I avoided accents in the title because it tends to mess up the link, but the museum name should be Musée Jacquemart-André. It’s located on a quiet leafy Parisian street at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in the 8th arrondissement, within walking distance of the Champs-Elysées. I went last May when there was a Mary Cassatt exhibit, which was absolutely enchanting. Do you… Read More
If you’re here for the INSIDR smartphone giveaway, just scroll down to about two-thirds of the way where I list the details of the contest. If you plan to come to France before April, 2019 then this giveaway will make your stay in the City of Light that much brighter. I can’t wait to see who wins! If you’re one… Read More
Hey friends, we’re back from the Swiss Alps and (among a whole host of other things) I want to talk to you about INSIDR, a company to which I am now affiliated. I can’t tell you how many proposals I turn down for guest posts or sponsorship because it’s not a good fit for my audience. A lot. Well, as… Read More
It’s a whirlwind summer for us, which is a treat after a pretty difficult year. Our usual two weeks in Bretagne (Brittany) became one week because we had to squeeze in a trip to the US and our pre-teen and teen camps in Switzerland later this month. I was really bent on enjoying our time in Brittany because I’m not wired… Read More
The medieval city of Provins is located in the Champagne region. The city seems to have existed since before the first century AD, but it was not until the 9th century that Charlemagne sent his missi dominici (his royal representatives: the Count of Paris and the Abbé of Saint-Denis) to strengthen it as a military stronghold. That’s when they built… Read More
FRANCE This weekend, we welcomed teens from the churches in Lyon, Geneva, and Brussels to participate in a jeu de piste around Paris. A literal translation would be tracking game (like dogs tracking a scent). It’s a little bit like a treasure hunt, except the only treasure at the end is that you get to sit down. I was home… Read More
