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Dinan, France
Ever since I read All the Light We Can Not See, I’ve wanted to visit Saint Malo. As it turns out, so does everyone. And for that reason, I elected to make our base the less touristy Dinan. In four… Read More ›
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Lost in Brittany, France
It didn’t make sense; Dinan was not listed as a stop on the 5:30 train from Rennes to Saint Malo. Yet our ticket was for 5:30, and this was the only train leaving the station at that time. Pat and… Read More ›
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A Day in Giverny and Vernon, France
From the Saint Lazare train station, I caught the 7:18 to Vernon. My destination was Claude Monet’s home in Giverny. I planned this trip the night before, a solo adventure on the last day before a heat wave descended on… Read More ›
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The Michelin Star
It’s no surprise that when I fell for a man in Paris he was wearing a tall white hat. For years, I stacked cookbooks on my bedside table and read them before I fell asleep. Saturday morning, I set off… Read More ›
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Paris, Movies, Popcorn and Growing Older
In the Unites States, Pat and I rarely went to the movies, but now, it’s an indulgence. To bask in English. To understand every word, grasp the nuance, and laugh at the jokes. Otherwise, going to the movies is a thinly… Read More ›
The World In Between 