Thanks to all those who have served to protect our country and our freedoms!
  

 
and shortly thereafter fell in love with Germany. But this dreadful heat wave is still following us everywhere we go!

Thank goodness the cruise ship is airconditioned!

  
When we left Texas, I thought we’d have two weeks away from the dreadful heat! But…it seems the “Heat Beast” has been following us EVERYWHERE. Strausbourg is a beautiful city, but as in Paris and Milano, it is as smoldering hot here this summer as it is in Texas. We leave here at 6 PM on our Rhine River cruise, and I sure hope it’s cooler on the water! Blessings to all!!!

Go to the places and people that spark your soul…

 
But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. -Deuteronomy 4:29

  
and so wanted to share it. If you’ve ever wondered if there is a heaven, the answer is yes and I found a glimpse of it in France just an hour from Paris. It was at the garden’s of Claude Monet at Giverny. More on this when we get home…

Blessings to all…

books a one day and one night stay near Il Duomo. Little did she know that the Hotel Manzione was in the heart of the city’s famous fashion district. In fact the street our hotel is on runs directly into the street where you see names like Prada, Gucci, Dior, Cartier, Valentino, and on and on it goes!

Thank you Lord for helping us and blessing us in so many ways.

With its many artists setting up easels each day for tourists the Place du Tertre is a reminder of the time when Montmartre was the mecca of modern art. At the beginning of the 20th century, many penniless painters including Picasso and Utrillo were living there. 

Au revoir belle ville de Paris. Vous allez me marquee. Ooh la la! Je t’aime! 

Thank you Lord for blessing us with a visit here and for keeping us safe from harm on our journey!