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SherriToday started with another visit to the spa. I figured out how to get the steam room really cranking and we both left feeling energized.
The Camargue was calling again. There are quite a few things to explore down there, but in short, it is divided into the west and the east side.
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SherriIt’s our last day to enjoy the spa and we do. It’s a great perk of being at this modest and sweet hotel. On our few days here, we have passed by this and that, but we haven’t really done Arles in full, and today, we will. It’s a small town and one can get around on foot,
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SherriNow we are in Hotel Saint Beuve in the St Germain neighborhood in the 6th arrondissement in Paris. We woke up by 7am and said goodbye to Calendal and kissed the Amphitheatre goodbye (at least metaphorically). It made more sense for us to catch the train in Avignon rather than in Arles,
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SherriOne of the things Paris is most well-known for is its markets, or marchés. There are over 80 of them in the city. One could make a whole trip to Paris, just around visiting marchés! We did a little research in the market book we brought from the states and choose Raspail Marché.
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SherriIn doing Paris research months ago, I got completely intrigued by a day in the Eiffel Tower district and western Paris. We had gone to eat in the Eiffel Tower last year, which was an incredible experience, but it was cold and rainy, and so we didn’t really get to hang out and soak up the Eiffel Tower experience to the fullest.
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SherriNow I sit at Cocomama, an upscale hostel/hotel in Amsterdam, converted from a brothel 10 years ago.
Dan and I said our goodbyes early in the morning; he was off to the States (he’s probably going to land in San Francisco in the next couple of hours);
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SherriI woke up and was itching to get my body moving. So I started with a long bike ride outside of the city. The open roads and exercise felt incredible and the scenery, well, not so much. I headed northwest from Amsterdam and basically got a good view of garbage barges,
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I was interested in doing a Jewish day in Amsterdam. I had done one in France and, being Jewish, it just made sense. I biked to Nieuwmarkt, which is very central to the city and where the Jewish history and current culture is centered. First I had a late breakfast at an Indonesian deli,
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SherriIt’s my last night in Cocomama. The Gastronomic plus Amsterdam Tour has come to a close. Bittersweet feelings dwell in my heart. The hundreds of hours of planning have come to fruition, birthing what currently feels like a lifetime of experiences, and yet, traveling, like eating, is temporal.
I woke up today with the intention of checking off a few of the smaller things I wanted to hit that are not as central to the city,
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SherriAs always, it feels divine to be in my own bed. Especially after 26 hours of traveling, which makes me rather cranky. Woke up, got a cab, got to the airport, the food choices were so atrocious there, that even McDonald’s was looking like a viable option. I did manage to find a rubbery omelet and some olives,
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