Category Archives: Sightseeing

Weekly Blogger Round-Up: the San Pellegrino headquarters – Le Crotoy flea market – Gourd festival in Nice –

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

In this week’s Blogger Round-Up, Mary Kay from Out and About in Paris takes us to Bergamo in Italy where she was given a special guided tour of the San Pellegrino art nouveau building, while Janine Marsh from The Good … Continue reading →

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Weekly Blogger Round-Up: Visiting Lisbon – Parliament House in Budapest – Being Polite in French

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

This week’s Blogger Round-Up takes us to Lisbon in Portugal with Jenny and John in Brittany, a place that is definitely on my shortlist while Adelina from Pack Me To visits the inside of the Parliament Building in Budapest which … Continue reading →

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Death Hunt with THATLou

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s almost Halloween. I’m dressed in black from head to toe as instructed and standing in line to buy my entrance ticket to the museum in order to participate in a Treasure Hunt at the Louvre by THATLou. “Hi”, says a … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Blogger Round-up: Butte aux Cailles – Texting in French – Céléri Rémoulade

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

This week, Filly di Somma, writing for Guide2Paris, takes us off the beaten track to the Butte aux Cailles in Paris, while Katerina Forrester, in a post for My French Life gives us tips on text messaging in French. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Rila Monastery and Boyana Church in Bulgaria

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

We’re debating about a day trip from Sofia to Rila Monastery because it’s a 2 to 2 ½ hour bus trip each way (120 K) but various friends have encouraged us to go and the photos are certainly encouraging. It’s … Continue reading →

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Our Free Sofia Tour

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

Having walked our feet off exploring Sofia in the morning, we’ve come home to recuperate. After a couple of hours, I notice a leaflet on the dining  table of our home exchange hosts advertising free English-speaking tours  of Sofia every … Continue reading →

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Feeling more at home in Sofia

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

The sky is a stunning blue although the temperatures have dropped a little. We go directly to the imposing church of St Nedelya, just across from the statue of Sofia and the little church of St Petka, with the School … Continue reading →

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Plant your Language Garden with Memrise – Wonderous mountain train – a day trip from Nice –

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

Since I have been writing quite a bit about Sofia in Bulgaria recently, I thought you might like a more French focus for this Wednesday’s Bloggers’ Round-up. Kathy Stanford from Femmes Francophiles reviews the phone app Memrise for learning and … Continue reading →

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Sofia – Alexander Nevski Cathedral and Saint Sofia

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

We wake up very late and I am relieved that my toe is no longer swollen and painful. I can now move it which is reassuring. The Nurofen, the three ice-cold foot baths and not going out for dinner and … Continue reading →

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Sofia – Third impressions

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Rosemary Kneipp

The starting point for our third walking tour of Sofia is the Archeology Museum opposite the Presidential Palace and the changing of the guard which I described in my Second Impressions of Sofia. The oldest museum in Bulgaria (formerly the … Continue reading →

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