Category Archives: France

A few weeks ago, Jay and Tanya visited the Brittany and Normandy coast with stops in Brest and Cherbourg. First of all, Brest is not one of those places tourists usually flock to. For one thing, it rains a lot … Continue reading →

Located in Provence, Avignon’s major claim to fame is that it was the home of the breakaway Catholic popes between 1309 and 1417. This was a fascinating time within the Catholic church as the French popes broke away from Rome … Continue reading →

Séte is a quiet fishing port on the south coast of France. It’s an attractive little town whose claim to fame seems to be that it was a major destination for French Algerians who fled Algerian after it gained its … Continue reading →

Ajaccio is the both the capital of Corsica and the birthplace of Napoleon. The former is just accepted, the latter is exploited. Even though Napoleon left Corsica when he was 10 years old, memorials and statues of him are everywhere … Continue reading →

Spending the day in St. Tropez, looking for the beautiful people, proved fruitless. We had read of recent celeb sightings, including Ivana Trump, and we were anxious to blend in and see who we could chat up. “Which yacht is … Continue reading →

Ah, Paris. The City of Light, of romance. The most popular city in the world for people seeking love, joy, beauty and the chance to tell their friends that, yes, they were in Paris last week. OK, that’s all fine. … Continue reading →

This past weekend we visited Reims, France and its impressive cathedral, built between 1211 and 1516. For 800 years it served as the site for the coronation of the Kings of France, and while severely damaged in WW I, has … Continue reading →

Maybe because it’s so walkable and pretty, maybe it’s because it’s only a 2-1/2 hour drive from Wiesbaden and maybe because it’s just so….French, or Alcacian, or a little bit German.  Anyway we love Strasbourg and spent the weekend there … Continue reading →

This weekend we visited Dijon, arguably the mustard capital of the universe.  This store, Moutarde Maille, is ground zero for mustard.  Mustard with basil, with pimento, with figs, with truffles, olives, cherries and on and on….a veritable mustard heaven on … Continue reading →