Châteaudun – Explorations of the Town and Château
Châteaudun slept quietly after lunch on the Sunday afternoon we arrived to visit the Château. As you can see the streets were deserted. We had just come from church in Bonneval where the street was filled with people chatting with one another and/or standing in line at the boulangerie for baguettes ...
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Candes-St-Martin and her Collegiate Church of St-Martin
We were lured to Candes-St-Martin and her Collegiate Church of St-Martin when we planned our trip because this village is listed as one of the most beautiful villages in France, les plus beaux villages de France. Like neighboring Montsoreau, Candes-St-Martin and her Collegiate Church of St-Martin ...
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Quaint Streets in Paris
The lovely quaint streets in Paris that I discovered on our last visit will, I think, surprise you. Yes, Paris is filled with Haussmannian style buildings lining grand rues (streets) thanks to a public works program commissioned by Napoleon III. You truly get to appreciate the Haussmannian restructuring ...
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Alixe Fu’s Exhibition in Paris
I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered Alixe Fu's exhibition in Paris as I had actually been headed for the neighborhood outdoor market! I love Paris! You never know what you are going to discover from one day to the next. Having just left Damman Frères Tea shop in Place Vosges, I remembered ...
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Boîtes à Sable are another Vestige from the Past
When I discovered that there were so few boîtes à sable (boxes with sand) remaining in Paris, I had to find them……. Or at least one of them! These boîtes à sable are remnants of Paris’ past, dating from the nineteenth century. Beautiful cast iron boxes, boîtes, were used at one time to ...
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Paris Markets
I love the street markets in France, particularly those in small villages! Paris neighborhoods reflect that same atmosphere with their Paris markets. Paris has a multitude of market streets as well as open-air markets. Markets are a great place to people-watch and also good shopping stops filled with ...
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Exploring Turquant and its Trodglodyte Dwellings
Read my story in French » We visited Turquant in the Loire Valley on the recommendation of the tourist information office in Montsoreau . We were told they had a very good troglodyte restaurant. As it turns out they have more than one troglodyte style restaurant plus a large quantity of trodglodyte ...
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