Paris, France

We spent 5 nights in an apartment we rented in Paris, just a couple of blocks from the Louvre.  It rained and was chilly, but it was still really awesome.
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In front of Hotel de Ville
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The gardens at the Palace of Versailles
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At the Tuileries
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Notre Dame at night.  In the rain.
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From the Trocadero
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in front of the Palace of Versailles
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I love the reflection!

Normandy & Belgium

After Paris, we rented a car and drove through Normandy to Brugges, Belgium.
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What a sweet ride!
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On a canal boat in Brugges. 
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More canal views.
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Grape vines as fence were popular in lots of places.
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Yummy, yummy chocolate shops.
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Zot Beer.  Which apparently means "Fool".
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At the 1st Infantry Division monument.
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Awww. . . the puppy's asleep in the window!
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Swans!  With little baby swans!  No ugly ducklings here!
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So many horses and carriages.  BIG horses.
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More chocolate!
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Some of the chocolate shops sold some odd stuff.

Next stop?  Koln, Germany

We found a wine festival.  I was a happy, happy girl.
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The Cathedral
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Our new friends from the winery we liked best.
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At the wine festival.  Yay!  No beer!
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Paulushof Winery.  I was afraid I'd forget if I didn't take a photo.  We drank a LOT of their wine.  A LOT.

Heidelburg, Germany

I have some friends who live here, so we stopped in for lunch to see them and check out the castle.
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