Category Archives: Restaurants

The Secret Châteaux of the Loire Valley – Langeais, Villesavin, Montpoupon & Beauregard

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

First published in The Good Life France My top ten châteaux and castles in the Loire Valley are the four “Cs” – Chenonceau, Chambord, Cheverny and Chaumont – followed by the royal castles of Amboise and Blois, all of which … 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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Sunny Spain and the Alhambra

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’ve booked our tickets for the Alhambra ahead of time on ticketmaster.es and collected them in a Servi Caixa terminal to avoid the queues. We know this from Barcelona. This is a great idea when there are lots of tourists … Continue reading →

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Getting to Granada and First Impressions

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

We leave Blois at 10 am on Saturday to drive to Orly Airport where we’re leaving the car in a somewhat suspicious-looking long-term parking lot near for the airport for 70 euros. If the car’s still there on our return, … Continue reading →

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Shopping in the Sales in Tours

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s the winter sales in France, which start in mid-January. I’m not a keen shopper at the best of times, nor am I a fashionista, so I prefer to wait for the second week of the sales and hope that … Continue reading →

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A New Wave Cuisine Anniversary Lunch in Vendôme

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

We wake up quite late and realise we’re going to have to hurry up a bit if we’re to go to the market and still arrive at 12.30 in Vendôme for our anniversary (of-the-day-we-met) lunch at Pertica, an up-and-coming success … Continue reading →

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Lunch with Learners

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

Our party of four arrives just before noon in front of the local hospitality high school. It’s important to be on time because class goes back at 1.30 pm. We enter the building and can see the students through the … Continue reading →

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A Significant Birthday or Taking a Pensioner Out to Dinner

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

I’m always on the look-out for new restaurants to try so when my friend and neighbour Françoise mentions the Manoir de Contres in Sologne, I immediately note the name in my iPhone for Jean Michel’s next most significant birthday – … Continue reading →

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Sintra – A Lovely Palace and a Yellow Monster

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’ve checked the weather and it looks like it isn’t going to rain. We walk down to Rossio Station to take the train to Sintra. We’re amazed to see the long queue of people, even at the ticket machines. We … Continue reading →

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