It seems like it was just yesterday that we were walking the sunny streets of the tiny village of Sermerio in the mountains above Lago di Garda, enjoying 12 degrees celsius as we gazed upon the panoramic mountain vista, and thinking about which Piedmontese red wine we would uncork once we languorously made our way back to the villa. But those days are over and now we're left with nothing more than memories and the cold grey promise of zero-adjacent temperatures for the weeks to come.
Nevertheless, we do have a potential plan! It's many weeks away yet but during these days of little sunlight and darkness that lasts about 16 hours a day, it's important to have something to look forward to. Last year at Easter, as you might recall, we took a loooong road trip back to our once-French-home of Grenoble. We ate pains au chocolats, trail ran the Chartreuse mountain range, and celebrated l'heure de l'apéro each evening. This year, while the mountains are enticing, we plan (not confirmed yet) to take the TGV from München HbF north west to a place where I recently was: Paris!
Yes, the city of lights. I can see it now. 6 hours on the train with Helga and Heinrich fighting and screaming at each other all the live long way; complaining about tired legs and boredom 7 seconds into the 3-hour-queue to get up the Tour Eiffel; Heinrich coughing his lungs out in a 300 EUR a plate Michelin Starred restaurant; having to clean the dog $%!& out of Helga's shoes daily to stop her screaming about it; kids falling asleep just before midnight so that we have no time to do anything on our own in the evening and then having them wake us up the next morning before 7:00. Sounds like wanderlust paradise.
We will keep you posted!
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