Monthly Archives: October 2021

Chateau Fontainebleu – inside

Posted on October 19, 2021 by John

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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Puits Communes (Public Wells)

Posted on October 11, 2021 by John

One day while walking down our street, we saw this in a wall near our cottage: It’s an old unused well; we could see the pulley and bucket on a chain.There is a locked grill on the front so it … Continue reading →

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Gotta Love Paris – and We Do

Posted on October 10, 2021 by John

This week we spent four days in Paris, certainly our last visit to the city on this trip. We’ve been coming to Paris for many years – our first time in the city was in 1983: two day-trips while we … Continue reading →

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Food – mmmmmm…

Posted on October 10, 2021 by John

I haven’t taken a lot of pictures of food here, because I’m not 100% ok with pulling out a phone and taking pictures in a nice restaurant. But I’ve been talked into posting the food pix I have so here … Continue reading →

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