Saturday I wanted to get in another walk in my neighborhood before starting dinner, which is hard for me to find the energy to do right now. There was my ever present heaviness of heart that just is a part of me now; that this city girl needed to be alone with. Sometimes one …
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I find it very strange, yet synchronistic that I ended up here. Was I called? D Day beaches in Normandy are certainly very pretty, but because of all the blood shed there, they frankly were not my first thought for a seaside stay. Having to plan a rather last-minute vacation, I considered the entire …
I was craving the warmth of the sun and the crashing waves of the sea, so Sicily proved to be great therapy for my grief blasted neurons. I chose the tiny island of Ortigia on the southeast Ionian sea coast for several reasons. I wanted to be surrounded by the energy of the sea, and …
It always bothered me tremendously that Camille Claudel did not have her own proper museum. Finally that has changed with the opening of the Camille Claudel Musée in Nogent Sur Seine or hasn’t it? The brand new Camille Claudel museum left me somewhat disturbed and disappointed when I was looking forward to being delighted! Why? …
Just when I have savoured the very last crumb of those buttery galettes that I love, I start thinking about the Saint Mary Magdalene inspired navettes and crepes to celebrate the Festival of Lights on February 2nd, called Chandeleur. The name comes from the word in French for candlelight; aux chandelles. The majority of the …
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As I hiked up the pebble strewn path that meandered through vineyards as far as my eyes could see, it seemed like my legs had gears of their own, which was fine with me. After all, I had just enjoyed my first sparkling “fortification” of a day of fun and frolic in the revered vineyards …
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Wednesday looked about our best day to travel Iceland’s roads, given there wasn’t a snow blizzard nor gale force winds forecast, that kept us in Reykjavik Monday. Fresh snowfall the day before reflected like a mirror the sun that broke through as we started out with some trepidations and fear. In this land of fire …
I have been wanting to go to Iceland for a long time in hopes of seeing the Aurora Borealis and their beautiful geothermal lagoons and pools. Flying in on Valentine’s day, the blueness of the Atlantic against the vast stretches of snow made it look like images of the North Pole. The crisp frigid air …
Ghosts are everywhere, and perhaps even more likely to be found in these very ancient châteaux scattered throughout France. I have always thought of the many wonderful stories to be told if only those old stones could talk, to those who have the sensitivities to hear. You either believe in ghosts or you don’t and …
Every year when July 22 comes around, besides being reminded that I have only one month left before my birthday in August,I always think about celebrating the feast day of Mary Magdalene. I have done this several times at La Sainte Baume Saint Maximin, in the south of France, which remains one of my favourite …
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It was one of those perfect sunday mornings in July where I could sit out on my balcony and hear the birds chirp rather than being drowned out by traffic. The bells of our parish church down the street rang loud and clear calling the faithful to 11am mass. However delightful it can be suspended …
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Wherever I travel, the most important and the first things that I research are the restaurants! It becomes practically an obsessional search, looking here and there, and then cross checking reviews or reports for the best places. Athens though, was more of a challenge. If it is in France, it is a lot easier of …