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Chateau Fontainebleu – inside

Earlier I wrote about walking around Chateau Fontainebleau, one of our favorite walks here (Around Bois-le-Roi – Chateau Fontainebleau). Yesterday we returned to the chateau, not for a walk but to visit the interior. We’ve done this before – as … Continue reading

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La Ferté Alais Airshow

  In late August great friend Hervé, his daughter Sophia, son Ben, Ben’s friend Jurgen and I went to the La Ferté Alais airshow. A couple days ago Hervé beat me soundly (figuratively) about the head and shoulders for not … Continue reading

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La France est compliquée!

Life can be complicated here, even in simple things. When I say that to people who have lived here a long time, I sometimes get some pushback: “No, it’s not that bad. Not so complicated. Used to be worse,” etc. … Continue reading

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Fontainebleau

We’ve had lots of folks who wanted to come and stay with us, and it has pained us that we just don’t have enough room for everyone here in Montigny-sur-Loing. So we decided to look for a place we could … Continue reading

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