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Epilogue: Retrospective

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  EPILOGUE: RETROSPECTIVE Palais de la Legion d'Honneur, Paris It has taken me lots longer to get back to this than I had intended, but since I've spent quite a bit of time going through the photos of the trip to make Christmas gifts (photo books and calendars), I think those active memories have sunk even more deeply into my memory bank. The bottom line: There was a very good reason these places in  France were at the top of our respective bucket lists. They were indeed all that we expected them to be ... and more. Susan and I both feel very blessed to have been able to visit France. I've struggled some with how to organize my thoughts and experiences, and this made the most sense to me: Travel - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles ... and Hotels I should begin by saying that although I'm an eternal optimist, I was a little skeptical of how the trip would work out. I wasn't sure if Susan was being realistic about whether her back issues would make her miserable much/mo...