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Kir – We Love the Aperitif as much as its Fascinating History

Read my story in French » {updated November 2022} A Kir apéritif or a Kir Royal is perfect if you want to enjoy a traditional French apéritif. The  difference is found in the alcohol used. A Kir has a base of dry white wine, served in a wine glass while a Kir Royal is made with champagne and served in a champagne ...

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How Travel Photography Inspiration Found its Beginnings in History For Me

Read my story in French » Eugène Atget inspires my travel photography Eugène Atget is one of my favorite photographers who just happens to also be French. Born in 1857, 18 years after the invention of the camera, he gained his notoriety through his photos of Paris at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th ...

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Vintage Paris Photos Souvenir from VE Day

When were these vintage Paris photos taken? That’s a question I can’t answer definitively. What I know is my uncle who fought in France during World War II dated the packet 1945.  In addition, he was in Bar-le-duc during the liberation in August 1944. May 1945 he was in Paris for VE Day and purchased this little ...

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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 ...