Cool Art Gallery in Frankfurt Germany

Rötzel & Co:  The Art store is located close to the Iron Bridge.  It sells Art and does framing services.  This display window drew us in. We laughed over the lady, teasing our son that he must have been the model, LoL.

Our visit to the store was another good memory of Frankfurt, Germany.  Alas, a google search revealed that the store has permanently closed, sigh. At least I got to purchase one item that I really liked (combines whimsy and cute Pups).  Now, let's get Europe re-opened so we can visit again!

Swimming Dog

We love Germany!

Frankfurt, Germany

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VRBO: Our Vacation House Rental in Nanterre, France

We perused HomeAway vacation rentals in the Spring and held a vote on which Paris house we liked best.  This place won.  Good reviews, safe location, not too far from Paris, and reasonable cost convinced us. It's a 3-bedroom 2-bath place with a garage.

Our stay of 4-night 5-days cost me and hubby approximately $20/night. Not bad.

Sis and her hubby rented a Ford mini van for our use throughout the entire European trip.  Manual stick-shift meant we needed to be extra nice to my BIL since only he knew how to drive one, LoL. He served us well and so did the car.  Our portion for the car rental came to $166 for the entire 13 days.  Gas expenses were separate; gas cost approximately $7/gallon during our stay.  

BELOW:  Met the caretaker. He stayed out of our way during our stay, yay, though he lived a stone's throw away. 

The front, exterior view of our house rental.  When we entered thru the pretty door, I was impressed with the decor & high ceilings. The walls made the rooms seem smaller.  I was picturing the entire lower level as a much better open area a-la "Fixer Upper".  So American of me. Overall, the house was charming and quite sufficient for the 5 of us.

Kitchen pics.  Small space, but almost completely stocked.  The house had everything we needed for the most part.  Supplies were easy to access as stores/restaurants/banks were only a couple of blocks away.  Public transportation was conveniently close also. We used the trains to go into Paris and back -- unforgettable adventures in and of themselves. 

Door to the stairs ascending to the  upstairs bedroom.  The door was located in the kitchen area.  Our bedroom was located in the basement. It had good privacy as there were 2 doors between us and the rest of the house.

The black door led to an outdoor patio (too bad it rained and was too cold outdoors during our stay).  This house would be great for kids and their parents vacationing during warmer weather!  Our cozy BR's door is to the left. 

I highly recommend this cute VRBO/HomeAway rental.

This was my 3rd visit to Paris/France (hubby's 2nd).  By far, it was the most enjoyable. The company of my beloved Sis and her family made a difference.  God would need to open the door for us to travel to Europe together once again.

Guide to AIRBNB and VRBO

Almost Perfect Apartment in France

Top International Travel Destinations 2019

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Son's Free Bechstein Grand Piano

Impossible! It must be a God-thing. My previous encounter with a Bechstein Piano  occurred last year in MN at the lovely home of two kind Doctors whose son attends the same college as ours.

Hubby said Mr Doctor ordered his Bechstein Piano directly from Germany and took months to arrive in the US. I can only hazard a guess as to how much $$$ money $$$ it set him back, but I suppose he could afford it.

 My son and daughter in law did not need to order: their beautiful, re-built, C. Bechstein grand piano was literally handed to them -- for free (!!!) and included freight delivery up 3 flights of narrow stairs to their Wiesbaden apartment. Praise the Lord. God is good!! I am also very thankful that son can now make use of several years of weekly Piano lessons courtesy of the deep pockets of his good ol' mom and pop.

pc: JSE

C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik AG

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