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We awakened to the aroma of grilled cheese, which was called a snack. A short time later, our plane landed in Amsterdam. We tried to move quickly, because we had to get to the gate of our next plane, from Amsterdam to Lyon. Of course, the the gate we needed  was on the other side of the airport, Continue reading Lago Maggiore and Milan, Day 2 — August 28th, 2026 →

Our flight was scheduled to leave JFK airport at 5 PM. In the back of a  shelf in our kitchen, we found a water bottle from the school at which I  was a preschool teacher for so many years,  Earthplace. We decided to take it with us. Continue reading Lago Maggiore and Milan, Day 1 — August 27th, 2026 →

Fifty years ago, Nick  worked for a tech company. Through that job, he was  fortunate to meet Jose-Maria, who worked  at the Paris branch of the company. Continue reading Lago Maggiore and Milan, Day Zero →