Monthly Archives: September 2021

Cristo

Posted on September 30, 2021 by John

I’ve often claimed that we’re not great fans of modern art – that it too often leaves us scratching our heads and wondering about what we were seeing. Over the last few years we’ve come to appreciate some modern art: … Continue reading →

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La Ferté Alais Airshow

Posted on September 30, 2021 by John

  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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Chateau Amboise and Chateau Azay-le-Rideau

Posted on September 29, 2021 by John

After seeing Chateau Blois and visiting the town, we took a day-trip to go to Chateau Amboise and then stopped at Chateau Azay-le-Rideau on the day we drove back to home base at Bois-le-Roi. This was the second time we’d … Continue reading →

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Chateau Blois

Posted on September 27, 2021 by John Zumsteg

We left Cheverny and made the half-hour drive to the town of Blois. Here sits one of the most interesting chateaux in all of France, in a very enjoyable city. We made Blois our base of operations for the next … Continue reading →

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Chateau de Cheverny

Posted on September 27, 2021 by John Zumsteg

If you once had a teenage son or daughter, they might well look at a picture of Chateau Cheverny and think, “That seems familiar…” If they were to look at the picture below and cover up the right and left … Continue reading →

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A Ramble to the Loire Valley

Posted on September 27, 2021 by John Zumsteg

We took a three-night road trip last week to the Loire Valley. It was a terrific trip; one of those where nothing goes wrong, the weather was great, sights were beautiful and historic and interesting. When we got back, we … Continue reading →

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Around Bois-le-Roi – Chateau Fontainebleau

Posted on September 19, 2021 by John

We’re preparing to head off on a four-day trip to the Loire Valley, home of many beautiful chateaus; I’ll write a post about that when we return. In the meantime (and afterward) I’ll try to post some pictures and scribblings … Continue reading →

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Alsace Trip – Mulhouse

Posted on September 14, 2021 by John

Last stop on our Alsace tour: Mulhouse. Mulhouse differs quite a bit from Strasbourg and Colmar: it’s an industrial city that is having a hard time keeping its industrial base. It doesn’t have many beautiful and historic buildings nor beautiful … Continue reading →

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Big News!

Posted on September 13, 2021 by John

We each have a French Pass Sanitaire! Whenever we go into a restaurant or enclosed venue – think museums – with lots of people, we have to show our vaccination records. The French all have a QR code on their … Continue reading →

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Alsace Trip – Colmar

Posted on September 12, 2021 by John

Colmar was next up on our itinerary. It’s not far from Strasbourg, smaller by quite a bit (around 75,000 compared to Strasbourg’s 470,000) and definitely oriented more toward tourism. The city has many beautiful and interesting buildings, built in the … Continue reading →

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