I’m fortunate; this wasn’t my first trip to France. In fact, it was my third. Each trip was very different: the first in 1993 when I was visiting a friend in Germany and I took a 2-day bus tour from Germany to France. The second in 1999 with two friends when we did the “if this is Paris, it must be Tuesday” type of tour. … Continue reading The Gardens and the Gold
Many of you may know that my brother Tim and I have worked for many years on our family’s genealogy. We started with our Mum’s side, the Atyeos, because it’s such an unusual name and we felt we might have more success tracking an unusual name. Keep in mind that we started all this before the Internet (gasp) and sites such as ancestry.com existed. We … Continue reading Royal Welsh Fusiliers, World War I
After spending such a wonderful and moving day tracing our grandfather’s steps, we had the great joy of staying at Le Chateau des Ormes, just outside of Lille. Our hostess, Isabelle, was welcoming and full of life. We had the great good fortune of sitting out on the “front porch” — that is, a lovely stone terrace that overlooks the park — with Isabelle, who … Continue reading Le Chateau des Ormes
Le Chateau des Ormes To finish off our first day, we had a luscious dinner at Le 109, the chateau’s restaurant, located in the wine cellar (this same cellar had a bunker built in it during German occupation). I had a wonderful entree: sprouted quinoa with an avocado purée and slightly tomato-y sauce, served chilled. My main course was superb lamb. Others had foie gras, … Continue reading Cambrai, France (cont.)
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