Insights into the French way of life and European travels by an Australian living in the Loire Valley
Header photo: Blois in spring, 2016. All photos on website copyright by Rosemary Kneipp unless specified otherwise. All rights reserved.Sign up for the latest posts below and don’t forget to click the confirmation email link:
Loire Valley Accommodation!
Stay in our beautiful 400-year old Renaissance house in the Loire Valley. Click on Gîte Loire Valley above. Accommodates 2 to 4 adults. 3-night minimum stay.-
Live like a local and improve your French!
-
Recent Posts
-
Popular Posts
Categories
Recent Comments
- Cycling along the Neckar in Germany #2 – Horb – Rottenburg – Türbingen – Bebenhausen | Aussie in France on Cycling along the Danube – Regensburg and the Altmuhle
- Cycling along the Neckar in Germany #2 – Horb – Rottenburg – Türbingen – Bebenhausen | Aussie in France on Cycling in Germany #5 – Bad Schandau to Pirna along the Elbe
- Une semaine au Pays Basque – One week in the Basque Country – Artyfixe on Architecture on the Basque Coast
- Jacqueline on Friday’s French – livret de famille, fiche, fichier
- Rosemary Kneipp on The Road to Agra, Fatehpur Sikri and the Moonlight Gardens
Sites to visit
Archives
Meta
Tag Archives: Palais Royal
Photos of the Week – First Arrondissement
Back in Paris after a month’s cycling holiday in Germany, we’re having lovely weather so I’ve been catching up with friends especially in my neighbourhood, the first arrondissement, so I have some new photos of Paris. You may remember another photo … Continue reading
Photos of the Week – Tuileries Gardens and a Royal Rose
A meeting with some Australian friends on a sunny day took me to my favourite café in the Tuileries – Chez Diane. On the way back, I went to see my favourite rose in the Palais Royal gardens. I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers & gardens, Paris
Tagged Palais Royal, sailing boats in Tuileries, Tuileries Gardens
4 Comments
Photo of the Week – Autumn Leaves in the Palais Royal
It’s turning out to be a very rainy autumn. We don’t often seem to get much sun these days, but when we do, the Palais Royal garden is a good place to soak it up! I spent a couple of … Continue reading
Monday’s Photo of the Week – Double Rainbow
This photo owes its existence to Australian photographer Wendy Smith who is currently living in France. We were walking along chatting in the Palais Royal after a sudden shower chased us off the terrace of the Café Nemours. Suddenly, Wendy said, … Continue reading
Monday’s Photo of the Week
This was taken from my balcony overlooking the Palais Royal fountain.
Monday’s Travel Photos – Palais Royal, Paris
Regular readers will know that I have the great fortune to actually live in the Palais Royal overlooking the fountain. I shall never tire of taking photos. Here are some taken on a sunny afternoon at the beginning of September. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Paris, Travel photos
Tagged Palais Royal, time canon Palais Royal
3 Comments
Oh no, snow again in Paris!
When I woke up and saw the snow yesterday, I was not happy. I was already in spring mode and the idea of temperatures below zero AGAIN was not appealing in the least. As it was, we were very lucky … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Paris
Tagged Louvre, Louvre pyramids, Palais Royal, snow in Paris
11 Comments
Keep Those Clothes On!
Au mois d’avril ne te découvre pas d’un fil, En mai fais ce qu’il te plaît. (In April, don’t remove a stitch, In May, do as you please.) It’s 19°C today with bright sun and blue sky and I just … Continue reading
