Tag: France
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La Jacobine: Latin Quarter Charm
During the summer of 2011, we enjoyed a whirlwind “highlights” tour of Paris, staying there for three nights on our way to Rome for the balance of our travels. Food is always an essential part of our travel experience, and we tried sampling a variety of offerings in Paris during our limited stay. One restaurant […]
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Culture
The sidewalk café culture – one of the first five photos I took after stepping off the plane in Paris. Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary includes as one of its definitions for “culture”: the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group; also : the characteristic features of everyday existence (as […]
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Ailsa’s Weekly Travel Theme: Up
A person cannot help but look up when standing at the base of the classic icon of Paris – the Eiffel Tower! Join in Ailsa’s Weekly Travel Theme at Where’s My Backpack? with this week’s theme of “Up.” Details on how to participate and other responses to this week’s theme can be found here. Ciao! […]
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Vivaldi and La Sainte-Chapelle: A Transcendental Travel Experience
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” ~ Aldous Huxley Music has always held a special place in my heart, filling me with emotion and triggering memories like nothing else can do. Perhaps that is why one of my favorite experiences from our trip to Paris was attending a chamber music concert of the […]
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Versailles Shines Even on a Rainy Day
When you are from Minnesota packing for a special summer trip to Italy, you obsess that the Roman July heat and humidity will put a damper on your travel plans, as you still have not packed away your fleece yet. With the outrageous baggage fees charged by airlines, packing light is essential, and those suitcases […]
Travel. Garden. Eat. 