Much of my research and preparation for our trip & blog content came from the following books:
Normandy- “When the Sea Came Alive : An Oral History of D-Day” (pub.2024), author: Garrett M. Graff
Paris & the Seine- “The Seine : The River That Made Paris” (pub.2020), author: Elaine Sciolino
Monet/Giverny- “Monet : The Restless Vision” (pub.2024), author: Jackie Wullschlager
Flight info:
March 17, 10:09am Portland Delta DL1203 Airbus A220-300 Salt Lake arrive 1:00pm
depart 3:10pm Salt Lake Delta DL 0220 Airbus A330-300 PARIS arrive 8:15am
April 6, 10:15am PARIS Delta 9478 Boeing 737-800 Amsterdam arrive 11:30am
depart 2:40pm Amsterdam Delta DL0145 Airbus A330-300 Seattle arrive 4:00pm
depart 5:45pm Seattle DL3913 Embraer 175 Portland arrive 6:46pm
"Grand Seine & Bordeaux" river cruise info:
March 20 embarkation on AmaWaterways ship AmaLyra in Paris at Port de Javel Bas
March 27 train to Bordeaux
March 27 embarkation on AmaWaterways ship AmaDolce in Bordeaux at Quai de Chartrons
April 3 disembark Bordeaux, motorcoach to Chateau de Cognac and lodging in Amboise
Travel Agent : Joie du Voyage Travel, Joy C. Schmieg joieduvoyage@gmail.com
1 night DELTA flight, movies & reading and .. sleeping
2 nights Paris Hotel Vendome Saint Germain
14 nights Cruise from Paris to Bordeaux AmaLyra, AmaDolce
2 nights Amboise (Loire Valley) Chateau De Pray
1 night Paris - Charles DeGaulle Airport Hotel Pullman Paris Roissy
During the 1st 7-day river cruise we will be accompanied by an expert wine host from
Stoller Family Estate, Dayton, Oregon. It started as a turkey farm in 1943, eventually having
700,000 free range turkeys at its peak. Now it's 225 acres of vines with 70% planted with
Pinot Noir grapes. 1st in the world to receive LEED gold certification, attesting that it is
sustainably built and environmentally friendly.