Beautiful Cafe at Musee d’Orsay
2024年8月3日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Lovely spot to rest from the art viewing and enjoy some peace self-centered the tourists.
Soccer
2024年8月3日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Good news - we got to see US Women play. Bad news - our seats were way at the top and the women played horrible. They won, but it was ugly.
The Parc de Princes was really odd - very urban andもっと詳しく
VIP Paris Cruise
2024年8月3日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Our VIP dinner cruise was not exactly what I thought but it was fun. The food was better than expected and, although it rained some, it was a lovely night.
There were mostly French people so itもっと詳しく
Eiffel Tower
2024年8月4日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
What’s not to love about the Eiffel Tower? We went visited all three levels and had stunning views of Paris, the cauldron, beach volleyball taking place below us. Always amazing to see that far andもっと詳しく
Eiffel Tower - a few more!
2024年8月4日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Beach Volleyball CZE v NED
2024年8月4日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
First match was Czech versus Netherlands. Czech is supposed to be best in the world but Netherlands dominated in two sets.
We also learned the monster block and Ace songs.
Beach Volleyball Cuba - Sweden
2024年8月4日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
This was a fun set. You would think Cuba had the advantage because of their height, but Sweden out smarted them in the first match. The Cuban team loved the crowd and got us fired up. Also theもっと詳しく
Rodin Museum
2024年8月4日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
I think we are both moved by sculpture and how an artist brings form out of a block. So we went to the Rodin museum. The inside is a little disappointing because the light is really bad to try toもっと詳しく
La Coupole
2024年8月4日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
We had a dinner reservation snafu at La Vie et La Bourse. So we pivoted and went to La Coupole… turned out to be a wonderful meal and experience in Montparnasse.
Moules gratinée, poulet rôti,もっと詳しく
Taittinger
2024年8月5日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Our first champagne tasting was at Taittinger and was lovely and a little formal. The first views of the UNESCO caves was overwhelming. That these go back to the 4th century is humbling. And to knowもっと詳しく
Basilica Saint Remi
2024年8月5日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
We were early to Taittinger so she sent us to this lovely 13th century basilica. We got to see French firemen doing some inspection of the roof.
Veuve Cliquot
2024年8月5日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Second visit was Veuve Cliquot. The story of a woman going to bat with her father-in-law to take over the House was pretty good. All the advances she made in creating the riddling system and expandingもっと詳しく
Pommery
2024年8月5日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Pommeau was more art than champagne house. We did the self guided tour which was kind of fun to be by ourselves down there.
Part of the same limestone caves, but creating unique art spaces. Theもっと詳しく
Pol Couronne & Notre Dame
2024年8月5日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Our last tasting was at a small place in centre ville. The place was popular and busy and we met some Americans from Chattanooga who had done the sabering thing. Lol.
After we tried for a brewery.もっと詳しく
Les Halles de Dijon - market
2024年8月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
I made sure we came to Dijon on a market day. It is so vibrant and full of so many things. The Halles - the covered market is so modern and chi chi now! Much more upscale foods and professional setもっと詳しく
La Chouette!
2024年8月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Thai little owl was carved into Notre Dame by a workman hundreds of years ago. It is said to bring you luck if you rub it with your left hand (close to your heart). I always wondered if it would beもっと詳しく
Palace of the Dukes
2024年8月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
The Palace of the Dukes doesn’t fail to awe. And the whole plaza with the fountains is just beautiful and such a gathering place.
Palais du Justice
2024年8月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
More beautiful buildings. The justice building.
Mulot & Petit Jean
2024年8月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Dijon, or Burgundy in general, is known for the pain d’épice or spice bread/gingerbread. Mulot et Petit Jean is the most well known. They used to do these beautiful window displays for differentもっと詳しく
St Begnine
2024年8月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
There is a lot of god in Dijon. So many old churches - many turned into other things now, like theaters. St Begnine dates from the year 1000 and has a crypt with the Saints remains. I visited manyもっと詳しく
Cite de la Gastronomie
2024年8月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Celebrating the amazing food and wines of Burgundy, this center was opened in 2022. There are exhibits about food in the broad sense and well as about the creation and evolution of restaurants.もっと詳しく
Vins de Bourgogne - terroir
2024年8月6日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
We did a workshop on the wines of Burgundy, and more particularly the terroir that makes the wines in small parcels so different from one another.
We tasted a Chardonnay from the Macon region in theもっと詳しく
Exhibit at Cite de la Gastronomie
2024年8月6日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
This was the main exhibit about French approaches to food. Some great quotes and fun exhibits.
Caves de la Cite
2024年8月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
We next visited the caves de la Cite where we got to taste 4 wines from different villages. The class was good and our guide was nice.
But then
We got to go a little crazy tasting other wines fromもっと詳しく
Beautiful dinner near Palace
2024年8月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
We had a beautiful relaxed dinner looking at the Palace of the Dukes. Kids were playing in the fountain, people out strolling, folks of all ages just out and enjoying a beautiful night and each othersもっと詳しく