Phil's Travel Blog

Following our hair raising drive along Trail Ridge Road from Grand Lake (see previous post) we arrived in Estes Park. We checked into the glorious Rockmount Cottages where we always stay. Beautiful peaceful cottages by the Big Thompson River just a couple of miles from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. And most times we are there, a herd of Elk will sidle by to drink and spend a few hours in the adjacent meadow. Not this year though. On Saturday 20th, we decided

Laura and I love going to Colorado in Spring and Fall, to hike and/or snowshoe and to stay in our favorite Rockmount Cottages in Estes Park. This fall we decided to add a stop at Grand Lake on the way to Estes Park and can highly recommend it. Instead of finding a cottage or cabin to rent, we booked in at the Gateway Inn , Grand Lake, and were pleasantly surprised with a lovely room, great service and the hotel had a nice pub-restaurant with live music most nights. We ate in

On Tuesday August 12 we disembarked from the cruise at Le Havre and took a car transfer to Paris. We stayed at the Hotel Chateau Voltaire, which had its pluses and minuses. The location was perfect, just north of the Jardin des Tuileries, where we walked every day. The hotel was beautiful, the reception staff charming and our room was delightful. On the negative side were the bar and the restaurant. At the bar at 6pm the first night, the only bar server did not know how to ma