We began our last day in the French countryside with a visit to the Saint-Cosme Priory. This has been a religious site since at least the year 1000AD. It was a way station for pilgrims on their way to Compostela … Continue reading →
One gray morning we visited the gardens at La Chatonnière (link to English version of the website). This had multiple themed gardens. I like the idea of themed gardens, but having been to a number of them, now, I’m aware that they … Continue reading →
It’s Paris in July! I’ve been looking forward to this since we started planning our recent trip to France last winter. I knew I would still be writing French-themed posts through the month of July. I’m so excited to share … Continue reading →
Book: The Serpent and the Moon : Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King by HRH Princess Michael of Kent Genre: Biography / History Publisher: Touchstone Publication date: 2004 Pages: 405 Source: Library Summary: Henri II, King of France, … Continue reading →
Our visit to Chateau de Courances (link to the English version of the website) was one of my favorite parts of our garden tour in France. Courances is named for the running water on the property, including many springs. All this … Continue reading →
Still on the first day (we’d been up for more than 30 hours by this point), we went to Versailles. But our garden tour avoided the Palace and went, instead, to the Potager du Roi, the kitchen garden of the … Continue reading →