This July we took the train down to Avignon to meet our friends Margaret & Guillaume. We visited the Saint-Bénézet Bridge (also known as Pont d’Avignon) which is listed as an Unesco World Heritage Site. This bridge was built in … Continue reading
Category Archives: France
Paris (January-July 2018)
January 2018 We started off the New Year with Andrew’s version of black eyed peas and by the looks of it we were catching up on Top Chef. For dinner on New Year’s Day, we had champagne, foie gras, and … Continue reading
Paris (August 2017 – December 2017)
August 2017 We went to Caprice Café to celebrate Keri’s birthday. It was our first time seeing Donna perform and the birthday girl also got up there for a song (or two or three). We made a mental note that … Continue reading
Lyon et Annecy – July 2017
July is for holidays! We made our way down to Lyon, what many consider to be the food capital of the world. Since we took the early train, we had a bit of time before we could check into our … Continue reading
Paris et Île-de-France (Jan. – July 2017)
January 2017 We spent New Year’s Day morning at home drinking mimosas, eating black eyed peas, and watching The Big Bang Theory. It was a good morning until Andrew got sick. Not sure if it was the mimosas or something … Continue reading
Paris and more…
So, I’ve been really bad about blogging lately. This is my attempt at catching up for things in and around Paris. It will be as quick as it can be and hopefully as painless as possible. Here we go! February … Continue reading
June 2016 – Visitors and a lot of Normandy
June 2016 was the month for visitors and much time spent in Normandy! This was also the month for many strikes/manifestations and the Seine flooded! Check out these pictures of the river! Our first visitors were Gem & Peter and … Continue reading
Orléans – May 2016
We embarked on our 2nd day trip of the year to Orléans last weekend! We arrived at the Les Aubrais station and decided to walk into the city from there. We decided to pass through the cemetery on our way … Continue reading
Rouen – April 2016
We took an early train for a day trip to Rouen in April. Rouen is in the Normandy region of France and serves as the capital. When we got to town, we headed toward the Tourism Office. Since we were … Continue reading
Bordeaux – February 2016
Andrew had some recuperation days to take by the end of March, so we decided to take a quick trip to Bordeaux in February. We were hoping that it might be a touch warmer down there than Paris, but alas … Continue reading