Now lets get you back to my backyard. It disturb me that many link the castle with things to do in Paris!! when in fact this castle belongs to the Seine et Marne dept 77 dear to me and in the village of Maincy not far from Melun. Ok so enough for my rant; I… Continue reading The Grand Salon of the Château de Vaux le Vicomte, part I !!!
The Victoria & Albert Museum of London, part I !!!
And here is another jewel that was left in the closet and not told in my blog. This is a great omission as it was one of if not our favorite museum in London. The place is very chic, nice, for all its avant garde collection! we love it, and came back twice during our… Continue reading The Victoria & Albert Museum of London, part I !!!
The Imperial War Museum of London !!!
And why not stay in cosmopolitan London. We spent our time well there and saw plenty , all wonderful family souvenirs. I am amazed that I have left these beautiful monument out of my blog for so long. Anyway, this is make up time. I like to tell you a bit more on the Imperial… Continue reading The Imperial War Museum of London !!!
Thanksgiving Americana in Paris !
So this is a revised old post of mine as traditions are meant to be kept. We do the best anywhere we are and one nice tradition we took as ours is Thanksgiving. Of course, in Paris or major cities is easy to get some,but as we are now in the west of France in… Continue reading Thanksgiving Americana in Paris !
Fort Boyard !!!
Ok so have you ever saw a show on TV on a wonderful idylic place and wondered if you can go see it? Well, my family liked to watch this show on TV which was pretty popular in France. And alors, one day my oldest son got a semester hotel/restaurant studies in La Rochelle, and… Continue reading Fort Boyard !!!