Greg had fun wandering the streets of Paris on bike. The traffic was crazy and he travelled from Eiffel Towel to Arc Triopmphe to Louvre when darkness set in. A great ride!

Okay – you have seen a few photos. The architecture & artwork are amazing. The orchestra – wonderful. Did I mention our last minute seats $20! Honestly, if the dancers sat on stage & twiddled their thumbs – we would have been happy. Tho / the dance was wonderful.

This doorway was to our seats/ crazy!

Paris is our final stop on this amazing adventure. We love this city and it did not disappoint. Our first stop is the Paris Opera House. We took a guided tour and then had the privilege of attending the ballet here. An amazing place.

Cats  – charming little rascals are everywhere in Crete – and cute!

We visited this historic Orthodox monastery – still active and loved the art and buildings.  The workroom with arched ceiling is still actively used.

This monastery has a rich tragic history as locals became martyrdom rather than surrender to the ottomans. 

Crete was recommended for our travel by Brittany – our niece-in-law and we loved it! Beautiful clean beaches. Lovely architecture, history, food, & friendly people.

Take a close look at the little sailboats at the lighthouse. These sailing students aged around 10 were fearlessly tackling 6-10′ waves – amazing!

There are s few fun things about staying at Airbnb.

One is that the hosts tell you their favorite places, cafes, and food.  Another is that you get to live in s neighborhood snd get a good glimpse into everyday life.  From the locals watching a futbol game at the bar to the local markets.   As we have been travelling so long, we stop at markets regularly for picnic lunches.  For the last two days we stopped at a favorite meat market.  They tolerated my Spanish and we were rewarded with amazing Iberian ham & cheese.  Yesterday when returning to the market – the Dad prepared our order and both the son & daughter – gave us huge waves & welcomes from the back . We no longer felt like strangers — love it!

We left Spain yesterday after 6.5 weeks.  And we loved our experience.  One of the things we loved about Spain is the kindness of the people.  A good example is in Cordoba – we went to the bus stop a day early to make certain it would take us to train station.  When there – a gentleman aged about 70 was waiting for his bus.  I asked him in my broken Spanish – if #6 went to train station.  He immediately stood up and summoned another to help me with the answer. He could not have been kinder nor more helpful and was a gentleman personified.

Earlier, we had a fabulous lunch and I told the manager the food was wonderful – omg – he was ecstatic and we were rewarded with wonderful dessert wine- gratis.

Day after day we found the people of Spain kind, friendly, and warm. And very patient with my broken Spanish.  

Two weird photos of Madtid.

First we loved Prado – and you know that story…..beautiful gallery- amazing art.

Sometimes, I cannot help myself with weird photos.   The first is s enormous and beautiful doorway in s rather ordinary building halfway between Prado & train station.  The beauty and enormity are wonderful,

And this bike might be the cutest ever.  Zoom in and take s look … Covered with flowers – it brings s smile .