DH had a business trip in Philadelphia, so on our recent trip to the U.S. we spent 6 days in the city, taking the an AMTRAK train from Penn Station in New York. DH was travelling with work associates and out of the city quite a lot, so my mother flew down from Toronto to […]
Aside from seeing many, many friends, the one thing we absolutely wanted to do in New York was to pay a visit to MoMA. We spotted some Raushenberg, Warhol, and Ruscha. And Little Miss slept most of the time so we could really take the time to appreciate our visit! The Museum of Modern Art, […]
We’re now in Philadelphia for my husband’s work but while we were in New York we stayed in Soho, a block away from Dominique Ansel and his famous cronut-making bakery. Every morning we would wake up and pass the queues of people camping out for the croissant-donut hybrid and get in the shorter line for […]
We’re in New York with DH and the Little Miss, we arrived last night and looking forward to sharing more from the city! See you soon!!!!!
This is our last week in the Loire Valley before we finally head back to Paris next Wednesday after spending the entire summer away. One of my favourite things that we did this summer was a late afternoon visit to the majestically beautiful Château de Chenonceau. The château was built in 1513 and has had […]
Cider and crêpes. Our first of the season. (This is our crêpe au caramel beurre salé with vanilla ice cream).
We’ve finally made it to the beach, Little Miss’ first time! She’s not yet loving the cold Atlantic water but she adores and is fascinated by the sand. It’s wonderful to be here with the fresh ocean air! C’est que du bonheur!
Yesterday we took our first big road trip with Little Miss, to Perros Guirec to stay with DH’s 97 year old grandmother. Our drive was long but the day of travel was worth it, it’s great to finally be in Brittany! Stay tuned for more from the beach!
We had a low-key Bastille Day in the Loire Valley. I was slightly tempted at some point to bring Little Miss out for her first fireworks display but in the end rest and relaxation won out. In the afternoon we visited Fontevraud L’Abbaye, a town that’s 5 minutes from us, and home to a magnificent […]
We’re saying goodbye to Paris for the summer, so I’ll be offline today and tomorrow, while I juggle with trying to wrap everything up, finish work projects, pack and close up our apartment, and travel! See you back on Thursday with a post from the Loire Valley!
On Saturday we visited the Château du Rivau for their Fête de Jardin. The garden is perfect for little kids with big imaginations: you will encounter all manner of “enchanted” creatures (above and below). Mysterious towers… And works of art. This was my favourite “folie” but there’s much, much more to see, including all sorts […]
This May has been one of the wettest ever, and according to Météo France, there’s only a 10% chance that we’ll have a warm and dry summer! A few days ago this stormy sky suddenly appeared as I was working on the second floor. The horizon was very menacing but the field just before, in […]
We’re back in the Loire Valley for a couple of weeks, enjoying the country air, but not the weather, as it’s currently quite grey and flooded everywhere. On Sunday, we visited one of our local markets in Chinon to stock up for the week. These white asparagus were a third of the price of those […]
We’re at my husband’s family house in the Loire Valley as this is a “Pont” weekend in France, which means that as yesterday and today are holidays, people often take Friday off as well to create a bridge (“pont”) to the weekend. It’s wonderful being away and as soon as we arrived we went for […]
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