May 2017 Kaleidoscope of France Tour – Gate1 The blog title is the punch line to an old joke, but I won’t even go there right now.   Meanwhile,  it is Friday night and we find ourselves back in Paris at the Marriott Rive Gauche.…

May 2017 Kaleidoscope of France Tour – Gate1 ​ PFC Clifford Maughan landed in this spot in  Sainte Mére Eglise via parachute at 01:45 am on 6 June. He was promptly taken prisoner by a German Soldier billeted in the building behind – who then turned…

May 2017 Kaleidoscope of France Gate1 Tour This is a tale of jet lag, and I hope I have my French correct.   The title is supposed to say “Go to the left, do not go the right”  Our Tour of France adventure began Saturday,…