June 23  Today is a day of doing our own thing and 4 of us decided to take a City Tour on an air conditioned bus. We had to be fortified by a beer first.

 They have been having a heat wave here with 90+ temps and high humidity.  Not much fun for those of us who melt in the heat,  Marc and his family came to the hotel again and hung out until our "get acquainted" meeting was over.  Tomorrow starts the portion of the trip that is organized by Vacations by Rail.  No more hauling our suitcases on and off the trains.  Jack and Dianne are happy!!