Category Archives: Food

Jaipur – temples, elephants, forts and palaces

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

We are up bright and early at our beautiful Shahpura House Heritage Hotel in Jaipur so we can have breakfast and be ready to leave at 8 am because today is a big day – my first elephant ride! Our … Continue reading →

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A Restaurant for Two and Lavardin

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s that time again – the anniversary of the day Jean Michel and I met. We’re up to nineteen years. I have friends celebrating their 40th wedding anniversaries but not everyone is lucky enough to meet the right person the … Continue reading →

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Cycling along the Cher from Montrichard to Saint Aignan

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

Sunday is cool and rainy so we have reserved our weekly cycling excursion for Monday which dawns bright and sunny. We are off by 10.30 am to Montrichard on the Cher River, about a half an hour’s drive from Blois, … Continue reading →

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Blogger Round-Up: Choosing accommodation with airbnb – Luggage transfer when cycling – History of potatoes in France

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

In recent times, I have sadly neglected my once-weekly blogger round-up due to my very busy life since moving to Blois last October but three posts caught my eye recently that I would like to share. The first is Simply … Continue reading →

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Cycling in the Poitevin Marsh #2 – The Wet Marsh

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

We wake up rested in our B&B and have a delicious breakfast in the courtyard in front of the main house, consisting of freshly-squeezed orange juice, two types of bread, two types of brioche (a sort of bun loaf), a … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Poitevin Marsh #1 – Aiguillon

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

The outside of the new kitchen window is finally finished and we are taking a well-deserved 3-day cycling holiday. We’ve chosen Poitevin Marsh after talking to friends. It’s been on the agenda for a while and isn’t too far by … Continue reading →

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Why I love the market even when it’s cold or rainy #2

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

We are halfway through the Saturday market (you can read #1 here) and having our coffee, waiting to hear about the Chambord second-hand and antique fair on May 1st from a lady who was an exhibitor. “I slept the night in … Continue reading →

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Invited for Dessert

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

We haven’t seen Mr and Mrs Previous Owner for quite some time, what with moving, retirement blues, Christmas, New Year, the flu, Granada, getting over the flu and finishing the glass doors and shutters. However, we are now sufficiently en … Continue reading →

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Granada – Final Impressions and Suggestions – and maybe Cordoba

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

I somehow feel that Granada escaped me. I think there are two reasons: the fact that I was still recovering from a bad bout of flu and the unexpectedly cold weather. It seems to me that Spain is an outdoor … Continue reading →

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Sun and Snow in the Albaicin in Granada

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

Snow has been predicted but when we wake up, there is no sign of it. We walk up Cuesta Alhacaba, our double hill road, to Casa Pasteles on Plaza Larga for breakfast. There’s a market today – one clothes stand … Continue reading →

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