Before we left on vacation, several people recommended that we go to the hill town, St Paul de Vence. The guide books also raved about it, so we set out by train and then by a bus which climbed into the mountains to reach the town. The place is really a “must see.” It’s a […]
A twenty minute ferry ride from Cannes is the tiny island of St Honorat, which became famous in 420 A.D. when a holy man named, Honoratus, established a religious community there. The monastery became a focal point for pilgrimages and it is said that even St. Patrick may have studied here. The population of monks
Now that my daughter is here, we have to have plans. She hasn’t the patience to wander around idly, reading menus and spending ages to decide where to go, what to do or where and what to eat. Last night we sent my husband out, as a scout, to find one or two places that
Cannes is appropriately named, because you “can” see so much here. Where Paris has monuments, Cannes has icons of the rich and famous!! The marina is lined with yachts of every description, from ports all over the world. I guess this one sailed up the St. Lawrence 🙂 People come here to be seen. They
Saturday morning we got up at 6:00am to make sandwiches for our train trip and to decamp. We had paid the equivalent of $750.00 as a security deposit on the apartment in Paris and I wanted to make certain that the place was in order, so we would be sure to get our money back!!
On our last day in Paris, we spent some time in the Montmartre district, which is slightly to the north and west of where we are staying in Marais. Montmartre is dominated by the basilica of Sacré Coeur and bounded on the south by places like the Moulin Rouge and the Place Pigalle. This combination
Bofinger is a wonderful Parisian restaurant in the grand style. Its Art Deco decor creates a fanciful setting for superb food and spectacular service!! Platters of divine food are elevated on your table. Cold appetizers are served over crushed ice and hot entrées over a flame. You just keep helping yourself!! A tree in bloom
Today we walked to one of the loveliest art galleries in Paris, Musee d’Orsay. It is housed in an old train station which was due to be torn down. I am so glad that people rallied to save it. We spent most of our time on the 5th floor, which is given over to the
It hasn’t really stopped raining, I think we’re just getting used to it and we have been able to walk around Paris a whole lot, without getting too wet, so I’m not complaining. I just find people’s perspectives on the weather amusing. My son quite enjoys it. He finds that it adds to the atmosphere
The weather forecast for today was SUN!!! So we went to Monet’s garden at Giverny. It was awesome. Here is what we saw. This is a view of a small part of the garden from the house. Another part of the garden shot closer to the ground. The small trees are rose trees, which were
