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Aperitif – I Love the Tradition of the French Apéro

Ah, the apéritif tradition of France! This is one of my favorite times with friends. You can have as few or as many in your group that you want but you can be sure it will be a time to kick back, unwind and catch up with one another. After an intensive look into apéro traditions with a group of Francophile friends I ...

burgundy adventures

Burgundy Adventures Just Waiting for You to Enjoy

Burgundy Adventures is a guest blog by Nature.House, a Dutch booking platform. Their mission is to connect people with nature.  Offering over 13,000 nature houses all over Europe, they make a significant impact on the environment by investing 1 euro for every booking in local nature projects. {no affiliate links are ...

parc de bercy

Parc de Bercy and the former Château de Bercy

Parc de Bercy was our picnic destination this summer before touring the Musée des Arts Forains. This park in the 12th arrondissement is one of Paris’ newer parks but the area itself has a super interesting history. But first, a little clarification. This area called Parc de Bercy is not the same park land that was part ...

favorite french books

My Favorite French Books – the List Continues

Here's a list of more of my favorite French books just because my bookshelves are overflowing! The last post of my favorite French books was so much fun to write. It was almost like rereading each of the books and who’s to say that I won’t end up doing that at some point. If you have some favorite French books, be sure ...

Exploring Moët and Chandon in Épernay

Who doesn’t love Champagne? Whether it is just a glass of Champagne or when it is part of an aperitif called a Kir Royal in the Burgundy Region, champagne is lovely. Our first tour included both history and a final tasting at Moët and Chandon Champagne House in Épernay. Both the tour and the champagne tasting proved quite ...

alsace lorraine

Alsace Lorraine France delights the eye with Half-timbered houses of Storybook Charm

The Alsace Lorraine is now the newly created Grand-Est Region which merged three regions, the Alsace, the Champagne-Ardenne and the Lorraine. Formerly, the Alsace was often referred to as the Alsace- Lorraine  even though it was just the Alsace. The former Alsace Region of France, sandwiched between the former Lorraine ...