286b Mother's Day: Sweet Home Croatia; An American Mother in Paris

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Rick Steves

Rick Steves, Public Radio, 721132, Europe, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Npr, Travel

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🗓️ 8 May 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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On our Mother's Day edition, we hear what it was like to relocate a Midwestern family to the Croatian village their great-grandparents came from. An American who married a Frenchman tells us what it’s like raising a child in Paris. We go on a sentimental family trip to San Francisco, and hear how mamma is center stage in Sicily. Plus Rick pays tribute to his late mother, who influenced him to become a traveler.

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0:00.0	The people of France really adore their children.
0:04.0	Even in big city Paris, complete strangers
0:06.0	will often provide helpful advice on how to be a good mother.
0:09.0	That's what a pregnant American discovered
0:11.0	when an elderly gentleman stopped her on the street.
0:14.0	He took my hand in his and he told me he thought I looked beautiful
0:17.0	and then he thanked me for making a new French citizen.
0:21.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steves.
0:23.0	Today, it's a Mother's Day edition of Travel with Rick Steves.
0:26.0	American Mary Barone tells us what it's like marrying into French culture,
0:30.0	talks about the joys and challenges of raising a child in Paris.
0:34.0	And another young American mother, Jennifer Wilson,
0:37.0	joins us to share her family's adventure,
0:39.0	moving everybody to a tiny, rustic village in Croatia,
0:42.0	where her ancestors came from.
0:44.0	The neighbors had a cow on the first floor of their house
0:47.0	and the gathering space was sort of the cafe bar in the middle of town.
0:50.0	That ends some special tributes to our mothers.
0:53.0	It's just ahead on Travel with Rick Steves.
1:00.0	Hey, I'm Rick Steves.
1:01.0	In my latest book for the love of Europe,
1:03.0	I share the highlights of a lifetime of exploring Europe.
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