J'ai la pêche!

Sunday, 29 August 2010

Ahhh, les pêches ... magnifique!The most perfect, succulent, delicious fruit ever!I buy them at the farmers market. There is one every day in Lyon along the Saone river. There is one twice a week behind my apartment building in the 6eme arrondisseme

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Kristin Scott Thomas

Sunday, 29 August 2010

Kristin Scott Thomas.You all remember this actress in Four Weddings and a Funeral, n'est ce pas?You all remember her in The English Patient, non?France is lucky enough to have her as a permanent resident! Yes, she's British, darlings. Transplanted to Fra

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Peau d'Ane

Saturday, 28 August 2010

Let's talk French cinema!I recently saw a French cult classic, Peau d'Ane. This fairytale was made into a film in 1970,  directed by Jacques Demy and starring the ever fabulous Catherine Deneuve.It was filmed at Chateau de Chambord, which I have had

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Chez Vlad

Friday, 27 August 2010

Please be warned that there are violent images and sordid tales in today's blog.Well, here we are! We made it through Romania all the way to Castle Poienari, the real home of Vlad Dracula, aka Vlad Tepes aka Vlad the Impaler. Please note that B

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Cadeaux de famille !

Friday, 27 August 2010

***Ma maman ......Ma belle-fille ...... Délicieux petits présents au goût du Passé .......Se sont glissés au milieu d'objets d'hier et d'aujourd'hui ...Août déroule ses derniers jours, ils raccourcissent et annoncent Septembre ...La chaleur est toujours

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Fagaras Mountains, home to Vlad the Impaler

Thursday, 26 August 2010

I took the famous Transfagarasan Road, the C7, from just outside Vald's birthplace of Sighisoara, over the Fagaras Mountains and down to the Poienari Citadel aka Dracula's real castle.Communist dictator, Ceausescu, built the road in the 1970's using 6 mi

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