pain au chocolat and a pastry with apples. I saw one kind of hole in the wall restaurant open, and I

It’s time to head south to Provence but first, we must make a slight detour to the Chavaniac-Lafayette. When we lived in Delaware, Amy and I regularly attended historical lectures at the Hales-Byrnes House, which is where Lafayette celebrated his 21 birthday with George Washington as they planned for the Battle of the Brandywine. I’ve alway been curious about him Being so focused at such a young age and willing to spend his inheritance to help the ragtag colonies defeat the B

Today was all about an early start catching the 6:42 train at Alexanderplatz to Berlin airport. Bags checked and through security after they perused my bag of liquids, we went our separate ways in search of breakfast. I tired to get an acacia bowl but ended up with overnight oats and a cafe americano. Only to get to the gate and have a delay. During the delay, I researched further about the airport. Good lord what a mess. They started work in 2006 with a planned 2012 open dat