Follow up on my topic: "Lenses for Paris and Normandy"
Oct 23, 2018 09:30:55 #
genocolo
Loc: Vail and Gasparilla Island
Jagnut07 wrote:
Hi Genocolo, br I was very interested in your post... (show quote)
Sounds like you are planning a big trip after the cruise. Hope you are not biting off too much unless it is a really long one.
Regarding Paris, we had always wanted to try renting an apartment rather than a hotel. But I must tell you that, if you can afford it, I would stay at one of the top three hotels, Crillon, George V, or the Ritz. What an experiece!
Our apartment was located on Boulevard Saint Germaine, a perfect location from which to walk and explore. VRBO 293842. Large rooms, great light, two bedrooms two baths which we shared with friends.
We stayed outside of Bayeux in a small town Canisy at Chateau de Canisy. Google it for info. Really special to stay in a 1,000 year old chateau which has been in the same family all that time.
We rented a car in Bayeux and explored on our own without a guide, who are pretty expensive and provide more info than we need. I would stay a few days in Bayeux, a really charming smaller city.
Get Rick Steve’s book on Normandy. Really helpful.
Pm me with questions.
Oct 24, 2018 01:15:26 #
Jagnut07
Loc: South Carolina
Genocolo,
So many thanks for your quick reply and with all the info I was looking for. We have 11 days after the river cruise so I think we should be OK for time (as long as we don’t wear ourselves out).
So many thanks for your quick reply and with all the info I was looking for. We have 11 days after the river cruise so I think we should be OK for time (as long as we don’t wear ourselves out).
Nov 11, 2018 18:56:45 #
We just spent a month in Europe starting with Paris. Likewise we did a day trip to Reims but luckily no pickpockets. My problem was at Gare du Nord. Anyway I took a Fujifilm X-T20 and 18-135 lens. It became tiring and heavy by the end of the day. My wife’s LUMIX point and shoot took good pics and was much lighter. I guess I need to get in better shape haha.
Nov 11, 2018 19:49:56 #
genocolo wrote:
After all the good and helpful recommendations for... (show quote)
Did you ask yourself why you have a good camera if you are going to go to beautiful places and leave it at home?
Nov 11, 2018 20:21:17 #
In 2015 both my church choir and the secular chorus I sang with scheduled tours of Europe the same summer, with only 5 days between the end of one and the beginning of the other. The first tour had an optional several days in Paris before it started and the second tour had 3 days in Berlin afterward. I found a 9-day Seine River cruise that began and ended in Paris prior to the others coming and had a friend plan 5 days in Poland for me to fill in the gap. I ended up spending 42 days in Europe. (I was exhausted when I returned home, but it was great!) I carried my Nikon D7000 and the 18-200VR zoom lens through all of it (and fell on it once). Photos are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/collections/72157654084611425/.
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