Author Archives: billybaba
APRIL 6, SATURDAY
RESERVATIONS In the morning I had breakfast with Margit and Dorothee and then Margit drove me on back roads through the Spessart, a large hilly preserved forest, to Aschaffenburg to catch my train to Celle. In Aschaffenburg we drove past
APRIL 6, SATURDAY
RESERVATIONS In the morning I had breakfast with Margit and Dorothee and then Margit drove me on back roads through the Spessart, a large hilly preserved forest, to Aschaffenburg to catch my train to Celle. In Aschaffenburg we drove past
APRIL 5, FRIDAY
GRATEFUL Today I went from my rented room to Dorothee’s house next door at 8:45 a.m. for breakfast and spent the whole day there except for lunch at a local restaurant just down the street. We were going to go
APRIL 5, FRIDAY
GRATEFUL Today I went from my rented room to Dorothee’s house next door at 8:45 a.m. for breakfast and spent the whole day there except for lunch at a local restaurant just down the street. We were going to go
APRIL 4, THURSDAY
The Train I said goodbye and thanks to Mary and Craig. At the station Craig helped me to find the right train to Olten and off I went. I had a good window seat without needing a reservation, and on
APRIL 4, THURSDAY
The Train I said goodbye and thanks to Mary and Craig. At the station Craig helped me to find the right train to Olten and off I went. I had a good window seat without needing a reservation, and on
APRIL 3, WEDNESDAY
LAST DAY IN GEX Today I didn‘t leave the house. I woke up too late, when I heard a door close, to ride with Craig when he took Mary to work. I spent part of the rest of the day
APRIL 3, WEDNESDAY
LAST DAY IN GEX Today I didn‘t leave the house. I woke up too late, when I heard a door close, to ride with Craig when he took Mary to work. I spent part of the rest of the day
APRIL 2, TUESDAY
GEX There were two events today that were fun for me. One was driving into Geneva, first to take Mary to work at 8 a.m., then going to the railway office to see how to use my Eurail pass. It
APRIL 2, TUESDAY
GEX There were two events today that were fun for me. One was driving into Geneva, first to take Mary to work at 8 a.m., then going to the railway office to see how to use my Eurail pass. It
APRIL 1, MONDAY
LYON We left our airbnb at 9 after very little breakfast, planning to stop on the way at a cafe. We drove through village after village and nothing was open until finally in Annonay we found a bar with an
APRIL 1, MONDAY
LYON We left our airbnb at 9 after very little breakfast, planning to stop on the way at a cafe. We drove through village after village and nothing was open until finally in Annonay we found a bar with an
MARCH 31, EASTER SUNDAY
DESEIGNES VILLAGE I thought there might be a procession through the streets or people dressed up on their way to church, but instead it rained all Easter morning and the only people we saw were those in the little grocery
MARCH 31, EASTER SUNDAY
DESEIGNES VILLAGE I thought there might be a procession through the streets or people dressed up on their way to church, but instead it rained all Easter morning and the only people we saw were those in the little grocery
MARCH 30, SATURDAY
RAINY DAY IN ARDECHE Our Airbnb was cozy and warm, made cozier by the pouring rain all morning long. We had a breakfast of cheese and bread, yogurt and fruit and espresso coffee and then packed up. Our first stop
MARCH 30, SATURDAY
RAINY DAY IN ARDECHE Our Airbnb was cozy and warm, made cozier by the pouring rain all morning long. We had a breakfast of cheese and bread, yogurt and fruit and espresso coffee and then packed up. Our first stop
MARCH 29, FRIDAY
BONCIEU DE ROI We began our trip to the Ardeche region of France with a long ride on a highway through Lyon. We stopped at Tournon-Sur-Rhone for lunch, and then drove on back country roads that followed every curve of
MARCH 29, FRIDAY
BONCIEU DE ROI We began our trip to the Ardeche region of France with a long ride on a highway through Lyon. We stopped at Tournon-Sur-Rhone for lunch, and then drove on back country roads that followed every curve of
MARCH 28, THURSDAY
GEX Mary went to work at the UN Aids, part of the World Health Organization in Geneva and Craig had errands to do and spent much of the day installing a camera system to watch their house since the house
MARCH 28, THURSDAY
GEX Mary went to work at the UN Aids, part of the World Health Organization in Geneva and Craig had errands to do and spent much of the day installing a camera system to watch their house since the house
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 