In Arts and Entertainment/ Sites Château de Versailles Spectacle: Marie-Antoinette I’ve seen some amazing fireworks and sound and light shows in France; however, one of the most breathtaking was the Château de Versailles spectacle, … Continue Reading →
In Arts and Entertainment/ Sites Menton’s La Salle des Mariages-Jean Cocteau It will cost you 2 € to get in and you don’t have to get married….but you can. It is in Menton’s town hall… Continue Reading →
In Arts and Entertainment/ Outdoor Experiences/ Sites Best Perched Villages In The Lot: Saint-Cirq-Lapopie and Rocamadour Make a stop to see two perched villages in the Lot department—Saint-Cirq-Lapopie and Rocamadour. They have provided the most stunning photographs I’ve ever taken.… Continue Reading →
In Arts and Entertainment/ Sites Château Musée Grimaldi (And Parking) In Cagnes-sur-Mer Back in March (trip #34 to France), after visiting Fondation Maeght in St. Paul-de-Vence, I made a stop in a town that is best… Continue Reading →
In Arts and Entertainment/ Culinary Experiences/ Sites Tour And Tasting At Palais Bénédictine In Fécamp When is a palace not a palace? When the owner decides to call his building a palace and transforms it into the birthplace of… Continue Reading →
In Arts and Entertainment/ Sites Why stop in Biot? Glass. Bubble glass at La Verrerie de Biot If you’re travelling from Nice to Antibes on the Côte d’Azur why stop in Biot? Glass. The glass products at La Verrerie de Biot… Continue Reading →
In Arts and Entertainment/ Sites Nice’s Iconic Symbol: La Chaise Bleue (The Blue Chair) Paris has the Eiffel Tower. Rome has the Colosseum. London has the Tower Bridge. What is the symbol for Nice France? La chaise bleue.… Continue Reading →
In Arts and Entertainment/ Outdoor Experiences/ Sites Pont Julien: Historic Roman Bridge Near Bonnieux Have to take our hats off to the Romans! In the Luberon region of southern France, they constructed a bridge, called Pont Julien and… Continue Reading →
In Arts and Entertainment/ Sites Visit Fondation Maeght For Modern Art In Saint-Paul-de-Vence Photos bring back happy memories. Fondation Maeght is perhaps my favourite museum in France because it was the first museum that introduced me to… Continue Reading →
In Arts and Entertainment/ Outdoor Experiences Your Guide To Celebrating Bastille Day In Paris On July 14, 2019 there were two big celebrations: my birthday and Bastille Day. While the events were quite different in 2020 and 2021… Continue Reading →
