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18. VAL-DE-LOIRE: Saumur to Amboise

Posted on June 29, 2019 by admin

Another hot day in Loire Valley … to start in a troglodyte cave… the Saut-aux-Loups… mushroom cellars… too early for lunch… that’s what the next destination is for… Tours! We miss the marché artisanal in Tours… have lunch at Les … Continue reading →

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17. VAL-DE-LOIRE: The Castle Triangle

Posted on June 28, 2019 by admin

On a hot day… hide in a castle… repeat three times… from the playful Château-Musée de Saumur… to the enchantments of the Azay-le-Rideau… closing the castle triangle with the Renaissance gardens of Villandry… après-chateaux in Saumur… lively place… no reservation, … Continue reading →

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11. NORMANDY: Honfleur

Posted on June 22, 2019 by admin

Late start on Honfleur roofs after the long Fête de la Musique night… yummy surprise downstairs… it’s the Saturday market… so many good looking and tasting cheese… and sausages… olives & marinated garlic… baguette tradition & pain au céréales… fruits … Continue reading →

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8. IMPRESSIONIST ITINERARY: Giverny-Rouen

Posted on June 19, 2019 by admin

The day has come… to leave Paris… first we take a fast RER B to rent a car at the airport… then we start the new impressionist adventure… the first surprise pops up on the way to Giverny… a real … Continue reading →

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THANKSGIVING: Refuge by the Sea

Posted on November 22, 2018 by admin

A new tradition started last year… Thanksgiving at Asilomar… Refuge by the Sea… this time getting ready for a long awaited storm… after the most devastating Camp Fire… many thoughts on that… and the current state of the world… appreciating … Continue reading →

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5.LHR-VIE

Posted on July 1, 2018 by admin

A day of flight… with all the associated delight… feels like a short commuting from London to Vienna… followed by a longer drive than we imagined… that makes us miss the Klimt Center on the Attersee… still enjoying the scenic … Continue reading →

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4.LON: BritiShakespeare Day

Posted on June 30, 2018 by admin

Yummy early morning at Maitre Choux in South Kensington… on our way to see a newly reopened British Museum gallery… for a journey through China and South Asia… brush painting weaved with musical discoveries from around the world… loosely following … Continue reading →

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11. RO: Sinaia to Bucharest

Posted on June 24, 2017 by admin

For several years now it just happens we are in the same place at the same time… Peleș Castle… Concursul de Eleganţă Sinaia! While the auto show is not a surprise anymore it is always enjoyable, and since we visited … Continue reading →

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10. RO: A Castle, A Fortress…

Posted on June 23, 2017 by admin

After a delicious breakfast at Conacul Brătescu we walk our short way to Bran Castle… time for the little ones to learn about the history… and the legend… the castle was decently crowded… had the chance to join a guided … Continue reading →

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1. BARCELONA: Art Surprise!

Posted on June 14, 2017 by admin

While uploading pictures I notice a bit of a pattern… we went to London 2 years in a row (2015, 2016) and Barcelona next 2 years (2016, 2017)… and while it happened more by chance than by design… though our … Continue reading →

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