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A Return Trip to Giverny

June 23, 2019by Jeparlefranglais Leave a comment

Visitors are the best! Although living in a beautiful place like France, life sometimes tends to fall into a busy routine and it’s difficult to find time to stop and […]

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My Life in France, Normandy

Exploring the Port Town of Honfleur

October 12, 2017by Jeparlefranglais 1 Comment

We’re finally back in France!  After an amazing trip to Ireland (sooooo nice to hear people speaking English again), we were ready to return to discover the variety of beautiful […]

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Magnificent Mont Saint Michel

December 18, 2016by Jeparlefranglais 1 Comment

The most visited attraction in France (outside of Paris) is not a museum, a church, or a monument.  It is an entire town, the town of Mont Saint Michel.  The […]

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The Cliffs of Etretat

September 19, 2016by Jeparlefranglais Leave a comment

I’ve been in France almost 3 years (!!) and still, I’m always finding out about new places to see and new beauties to explore.  Case in point – The Cliffs […]

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Springtime in Giverny

May 8, 2016by Jeparlefranglais 11 Comments

Living in San Francisco, I never fully appreciated the seasons.  When the California weather stays between 50 and 70 degrees all year-long, there are always leaves on the trees and flowers […]

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A Few Days in the Normandy Region…

December 25, 2013by Jeparlefranglais Leave a comment

More on last week’s trip to the Normandy region… After over 8 hours of driving from Montpellier, we finally arrived at the French Bethel branch in Louviers, just in time […]

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A French Road Trip

December 23, 2013by Jeparlefranglais Leave a comment

Last week, we decided to take a trip up to the Normandy region to visit friends.  While we were up there, we decided to stop in Paris as well.  (Remember, […]

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I’ve been hearing rumors of another lockdown coming, so we’re enjoying the great outdoors while we can...
Life in France is not always a garden of roses (though they can be beautiful). My latest hurdle to establishing French residency was taking an official French test (le test d’evaluation de français or TEF for short). Given that I haven’t taken a French class in over 20 years, this turned out to be an interesting experience. Find out all about it on my latest blog post (link in bio)…
The weatherman was finally right! We got snow today! ❄️
The Jardin des Tuileries peacefully blanketed under a layer of snow 3 years ago. With snow in the weather forecast tomorrow, will this happen again? Stay tuned... ❄️
2020 as a whole has been pretty terrible, but I’m grateful for the little things, such as being able to explore this little corner of Portugal earlier this year, pre-COVID. Thank you @jwabroad and @kaniciacognard for being such great tour guides and taking to some of your favorite areas in the Algarve - it’s easy to see why they were your faves!
I can’t believe that this has been my first post in months. Maybe because I’m usually inspired by travel, and that has been pretty non-existent in 2020 (the exception being this wonderful trip to Seville in January pre-COVID). But there have been little things to be thankful for - specifically being able to return to France after being stuck in the US for 3 months with 4 flights cancelled. Now that we’re back, I’m cautiously planning a trip for the first time in over 6 months. Still unsure on the destination, but it’s definitely going to within driving distance and somewhere where we can spend the majority of our time outdoors and socially distant. And as modest as this is, it’s is giving me the energy to get going again...
I would love to have one of these doors for my home. If I can ever return home, that is... I’m still stuck here in San Francisco waiting for a flight back to Paris. Since San Francisco is my hometown, I have a place to stay and family close by. So, compared with many in this situation, I have a lot to be grateful for. But I miss traveling, I miss Europe, and I especially miss France. One day I’ll be able to get a flight back home, hopefully sooner rather than later... Photo info: This beautiful door was taken at the Real Alcazar in Seville, a royal palace built in the 14th century. The tile work and details all around are an excellent example of the Mudejar architecture common in the region. .
Looking back to beautiful Seville two months ago, where our biggest problem was finding the entrance to the Alcazar…. Miss wandering through the Seville streets with you @kaniciacognard and @jwabroad ! 💛
Reflecting on finding beauty in the little things during our winter trip to Spain... One of our favorite things to do in Seville was to just walk around the neighborhoods. The doors themselves are beautiful, but they were even better when open, leading to peaceful orange-tree filled courtyards.

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