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I am in Austria this week. No, I am not waltzing in Vienna, or doing Sound of Music tours in Salzburg, or visiting the Olympic facilities in Innsbruck. I am actually in the little town of Kufstein. And Kufstein has its own place in legend, older than Mozart, much older than the Olympic movement and…

This post was written on October 3rd and posted on October 4th. Things do not always work out as planned. During the night in Queyrieres, something that I had eaten, whether that day or previously, decided to take its revenge. Let’s just say that I spent a considerable amount of time on the toilet, and…

This post was written on October 1st an posted on October 2nd After breakfast, it was wet as I was leaving Montfaucon. I could tell you that it was raining, but it wasn’t exactly like that. Rain falls. This was more like moisture condensing out of the air and settling onto the nearest available surface.…

This morning was colder than the previous mornings on my journey. I needed my jacket starting out. It seems the rain of yesterday has ushered in a colder weather system, and in many ways I am grateful for it. Like many of my fellow countrymen, I am not build for the heat of a European…

My hosts of last night were very obliging and agreed to breakfast at seven this morning. And so I was on the road early, before it was even fully light in Chavanay. The Chambre d’Hote location was on the hilly northern side of the town and I was treated to a wonderful view as I…

I breakfasted early again today. I was very pleased with the hotel in Beaurepaire, and I can see that they provide a good service. I was the first one down to breakfast, at seven o’clock this morning. Others soon followed, but I was finished and ready to go by twenty past. It is a short…

I spent a fair amount of time yesterday evening wondering about my host of the night. He is clearly a man of intellect. The dining room where we had dinner was lined with bookcases, full of books, though I did not have a chance to examine the tittles. The bedroom where I slept had many…

This morning I rose early. As my hostess and I had agreed, breakfast was timed for seven o’clock. It was excellent: muesli with yogurt, three different types of bread, with a choice of jams, orange juice and coffee. And so, well replenished, I was on the trail by seven thirty. My hostess of the overnight…

At last I have an internet connection again. This post was written on September 26th, but I am only getting to post it on September 28th There were 4 of us travelers staying in the Gite in Yenne last night, all of us people walking the Chemin de St. Jacques. The Gite, which was once…

I am a morning person. Breakfast at 6 AM is no bother for me. So breakfast in the auberge in Motz seemed late at eight o’clock. But it was a good breakfast, and I once again stocked up on carbohydrates to face the day ahead. And then I was on the trail shortly before nine.…