Snow in Macon

It's not often that we get to enjoy some snow in Macon. 

When it gets as cold as it has been these last few days of January, you might as well get some snow.  We got our share.

Everything was covered in white and it was beautiful. 

The roof of our neighbor across the street was fully covered in white.  I took this picture when the snow has already started melting the next day.

This is the time when we get to appreciate our cozy sunroom. 

I don't think I'd like to live in an area where it snows a lot throughout the winter, but having some snow now and then is certainly fun.

A road trip to Missouri

We drove from Macon to The Osange Beach area in Missouri for a week of vacation. 

Our view from the rented condo was beautiful as it faced the lake. 

The above picture is of a sunrise from our living room. 

This picture is of another day. Now, we see what we got to enjoy everyday while we were there. 

We went to Saint Louis one day and appreciated this famous landmark. 

The surrounding areas were unique. Lake of Ozarks State Parks offered a lot to appreciate. 

Natural Bridge!

The Castle Ruins.

The view was magnificent!

Some pictures from our rented condo.

A cool artwork we found on the way. 

The U.S. offer many beautiful places that are really under the radar. Go out and enjoy this awesome country!

Two weeks in France, visiting with family and old friend from school.

This trip was taken in September 2018.

Arc de Triomphe

Le Louvre

We took this trip with Connie and Duane, my sister-in-law and her husband.  We spent the first part in Paris. 

By the Place de la Concorde, near the Obelisk

I was happy to serve as the impromptu tour guide in Paris for the most efficient way to hit some highlights when we don't have a lot of time.

The Obelisk.

 From the Louvre, we walked by the small Arc de Triomphe, to the Place de la Concorde where the Obelisk is, then further to the Champs Elysees where we checked out the Grand Musee, the Pont Alexandre, all the way to the Arc de Triomphe.  We walked the whole length of the Champs Elysees which is not very long, though very famous.

Duane

Connie

Debbie and Connie in the Louvre

Connie and Andre in front of the Grand Musee

Pont Alexandre

La Seine

The last few pictures are from the Louvre.  It will take three days to see most of the exhibits in this world renown museum. 

At Gisele's

We spent some time with my cousin Gisele. We stayed at her house for two nights.  She was the most hospitable hostess ever! Above is her son Michael with his girlfriend to the left, his sister holding his arm, and Connie to the right. 

Sacre Coeur

  

We continued our trip South of France, outside of Marseilles where we spent time with my best-friend from high school, Jean-Charles.  He has a beautiful house overlooking the Mediterranean Sea with breathtaking views.  We spent a couple of days with his family.  We very enjoyed ourselves with his lovely family.   

Fleur, Eli's youngest daughter. So adorable!

The 3 brothers

Christelle (Eli's wife) with Fleur.

Anne-Lys, at Eli's house. 

With Jean-Charles

We finished our trip by visiting my siblings Jacques and his wife in Agouleme, and Eli and his family in Toulouse.  

We packed a lot in the two weeks.  We visited a lot of places, spent time with very loving people, family and dear friends.  Looking forwards to the next trip. 

Visiting the Chihuly Exhibit at the Biltmore Estates

This was simply magical! We visited the exhibit at night when it was beautifully lit, then we strolled by the next morning.

Chihuly is a world renowned artist who specializes in glass sculptures.  

After the exhibit viewing, we went for a nice dinner at the Stables Restaurant on site.  Great food, good wine.  

Debbie has always wanted to see Chihuly's work, so this was truly a very rewarding moment. 

We did a lot of birding the next morning when we went back.  The grounds of the estate are just as beautiful as well.   

This turned out to be a nice weekends!