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. Chedigny France – The City of Roses Chedigny looks fictional, like a movie set, or a village from the imagination of Walt Disney, or a place from a beautiful dream. Fortunately, it is real and if you are in the Loire…
A Beginners Guide to the Wines of Burgundy You planning to drink wine when you go to Burgundy? Would you like to know a little bit about what you will be drinking? Want to learn a bit about the wines of Burgundy? I am NOT a wine expert by any stretch of anyones imagination. Wine…
My husband’s father flew B-29’s in the Pacific in WW II. He flew mission after mission one after the other as quickly as the military would allow him all because he wanted to get back home to his wife and the baby daughter he hadn’t met. In later years he never talked much about the…
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…
I rather enjoy rainy days when I am at home and can stay inside. I like to hang out in my pajamas, read a book, listen to the drips and drops…but when you are on vacation a rainy day can be a disappointment. You are usually planning to be out sightseeing rather than snuggled in….