France May 2016

20. au revoir Paris...

At breakfast on our last day in Paris, I sat trying to work out how we could go to Parc Monceau and the Musée Camondo, then Père Lachaise...

19. end of the course

Back to the classroom for the last time this morning. That made me quite sad! The first part of the session was about making it as a tr...

18. day 4, Montorgueil

John came with me across the Pont Neuf as I walked to class. Aren't I lucky to have a personal photographer? The route to Co-Work takes ...

17. day 3 of the course

There was no morning class today because we were to meet at the Aligre market, in the Saint-Antoine area east of the Place de la Bastille...

16. day 2 of the course

I woke feeling really excited on Tuesday morning, wanting to hear more about the nuts and bolts of travel writing. John and I walked toge...

15. day 1 writing course

I was a little nervous about starting the writing course on Monday, wondering about the teachers, the course content, my fellow students,...

14. Paris on foot

It's a rainy afternoon in Paris. This really heavy shower had the Seine dancing. We're tucked up in our apartment, drinking coffee, eatin...

13. Saturday in Paris

Paris is magic. Simply magic. Every time I come here, I fall in love with the city all over again. Do you know one of the things I love ...

12. Paris!

I was truly sad to say goodbye to Marie Hélène this morning. She is such a darling. She's leaving today as well, going to see her 24 ye...

11. a stroke of luck

Today was a diamond. We had a wonderful stroke of luck. I can't wait to tell you! But first let me show you our hotel. It's called La Be...

10. une expérience gastronomique

Up until this trip, the only experience I had of Dijon was mustard. It's my go-to for sauces and salad dressings. And now here we are! S...

9. Nous sommes perdus

Yes, that's French for 'we're lost'. And yes we were. We were on our way to guide John's kind wine-tasting offer, at his wife's family's...

8. from Meloisey to Meursault

There I was sitting at the breakfast table at L'Hotel de Beaune, taking a photo of the embroidered napkin which I was about to put on my...

7. Dimanche à Beaune

Today we decided to skip our scheduled 20km walk, make a late start and have a leisurely day exploring Beaune itself. Excellent decision!...

6. Beaune

The Cote d'Or is a limestone escarpment which runs north/south through Burgundy. Tonight we are at its main town, Beaune. What a beautif...

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