I am almost packed.  Typical of me I have a thousand lists.  All my electronics are a small bag unto themselves, but reading and taking/saving pictures and mapping - all of that is now online.  Nice just incase I lose something.

I've been preparing for my arrival in Paris.  I discovered that instead of just a hop-on-hop off tour I got this four segment tour that I can hop on and off of and turns out there is a stop a block from my apartment and it goes just about anywhere I think I'd like to go, including the Latin Home Hotel where I'm meeting friends for dinner.  You know, when Cindy and I did it in New York, we used it that way also and it was great.  There is so much going on in the city including over 53 of the national exhibits hosting Easter events, all of which are free.  Might even go to the Notre Dame for Easter mass, looks like it might be nice including the choir that is supposed to sing.

Silly me one of the things I'm excited for is the flight over.  I'm in business class, have my own pod that makes into a bed.  Knowing me I'll watch a movie or something.  I have 8 movies and 8 books loaded on my tablet.  But for once I won't be in the row of "smooshed" seats and don't have to pay extra for anything they bring us while we're in flight.  Best part - all on points.

My sister has been a great help, encouraging me when I get caught in the "don't want to spend" money mode that is so typical for me.  I keep repeating to myself "It's not the things you do that you regret the most, it is the things you don't do."

That's all for now.  Next week I will try to post everyday so I have a history of my trip.  Might end up being boring, don't know, but friends of mine, Marilyn and Don, do it on their bike trips and I so love reading their daily posts.  Hope I can live up to what they do!

So today I finished almost everything.  Just have a train to book from Montreax to Geneva and metro for Madrid.  So here is what I have so far.

Paris, Apartment Bearegard

For Madrid is apartment Antonio Grillo

London I am staying three days in an apartment at Castletown, them move to the Gosvenor hotel to start my Smithosonian Tour. 

 Castletown

Grosvenor

I'll write more about the places I'm going to be.  It will be interesting to see, once I get there, if they live up to their pictures!

This is my second entry.  I've been trying to get all of my electronics set up ready to go.  I've stripped four movies and loaded them on the external scan disk, tested all the equipment that needs to be connected.  All I have left to do is get my phone Europe ready.

Today I worked on getting Picasa set up for this tablet and I'm including a picture as my test upload.  The picture is of my little dog Millie asleep in bed.  She is a "snuggle bug" and picked out by my nephew who is her second favorite buddy.  Last time he spent the night, Millie snuggled in between us with her head on the pillow.  They are quite the buddies.