My favorite evening in France ended with my husband and I standing in the dark on a dirt road with nine strangers all passing around a bowl of Lays potato chips accompanied by a flute of Cremant de Bourgogne. I’ll never forget the sensations of that night! Seeing that country road lit only by our…
The Loire Valley The Loire Valley is everything you think France should be. Lovely landscapes, beautiful small cities, and most of all chateaux. The chateaux of the Loire Valley are truly amazing! We absolutely loved this area of France, it is lovely and peaceful and easy to get around. In addition to lots and lots…
Ahhhhhhh. Paris. City of love. City of light. City of beauty. City of restaurants that almost all require a reservation! It’s wonderful to have reservations at a great Paris restaurant. But, sometimes you might prefer not to be tied to a specific schedule and required to eat at a certain time. Those are the times…
Have you ever looked at an ancient castle and wondered how in the world it was constructed without modern machinery and modern technology? How did they lift such heavy loads? How did they hew the stones? How did they make the tiles for the roof? Guedelon Castle is a place that will answer all your…
While we were in the Loire Valley we visited Chedigny France the city of roses. It was one of the most picturesque small towns that we saw on our entire stay. Chedigny France – The City of Roses Chedigny looks fictional, like a movie set, or a village from the imagination of Walt Disney, or a…
Our home base for our visit to Normandy was the town of Bayeux. It was the perfect base, but I’m so glad that we also took a day trip to Honfleur while we were in the area! If Bayeux and Honfleur were sisters Bayeux would be the classic, staid, responsible one and Honfleur would be…