May 7, 2009 - Ready to Start Packing

Grades are turned in. May 6: Recorded last session of my Vespers Service at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. My business is finally caught up for now. Our Europe trip is our long promised reward, our 30th anniversary present to ourselves, and Colman's 25th birthday present. We tried to plan a trip last year, but my mother's long deteriorating health kept us stateside. Sadly, she passed on last December, so no more excuses. I'm sure she would have approved.

So, at last we are getting out bags packed and ready to go. Alas, the cat knows something is going on. He will be looked on by my nephew for the next two weeks. Our two weeks in France and Germany to see "Castles, Cathedrals and Caves" (both the wine type and the grotto type) in Burgundy, Alsace and the Mosel.

We lucked out with our Sky Miles and were able to get our tickets for next to nothing, so the three of us (Curtis, Nancy and Colman) booked our flight for Paris. Then Colman decided to invite his girlfriend, Kyrie, but she had to book on a different flight. So we arranged to meet her at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. Apart from a 2-hour wait, we found her without a hitch. From there we picked up a rental car, a 5-speed Opel hatchback, with smart space sensors that are really helpful getting in and out of tight parking spots.