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Tag: France

Aix-en-Provence

2022-06-142022-08-05

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Aix-en-Provence

Journeys » France

The French Trip

June 12, 2022: Aix-en-Provence. We are taking a mid-point break in “The French Trip”, pausing for a week in Aix-en-Provence. Provence offers so much, but we are savoring the relaxed time in our tiny apartment above Cours Mirabeau, the lovely pedestrian only center of Aix. Ahhh …

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Lyon

2022-04-252022-04-27

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Lyon

Journeys » France

The French Trip

April 24, 2022  Lyon has been called “The Gastronomic Capital of France.” What does that mean?  That the chefs in their bouchons are alchemists who turn the offal (awful?) into the extraordinary.  

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The French Trip

2022-04-162022-08-06

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The French Trip (summary)

Journeys » France

July 15, 2022: Paris  “The French Trip” exceeded expectations.  Laissez le bon temps rouler indeed! Two months exploring France, Luxembourg and Belgium was wonderful, and was not nearly enough.

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Strasbourg

2021-10-132022-08-18

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Strasbourg in the Rain

Journeys » France

White Wine and Black Forest 2021

October 3:  Dull skies rained steadily as we detoured into Strasbourg.  But serendipity!  There we found the best food and best music of our trip to the Rhine region.

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Colmar in Alsace

2021-10-092021-10-10

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Colmar in Alsace

Journeys » France

White Wine and Black Forest 2021

October 4-8:  In Colmar, four-hundred-year-old half-timbered houses line the canals, looking for all the world like gingerbread with thick pastel frosting.   With that kind of charm, great local white wine, and fascinating history, even the rain couldn’t dampen our mood.

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