New York City

Back to America!! Had a very long day yesterday. Got to bed about 4:00 AM Paris time. We have 4 pieces of luggage and 4 carry-ons, so maneuvering around the airports was a challenge. Especially, when we didn't know where to go. JFK airport is the worst! Thank God for the little carts to push luggage around. So, today we are killing time until we leave at 3:00 for Tampa. We're staying at the Ramada and have to be out by 11:00 and then we'll take the shuttle to the airport. Jim bought a USA Today---he's in heaven with a real English newspaper. The International Herald was available in some spots in Europe, but it cost 2.50 Euros. Much too expensive. I tried pictures from Paris, again. No luck. Will try again when I get hooked up at home. Might be Michigan before that happens. We won't have TV or Internet in Lake Wales---not for the short time we will be there. Anyway, on to Tampa!!!

Auf Wiedersehen, AuRevoir, Adios, Ciao Europe AND Hello AMERICA!!!!

We're packing up and are on our way!! We've spent the last two days in a cramped motel room just waiting to get out of here!!! Thank goodness I had Internet and Jim had Suduko. Florida here we come. Michigan, too!!! There is no place like home.

Over 3,000 pictures, 12,000 Kilometers on the car, and Two Very Tired Stuenkels

I tried posting pictures, again, from Saturday and today---blogger just won't do it!!! Maybe tomorrow when we don't have a whole lot to do, I'll try pics again. Today, we drove into Paris and parked under the Louvre. Fifi did a great job again. We spent about 3 hours wandering the museum. Mostly, looking for the Mona Lisa. What an amazing place! So much antiquity in one spot. Had a sandwich and then thought we'd walk to Notre Dame Cathedral. Got part way and decided we both were beat. Picked up the car and drove past Notre Dame---I took pictures outside the window. Not very touristy of us, huh? We came back to the hotel and crashed for two hours. Our touring days are over. Hard to believe. I'll try pics tomorrow.