Colmar and Kaysersberg in Alsace
After spending a day at Strasbourg, we decided to step out to explore the region, visiting the beautiful towns of...
Visiting Montpellier & Avignon in Southern France
As you go further down south in France, the cities seem to become less French. Southern France touches Spain and Italy, and...
Visiting Bordeaux and St Emilion
Last month, we stayed with a couple of friends in the beautiful city of Bordeaux. We had been in France...
Light-soaked visions of the Impressionist painters
The impressionists.. ..left us the marvellous, light-soaked shimmering visions of landscape that never seem to dim in their brilliance. "Then...
Visiting Monet’s garden at Giverny
It is such a delight to stand in front of Monet’s beautiful work. I remember the first time I saw...
