https://www.caroleannwright.com/france-2023 daily 0.75 2023-04-12 https://www.caroleannwright.com/france-2023/ce-qui-me-manquera-le-plus-propos-de-la-france monthly 0.5 2023-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1551a39c-4e32-4e94-9d9a-579c43f092f0/Eiffel+Tower+Cherry+Blossoms.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Ce qui me manquera le plus à propos de la France - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.caroleannwright.com/france-2023/chteaux-hopping-dans-la-valle-de-la-loire monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681119165532-XC261D64HA6AHN6A546Q/IMG_2414.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Château de Villandry from the gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681119337478-DA1R6VB7OKZZT2ECATR0/P1470695.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the gardens from the chateau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681119072361-USE3JH0B30LUW58YR15S/IMG_2409.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the gardens at Villandry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681119091497-8I4B4UGXE9VVA8PXTSMN/IMG_2412.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Château de Villandry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681136659545-10FZRGMD0SHX3P6K2O6X/P1470709.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - view from across the lake this is where the moat comes from https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681119148586-FPHSNCQG9NKMBW3ANPQE/IMG_2419.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - me & Sabine at Villandry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681119372225-6ROHLO3P786BDQ3G8I8O/P1470702.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - view of Église Saint-Étienne de Villandry from across the gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681119376033-7PYOUOSYLCS7UXLHK5WF/IMG_2424.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Église Saint-Étienne de Villandry Sabine and I were fascinated by the asymmetrical rooftop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681119600259-EKB1RN8JMJZAF0CROQDA/P1470712.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the gardens at Château de Villandry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681121030549-71R559JLQCAUZ5OK8AC3/IMG_2436.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Église Saint-Étienne de Villandry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681120004360-GBJUIS9ZHV6UXXYW8N1O/IMG_2432.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Sabine gazing at the moat in childlike wonder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681119541426-KM5GVUTCHE1QINNSPFVT/IMG_2430.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - a treelined garden lane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681121050640-PU5GRZLMH5EL72359QIG/IMG_2438.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - view from a garden terrace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681136794246-125AJN7ZM9SAKAJFH0CO/P1470719.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - some pretty topiaries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681121237077-3D6VND68LCFARC789DN5/IMG_2444.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Église Saint-Étienne de Villandry we had to venture into town for a closer look at this church, and witnessed a very strange road rage incident in the process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681121249483-XFT0W1WMBUE26XXOXYGB/IMG_2441.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - a sunlit road in Villandry Sabine spotting this gorgeous sight and prodded me to take a pic—good thing too, since the sun disappeared almost immediately after https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681041629336-IOY6JR34H6EFQ8Z8XQW9/IMG_2178.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - view from the window of our room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681060923958-HG1U9U6HIESSWAZTHAV5/IMG_2180.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - view from the back of the chateau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681065812424-WZ8UGASKGVOXFOCQRJ10/IMG_2193.jpg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Chateau de Pray from the back garden you can’t see it but there’s a pool there—more incentive to go back when it’s warm! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681060936356-PHEACZ9ZLCO1B6N2BKBZ/IMG_2195.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - a fancy car in front of a fancy hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681063213453-N3ACNIXQPZRX3XF2NAUL/P1470651.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Amboise and a bit of the Loire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681061971457-PSXRKDDXNV7JIWC5KCWZ/IMG_2197.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - tulips and an installation I can’t for the life of me remember who this guy is supposed to be, but it sure is a pretty pic! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681062038173-WHZUF4R1Z3UZS5EUPF3L/IMG_2200.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Tour de l'Horloge this observation deck dates back to the 15th century, but the gate itself is much older https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681062099886-QURD7RYKTK98FBB1ITT5/IMG_2203.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - le petit dejeuner chez Paul Paul is a chain, but it’s a tasty and affordable chain with ample outdoor seating in the shadow of the royal chateau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681110768334-D632B6B5CM8H44FMG0FJ/IMG_2213.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - more statues, more tulips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681110764616-EW7JDQ8DEN6I4IGJGT3G/IMG_2214.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - backup hotel I had flagged this hotel as a potential backup if Chateau de Pray fell through, so of course I had to get a closer look when we happened to walk right by it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680876880668-6WCYXHFLGGMAOR5YGHRT/P1470530.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - carousel at Jardin Darcy I dragged myself out for one final photoshoot along Dijon’s famous owl route during my final week in town, starting at Jardin Darcy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680876943016-R296CYZ1PP0RF2561GI8/P1470539.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - a pretty bridge at Jardin Darcy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680877002893-1EV2O0LDH7I0FNXA7GSP/P1470555.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the fountain at Jardin Darcy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680877131868-5K9CNVWQOA5MHDHA5UCZ/P1470563.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - cherry blossoms at Jardin Darcy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680877274456-N4WFZ5I3WEV55OV1MSUZ/P1470567.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - a statue at Jardin Darcy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680877371097-4P2QKLLBYZQ0VWD8F6MP/P1470573.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - La Poste Dijon Grangier maybe the coolest post office i’ve ever seen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680877455541-QF5UFP4LO9RBSLZHYXT1/P1470584.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - view down Place Grangier featuring the spire of Notre Dame de Dijon in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680877638595-38FNU2I7TU9EWLE7OZF3/P1470588.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - one last stop at Place François Rude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680877723514-HBUIRPQCE53SGVQQVB2G/P1470596.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - pretty buildings on Rue des Forges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680877794060-XO3DPM89I2WHA0IKF4AO/P1470605.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - pretty buildings on Rue des Forges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680877872038-E8C2L8JQO8I4FGH3PG1W/P1470636.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - closeup of the clock tower at Notre Dame de Dijon I had to get a good shot of the jacquemart! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680877922755-DDF00D4Z9HIO9R29NJI0/P1470641.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - inside the cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681111354092-IP6K2JOV4S049M5D8Y9T/IMG_2223.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - a creek near the chateau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681112254814-ZYYUKSH2RBNZ4VZB2KHT/P1470653.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - our first glimpse of Château de Chenonceau not the most inspiring view—that would be from the river itself https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681112407213-TKQV6HROPFZNC4V1C1GQ/P1470659.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - detail of the chateau's rooftops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681111248222-EYLV6DDCDKS432W4VS96/IMG_2232.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - la chapelle this chapel is the first thing you see when you enter the chateau, and it’s a mini marvel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681111362144-BZ2AUYBM65IJ3JV0PU3J/IMG_2238.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - one of the grand hallways I preferred this hallway over the river to Catherine’s hallway above it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681111522082-E3J3R0TDC9SLCVTO408F/IMG_2246.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the king's mistresses shoutout to Rick Steves for this fun tidbit: King Henry II commissioned this painting featuring the likenesses of his three favorite mistresses, much to his wife Catherine de Medici’s chagrin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681111498558-4RT7C0GHJDC2C5IAVKIH/IMG_2256.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - mirror selfie over some fresh flowers there were flowers all over the chateau—not all of them real https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681111678072-SJT91J6KDWH4IMJMCJ5K/IMG_2259.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - view of Diane de Poitier's garden from the chateau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681111733089-MWL8BPA9H7TA3E8JNK43/IMG_2274.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - one of the many incredible ceilings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681112887534-UEDRT8RWIYEEFNOMQ02R/P1470663.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - fresh flowers in the chateau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681111885428-B9EJLA46GNYOEEWG9UAN/IMG_2280.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Sabine gazing out the window https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681111911960-3KDOKJLOBMIQ0YMILY45/IMG_2289.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Sabine posing in front of the chateau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681112737610-3JQH9H8ES9UJDJNV3C6Q/P1470667.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - view of the chateau from Catherine's garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681112038288-9XTOOYF90SMXE87TM6BJ/IMG_2304.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Château de Chenonceau over the river Cher we desperately wanted to rent a boat to get this view but alas, they were closed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681112787617-QIZ87HKMJWNSFJD0LKL3/P1470683+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the queen's apothecary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681112113049-S2CODQRW9TFNN06YRT1C/IMG_2323.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - a valuable member of the chateau's staff hard at work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680881035740-2T3H2QHBMUZHFYE2LSP5/IMG_2130.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680881082022-O2PV8UWWFFFKY066CSY3/IMG_2132.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680881051781-GNGJMXO7OJSGSKQ8DEDX/IMG_2135.00_00_01_20.Still001.jpg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680881478932-I6V75QGCV5NF450Q0NES/IMG_2140.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680881522614-9DYZANBMCYVSSPBEX4PP/IMG_2146.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680890826448-3C5NYXJI9DWS6FCO0EAT/IMG_2147.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680881480283-F5ENJIYA3KZWGRWYNSDH/IMG_2137.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680890833027-CCZZV0CDFUVPC8F23Q6G/IMG_2152.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680890863178-Q2UZVZYOX0CNVYEUGJ3X/IMG_2156.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/ea69cc5b-4d1c-4717-8513-a2ad6a1097fe/IMG_2545.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681139060546-8MDB3NFREY9A40N8H9L4/IMG_2495.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - another breakfast chez Paul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681138176421-7V5LMNA6E44ZBJ7JNAZV/IMG_2509.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the chateau gardens I love these bulbous topiaries—looks like something out of Super Mario Bros! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681138318036-TM9Y0NM8FK78E31GMSGQ/IMG_2510.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Château Royal d'Amboise, pretty as a picture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681139247547-57V254KXNV2S429GTRDR/IMG_2526.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - view from the chateau that’s the Loire river to the right https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681139106033-VC3GMD4VY3JCB1CH77IY/IMG_2514.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Sabine has been framed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681139183944-AO2FJWPLQ4GHJZFCI4WK/IMG_2523.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Château Royal d'Amboise from the gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681139313379-RWR2WHYW2RLP2I622B6N/IMG_2528.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Amboise & the Loire from above https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681139521750-8VSLMQ0J2J8AMW24LLEE/IMG_2532.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - a period-specific costume I can’t remember what period now—I want to say 15th century? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681139423346-VFCPKWYYGA1KQ38YXL2S/IMG_2530.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - a real fire in the fireplace! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681139550067-2BI28SVCTRFERPVYLU80/IMG_2534.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - another period-specific costume I loved this but cannot remember when it was supposedly from https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681139616732-EKONRQNANHX7UHYPJ0ZK/IMG_2539.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - 19th century room now this I can remember! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681139636611-43YMZHCUYRUOVFOEPLCK/IMG_2544.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - detail of the chateau rooftops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681139800403-AOL0BK1JNNR3WUP4YR72/IMG_2545.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the chateau roof and the town below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681139793847-AKRC34942L6OD3NBECN0/IMG_2551.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the horse tower seriously, they rode horses down this long and windy tower path! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681139981342-QFOAQZ6S528YLBBFMOPG/IMG_2556.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Château Royal d'Amboise from l'Île d'Or we had to make a stop on the tiny island in the middle of the river, and it was worth it for this view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681139979652-YISJ51QXTIOAF3YLW0QQ/IMG_2558.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the Loire from l'Île d'Or https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681140077094-SJ11U5VUB3HW6KINHAG0/IMG_2563.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - a very cute sign on l'Île d'Or https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681140100008-QMGK6EGY4UY9VJM6AZ6T/IMG_2565.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - last look at Amboise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681114060611-D3WS5KT4P4X4QX7N3E18/IMG_2329.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - our first glimpse of Château Royal de Blois thank goodness for that lucky parking spot or we may have missed this gorgeous castle entirely! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681113810627-R2MHEGXFE3IN2S0YLUE3/P1470689.JPG Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - Château Royal de Blois https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681114154176-6SVNMX6JWDXGNWQBNV97/IMG_2332.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the entrance to Château Royal de Blois you can just make out the royal porcupine to the right of the gate—apparently it became the king’s symbol because it was thought that they shoot their quills at their enemies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681114376691-LM7086DLGI4T9MU3VQEA/IMG_2341.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the courtyard the spiral staircase on the right was my favorite part https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681114505047-OJLP6AU4YOFBIPTU066G/IMG_2346.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - one of the many incredible ceilings inside I think this was Gaston’s wing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681114575391-EJ1C5U31YPBXPD42NE3M/IMG_2355.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the spiral staircase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681114703154-MU20NJYA6HQ4IETV88M8/IMG_2366.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - multiple gilded rooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681114865406-2RDH9CVDDVRQA9AB4XLA/IMG_2369.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - stained glass in the chapel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681118528832-U75X4WNF5WIW3H8OQNTP/IMG_2371.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the chapel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681118555226-MKPWZ9JCHA81CLVAZGGH/IMG_2374.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the king's bedroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681118629205-ZHWUBDMSKQY5NDMQZYB1/IMG_2380.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - a not-so-hidden staircase I was dying to take this staircase but alas it was forbidden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1681118664453-0RNUDRMZG6Z6XNTTDYX9/IMG_2384.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - “Châteaux-hopping” dans le Val de Loire - the great hall just imagine this space filled with courtiers in their finery! https://www.caroleannwright.com/france-2023/un-week-end-ferique-en-alsace monthly 0.5 2023-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680197915430-YKW9QKKF281Y2Q2COLOT/IMG_1794.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a mama duck and her ducklings having a morning swim the duckling on the far right was paddling so hard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198016193-C2VYTZ3QU6J5WFL3SWZU/P1470377.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198078862-4DFT15NP5PCP7Y7DHK79/P1470387.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198128961-VD4NYE8W076KJ8SXDJRB/P1470413.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a pretty tree in La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198090347-SBMAZ8NA05E3MXADAELO/P1470391.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France this is me in my Ringo era (going parading before it’s too late) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198124374-72GODDQPF6K4RD18U2TW/P1470401.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198168072-OUN39SS5BPJ86GBIKZMJ/P1470427.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198177652-RTYA1M5YXFQ5BTQDCBBW/P1470418.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a pigeon in La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198202196-ZEIAZOTETC2SNQXCC9RT/P1470440.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - the docks outside La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198209392-MMF5BFA8O4OY7AC2Z4PP/P1470445.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198239690-45G89I0JO36KU043LP1S/P1470457.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France these buildings are perhaps the most iconic in La Petite France, and it’s almost impossible to get a tourist-free shot of them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198246696-YMR9D0N52IQSPE1KI8ZL/P1470467.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France …that is, unless you go first thing in the morning! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680200595690-E4S96P3EUPLGJ4EI62YC/P1470461.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a quayside willow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198000491-ELTVKHC2Z2TPN5AQTAZF/P1470362+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Lycée international des Pontonniers this might be my favorite building in the city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680197995177-XAC5LYEMVY24EG3VHUAN/P1470354+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Lycée international des Pontonniers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198293925-ZILCZOGA2SGYP0ZTRYR1/P1470477+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a quayside magnolia tree that’s Église réformée Saint-Paul in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198292357-0VX2HJ6MXUMUFPQBHLTZ/P1470481.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a very nice French girl takes a photo this lovely girl offered to take a photo of me in front of the magnolia tree, and in hindsight I really wish I’d taken her up on the offer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198336523-9SNJ7O428IG71MG13Z14/P1470487.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - steps to the canal covered in magnolia blossoms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198396189-AZGQ9VHRHRKJF9S4WI5W/P1470503+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Jardin de la Place de la République the magnolia trees really made this a stunning sight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680200650480-SMPKI42FX0PNT16BSI81/P1470499.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Jardin de la Place de la République https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198427858-UYOIV1KE4S2AEO788023/P1470517+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Cathédrale Notre Dame de Strasbourg last visit to this gorgeous cathedral (formerly the tallest building in Europe for many centuries) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680198436510-VE581W5GA5CYEH94PCRS/P1470524+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Cathédrale Notre Dame de Strasbourg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680197956460-SCC3QX1GCISZJZM8AOU2/IMG_1902.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - one of my many feathered lunch dates this is not the one who shared my lunch with me, but he’s pretty cute all the same https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680197956335-609UMG8Y8F5B2KT4KVSN/IMG_1911.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - my third and final tarte flambée couldn’t help getting one last taste https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196615860-CGEI8OD75OFFZ6MRUWUA/IMG_1626.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Maison Pfister this building dates back to 1537, built for a wealthy hat maker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196591399-7XZKU0TQ4H0GRMKPNYHF/IMG_1957.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - background art from Howl's Moving Castle Miyazaki et al took some creative liberties but this is unmistakably Colmar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196585867-2MRUZ9L1ZXMABR542B27/AfterlightImage+13.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Maison Pfister https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186406807-QWS0FFFX46R9XUJT2E74/IMG_0778.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186409458-JWCJG0DX7CIHGFJ3ERIZ/IMG_0783.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196962303-1VBALAGH0HQH31Y40FMG/IMG_1711.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - an evening stroll along the quai https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196969557-HOHS4091OZO1RDVPQ09G/IMG_1715.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - reflections of Strasbourg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680250206550-TROIL8LEHRDSHUUVQDQA/IMG_1708.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a pigeon on a quayside lamppost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680197011928-X1ERWFI5XDV7VIMO8D3C/IMG_1720.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - stairway to the quai one of my favorite things about Strasbourg was how accessible the quays were—this is one of the prettiest stairways, but they were plentiful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680197011199-H08YSO1YSWT5QG8NLOJW/IMG_1718.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - reflections of Strasbourg I really like this photo, probably because of the dog on the bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680250236048-0D7O6UH8W4E1QE41U34M/IMG_1721.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - an evening stroll along the quai https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680197238114-8SWOULQU5FVXZVQ4BPRN/IMG_1254.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Maison Kammerzell my dinner was in this restaurant, in a building dating back to 1427! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680250291524-KFESOE83PHZJR56ZGP9F/IMG_1759.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Maison Kammerzell ceiling detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196992100-0J4YWFQ019J1M70TX8VZ/IMG_1744.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - tarte à l'oignon this onion tart was DELICIOUS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680197118858-IBRAR44NTJ2EEXEG01G6/IMG_1748.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - wild boar stew with chestnuts, lingonberries, and spaetzle I won’t lie, I was disappointed by this dish—the boar meat was dry and the flavors didn’t really come together https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680197109658-T8XE732A01L4211T6DS3/IMG_1753.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - floating island with Madagascar vanilla and caramel this dessert more than made up for the mediocre entree—absolute heaven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680250315619-JT8AJVF7QHSP6A1TFL3D/IMG_1764.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg by night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186511956-WAFBZ1LSV059WTXP00SX/IMG_0801.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - the view from just outside my hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186563056-VWMCJ0KFYOJ1UXG6W5A2/IMG_0827.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - inside the Cathédrale Notre Dame de Strasbourg I love a rose window https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186540542-52KZBKOPASP4HNLKUEW2/IMG_0813.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a tourist train outside Cathédrale Notre Dame de Strasbourg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186888645-UESXQK10LWUE0PMMAMNG/IMG_0834.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186592275-7QFOC4GPH1GQFR017GGC/IMG_0890.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a quayside willow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186636433-WASIG3JMCLWZT60JLQDB/IMG_0909.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a pretty bicycle in front of Lycée international des Pontonniers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186662900-SK1KGF18D90XMPT9RXEA/IMG_0917.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187005090-A1U9QSYIYV7RBOT8TRRR/IMG_0841.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187029516-AY1RSHYZR0NVGAOIO33I/IMG_0858.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - magnolia trees in Jardin de la Place de la République https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186639233-JBZ7JHE2A3SVURCI2MW6/IMG_0929.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186701264-UQ9K8EJT4F4UVCSK2CK6/AfterlightImage+6.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a flower box on a bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186705273-G1XU89V4RMK3S6GR8GNG/IMG_0965.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186754696-818ZKKNQKB6GW219B62H/IMG_0976.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186785644-8UQBORIH0LAERYZWRIDA/IMG_1005.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186819342-EFWJYWOG8DJERTEQBKC2/P1470113.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - view of Cathédrale Notre Dame de Strasbourg from my hotel room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680186840348-AAHD7UMHUHPWBB1455WV/IMG_1051.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Cathédrale Notre Dame de Strasbourg at sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187381153-K2AR1D8XYCYBC83UKD5V/IMG_1092.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187862956-1ZRRSLMEX48PCL011D78/IMG_1291.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a tourist train outside Cathédrale Notre Dame de Strasbourg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187412268-0VAJE9LQ90J0FE2XERRC/IMG_1098.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - the loneliest market stall there was an outdoor market near my hotel on Saturday morning—this one was just setting up when I passed by https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187427026-07UAUPXGQRH7ZWW4TEHW/IMG_1108.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187478977-0TC3K7DTRPG2DTTXQ3MI/IMG_1115.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187848361-XFBL55DI98880Y9TISX4/IMG_1308.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace Mireille Oster is just visible on the left https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680188023568-BBGLL86UXBLBMKZEG0DC/P1470157.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187487557-BA5WNOBF3TMOLJAGEY2L/IMG_1127.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680188023804-DHV68I8S8CP8KGXSHUNF/P1470179.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680188162210-R03GLOE9E2LBTO5QDLFF/P1470180.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187514661-A5WZ6COEGE8VTGXP2K5K/IMG_1151.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - quayside daffodils https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680188265612-YM9HT9PPRAR90GTZ8NSJ/P1470192+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187561244-CCET1H14YVPGETSWE0ME/IMG_1160.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a quayside restaurant with a great view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680188354708-GGUOARCJBT3AL4RM2X83/P1470196.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187611427-PUGAEC4UB9HPDT2AHUE6/IMG_1165.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a pretty water pump in La Petite France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187616835-BNPJLMQUSAWZWIJ9NCA5/IMG_1168.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187654337-MQC7TP10HUTDVTBWCHWZ/IMG_1198.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - view from Barrage Vauban https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187677483-JB0AMM0VNGDXPSB5OR4G/IMG_1211.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680194407573-EW044AKB5TTYW3XXR71A/P1470198+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - an old man sitting beneath the cherry blossoms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680194390312-626XZGB2ADEVRRI69PLA/P1470201.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a little girl admiring the matching cherry blossoms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187703363-H6TO9M9POVTIP6BHU9YW/IMG_1223.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - cherry blossoms (close up) I had never actually seen cherry blossoms up close before this trip, and they were even more stunning than I had imagined! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680194434485-ITQC34OSTK5UPCOPS0T5/P1470207.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - cherry blossoms on faux-Rive Gauche in case I miss the cherry blossoms blooming in Paris, I got to see them in front of this Rive Gauche at least https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680194446735-GDVM1VKQ0NKHVK9LSCIQ/P1470216+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - cherry blossoms I just really love how this photo turned out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680187921285-711F7K1PFDPRPJ7I83LT/IMG_1321.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - my first tarte flambée https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680194971087-7WD6PZ63OYCCD1ETE1NN/IMG_1336.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - The Alsatian Museum a cool model of a typical Alsatian house from ~150 years ago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195030206-TZ6HMES6IS2NXZIIDA26/IMG_1341.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - The Alsatian Museum a traditional Alsatian living room (if you were rich), with bonus terrifying baby doll https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195056588-6YDS33ESOV2OC86CZFZT/IMG_1349.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - The Alsatian Museum traditional Alsatian dress through the decades https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195050837-AAWIDYBCM8VDD8Q3YL5T/IMG_1351.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - The Alsatian Museum loved this installation displaying a gorgeous Alsatian bridal gown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195067918-ZOISB2OK3S45YBFU42TP/IMG_1357.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - The Alsatian Museum details of the Alsatian bridal gown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195029349-0FWYQNDETKFDDWLYJAZ1/IMG_1343.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - The Alsatian Museum the courtyard of a 120+ year old museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195651391-83O7PILLOH13FPX45R4M/IMG_1433.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - coffee and a "chocolate snail" the waitress was right, this was delicious https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195705552-KEQAH7VHS3UM2QQK11W5/IMG_1451.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a very cool mural in Strasbourg I spotted this while meandering to the tram station to make my train to Colmar and couldn’t resist snapping a pic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195890730-BKDMSPS8Z7IPQWKB300E/IMG_1493.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a Colmar carousel I stumbled upon this pretty park en route to the heart of Colmar and this glassed-in carousel was just begging to be photographed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680246997591-GHQX1A7LL7IKCIDLGEEA/IMG_1501.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - the cutest crepe stand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195900059-KYVL2JR5SL97E7ENTW1M/IMG_1498.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - another view of the carousel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195935820-SG95XN7H41OPXJFUA28V/IMG_1519.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - "The Vigneron" this statue outside Les Halles de Colmar was created by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the Colmar-native who designed the Statue of Liberty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195950279-M02X27FJ4IA5MEAOI7UN/IMG_1522.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - my first look at the canals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196011234-Q5SE39DCKR7J9N59NPME/IMG_1534+2.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Colmar cherry blossoms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196186676-8U2P2XM1620DM83ZWQ20/P1470231.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Colmar cherry blossoms cherry blossoms are the only thing that could make this village even cuter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195670366-T1RN7YZMY1K5P5BN2M9K/AfterlightImage+7.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite Venicen de Colmar I knew it would be cute, but this took my breath away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195688021-GDE9SIPNJG6J68QFQ27X/AfterlightImage+10.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - La Petite Venicen de Colmar seriously, how cute are these canals?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196058704-0XSRTBO42HTFZP6EWYVD/IMG_1555.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - ducks in the canal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196059448-M4UYOBPJIU64S3HWCUE6/IMG_1566.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a very old hotel …dating from 1565! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196110934-XBDQ01I5X2HKOE02DOV2/IMG_1572.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a lovely little fountain I ate my meager lunch beside this fountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195725169-WFT6T84QVO4C7BV8EBKG/AfterlightImage+12.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - pastel buildings in Vieux Colmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195703881-J66AQ260HYPTN6Z0H55K/AfterlightImage+11.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Vieux Colmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196085795-NTAPQGOI9ONPJ70HBCT0/IMG_1590.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196383447-K60Q0R918G6A122IGFXA/P1470334+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196151305-YPYNXZKXD22TOXFGX42X/P1470228.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196362766-34XQKU2DO9R42BYINBXC/P1470337.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196112936-P0RS7A4MWN5BGBGJ8X2Y/IMG_1613.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196186707-8D54QV2DU6KKE8OVPY3L/P1470246.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196230484-C80Y4KTPE1WTNRNP4UZ4/P1470250.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196229658-UARGKRPV8XSBQ3D400HD/P1470299.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196339658-KREMVFG5DJBGS9YIBI41/P1470309.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196346616-GPXQN9N8RTEH9JSW2LSW/P1470312.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196419362-EYCX74XWY5Q3S3YA0JV6/P1470317.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - a cool building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196454475-DGJDG7AGJOYF9XVUDINE/P1470319.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Colmar cherry blossoms I enjoyed hanging out with the many bees feasting on this tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680196467715-XA1N5R1KJSW62AFSOC56/P1470325.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Colmar cherry blossoms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680247052506-HLZGUN1R85U6LIG6FPB2/IMG_1612.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - the cathedral from Vieux Colmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680247033737-TQF1TTRAGYVY61ZHEHVR/IMG_1614.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - statue in the courtyard of the Bartholdi Museum alas, I didn’t have time to explore this museum beyond the courtyard—next time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680247093700-6R6TDC8EDM8RAT4V94E4/IMG_1669.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - au revoir Colmar! the lovely Colmar train station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/6f1217d6-8cd8-41db-ab53-45c5d8beeca6/P1470354+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195336592-6DJZE7AD1T9JYLV9F8IZ/IMG_1374.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - view from my window (pre-rain) is there such a thing as too many pictures of a beautiful view? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195451204-5QAZLHSZRZ0PBD9DUA87/IMG_1396.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - rainy carnival I passed by this carnival earlier in the day, but the colorful lights were so much prettier in the rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195379761-VSO9LVJR6EUHQ0OVLCAS/IMG_1405.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - tarte flambée #2 this one took far less time to get than the first https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1680195403109-21S7RS9LW0FIWYPCVEZE/IMG_1410.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end féerique en Alsace - Strasbourg by night https://www.caroleannwright.com/france-2023/le-vin-et-llgance-en-bourgogne-cte-dor monthly 0.5 2023-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679568243318-CIPQFUU5B7Y6G21FAOZP/IMG_0042+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - Jardin Darcy (Dijon) I passed the time waiting for my make-up train checking out this gorgeous garden in Dijon’s city center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679568181253-27NDMDAPP0R6VRYD6ZX8/IMG_0053.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - a random Beaune chateau I have no idea what this place is but I couldn’t resist grabbing a shot through the iron gates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679568167242-9FJTZ3GWI52QQOU6M0MJ/IMG_0056.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - a mural in Beaune https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679568196002-NYT9BDUC84VQ1YRAA6NA/IMG_0067.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - Beaune's Place Carnot I spent a lot of my short time in Beaune hanging out in this lovely little park in the middle of the most bustling part of the city—surrounded by restaurants, steps from the Hotel Dieu and Les Halles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679568741621-KJ9QFOX5S7RS1UGCS356/P1460949.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - the carousel at Place Carnot if only you could hear it blasting The Lion King soundtrack in French https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679568781219-ZQ38QD6BDC1XLD1O8KIW/P1460963.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - L'Hôtel-Dieu This is a former charitable almshouse in the middle of the city, founded in 1443. Someday I will go back for a closer look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679568741388-DCTFB9P9R8BYNX56ZDM2/P1460958.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - outdoor market at Les Halles I arrived just as the outdoor market was closing up for the day but got a shot of this basket case (sorry) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679568198943-BXT23R3LIQON3XZEBSY3/IMG_0077.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - La Bouzaise This little river cuts through the city and I couldn’t resist grabbing a few shots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679568219775-UA9SXPNN0LRFV4EAOMYW/IMG_0078+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - La Bouzaise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679568786081-1GVO33U1XIVF34DA3AGG/P1460976.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - almond or plum trees in bloom I’m not positive whether these are almond or plum trees, but their beautiful little blossoms were even more idyllic in a sunny rain shower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679568222353-H12HVAAAG6CSFBF6BD3S/IMG_0105+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - Basilique Notre-Dame my wine tasting was just to the right of this 13th century church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679568238783-V6SS7ZRCJQ7YE3KH8QC8/IMG_0132.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - the view from Basilique Notre-Dame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/95fd6922-82f1-4cfc-ac0c-79eff8802c8b/IMG_0266+2.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - Make it stand out Meursault from across the vineyards of Château de Cîteaux https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679577002881-YTSWLC4FRAVR6ZCTMCNM/IMG_0383.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - the epic sky over my walk back to Meursault I was insanely lucky that the showers only lasted until I got out of Pommard, and the rest of my walk looked like this https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679577001512-K05YG6LWOCM6FSSZ6V1Y/IMG_0396.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - a vineyard almond tree with bonus rain in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679577029269-BE44IVUJKWHNHPL266CN/IMG_0400.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - a bee in the tree look closely and you’ll see one of the little fat bees feasting on the almond blossoms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679577052062-HI9VXEBSDQOC785YUYBQ/IMG_0425.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - a burgundy cabotte When I took this photo, I didn’t yet know what it was. Only later, while reading a book based in the area, did I find out that it’s a cabotte—an old shelter for when the vigneron stayed in the fields too late. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679577066345-SXQBK575BHUT15UJZWFB/IMG_0438.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - a crumbling vineyard wall Not all of the vineyards are walled, but the ones that are have that extra bit of charm (even when said walls are crumbling before your eyes) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679578188110-NLQ1PSPTAFJYA3PYU47P/IMG_0406.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - sunlight on the hills behind Meursault I could have watched the sun move across this landscape forever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679577087323-6MQ1UFE3BSBL9QR5ZTDL/IMG_0443.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - a brief brake in Meursault I took a moment to hang out next to the church in Meursault before I left https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679577106183-EONSN0CYUSMZU3QV4SSH/IMG_0445.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - Meursault's Hotel de Ville the clouds over city hall looked like a painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679578158252-K6MENJP9POW2ET91VI9N/IMG_0452.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - one last look at the chateau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679577139051-IF0ADG4Z25MQAME8I6GG/IMG_0454.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - pretty blossoms at Château de Citeaux https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679577137449-FIWQ2YPGWXHAA7EMK09Z/IMG_0465.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - Gare de Meursault The cutest little train station I’ve ever seen, plus a glimpse of the crosswalk over the tracks that will hopefully explain why I thought I could use the identical one at Chagny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679577885446-ZHGC5P5I9U4KXWLQA9HH/IMG_0475.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - my street in Dijon this was a blessed sight after my frustrating journey home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679577695777-X0JQ5Y6NLV53NBA7DUF4/P1470049.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - Château de Citeaux I did not expect this chateau to be quite so grand. Took my breath away! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679569993894-XEKY77M29GG8874D2399/IMG_0139.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - plum blossoms en route to Meursault https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679570000746-Q97OBKYX11WP6OA846NP/IMG_0156.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - the window of my room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679569965337-1MZT6TYE7NBHRU96TNDS/P1460991.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - sunset over Meursault from my window https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679570483268-YVDBP51I9O42D1AW6TRT/IMG_0170.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - the dining room at La Cueillette my dinner was in the ballroom of the chateau, under this breathtaking ceiling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679571158863-90XFFH1883D0IV6I3KNH/AfterlightImage.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - deconstructed escargot, mustard macaron, & gelée They set this plate in front of me shortly after I sat down: breaded escargot with an herb sauce, a surprising dijon mustard macaron, and some sort of delicious berry gelée https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679570527972-JYBROA63X6WO6GUQUO0O/IMG_0174.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - deconstructed escargot, mustard macaron, & gelée (from above) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679570538730-XHTXB53AA9PPH52V8MI2/IMG_0178.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - whipped beet amuse-bouche another surprise: this whipped beet concoction with beet “caviar” and horseradish cream that I absolutely devoured https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679570573409-LK2YKF3ZK7DJNAM5GE4E/IMG_0179.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - freshly baked bread & house-made butter with Madagascar pepper I couldn’t eat as much of this as I wanted because I didn’t want to fill up on bread, but man was it good https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679570593033-BXL8807N6K3FTN8DQFWV/IMG_0182.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - truffled gnocchi with comté sauce and candied egg yolk my favorite dish of the night: this gnocchi miracle that I could have eaten forever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679570610845-W7GNVFCFTYOQWV3MVS93/IMG_0187.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - veal filet with millefeuille potato, tonka bean sauce, & textured artichoke the only part of my meal that was even mildly disappointing was this muted veal filet, but the veal reduction more than made up for it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679570631229-GSY4POGZGXBAZUHB0UG7/IMG_0194.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - vanilla caramel cake with popcorn ice cream this dessert was a revelation, and I’ll never forgive myself for being too full to finish every bite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679570641825-DRL0MIWEQY3HVCV0ASZY/IMG_0197.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - dessert (from above) they also gave me another macaron (sweet this time) and what tasted like a grapefruit cake, all delicious https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576375259-M7OTY29IL1MU7XWEZPFM/P1470017.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - Meursault from across the chateau's vineyards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576013518-TP4JU3E9OW5OJFMW7NTO/IMG_0237.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - a fellow guest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576005211-VSJBVMJT91886YWU87ZU/IMG_0254.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - my new best friend, the vineyard cat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576051405-7J7JDFHBMROYACPYZMOE/IMG_0268.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - Château de Pommard (profile view) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576072630-AJ0ZFS5KZFNZ4E0BZ8UM/P1470037.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - not sure what this is... …but it looked cool! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576068451-9D7KBLWMLKAIYN9CFRGI/P1470028.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - Meursault from across the chateau's vineyards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576040045-6YAGAR0XMDHER6KGOMPA/IMG_0304.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - wildflowers on my walk through the vineyards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576089566-7I4BYA1OUOQCA0FR5CEX/P1470096.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - the stone gates of a domaine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576127045-ZQMMPK6GJIJYNB2KLYU6/IMG_0312.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - sunlight on the far off hills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576333655-WMKO666DFOPFQ3C1LMZZ/IMG_0294.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - yours truly walking through the vines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576138003-FKLCH33N6YR99PXNIGEO/IMG_0320.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - follow the [vineyard-flanked] road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576105724-2S9Y9OTHWTZ1GISYWGWY/P1470102.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - some sort of vineyard machinery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679567693151-NQ8ZY39SFSC4NS49XQVA/IMG_0109+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - a very old yet fully functioning grape press Apparently they only use this once every few decades these days, but not only does it still work but it’s been in use for centuries! You can even see the actual basket used to filter out the skins. Not pictured: a trench in the floor where the wine used to funnel before streaming through a hole in the floor into the cellars below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679567691189-1OEUUM2SJOCZJUL8IJCM/IMG_0116.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - bottle storage in the 13th century cellars + a glimpse at the labyrinthine cellars themselves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679567703529-T4O2MI49KBKP6SZFHXYD/IMG_0118.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - a Roman wall this wall is a peak at the fascinating history of the area—this used to be the wall of an above-ground street, and you can see in that history in the change of brick pattern near the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679567712890-BICEDW3R3CL8OZ72L4WL/IMG_0124.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - the wines we tasted Every one of these wines was vastly different yet equally delicious, and gave us such a great understanding of Burgundy’s fascinating climat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576552292-5JRKZ6I4D4UEM89GY14I/IMG_0334.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - bienvenue à Pommard! after walking for over an hour, I was so glad to see this sign https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576535515-TPK703LVNFXRO92PX6NY/IMG_0339.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - Jardin de Château Pommard this garden was right across the street from Chateau de Pommard and provided the perfect place to take a breather and journal before my scheduled tasting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576585183-PMCSPPH94IJF9CB9PU3B/IMG_0345.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - Château de Pommard from across the fountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576620198-MBF4O5MWADVABYIR9I40/IMG_0353.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - chateu peakaboo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679579662114-YB6TJRYNJXFCJ1AUBA26/IMG_0347.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - hello fishies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576656535-P415KRH9O5429BAUXG2O/IMG_0361.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - Château de Pommard I can only imagine how pretty this would have been with water in the fountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576687000-MM1NVFQE1G3ZITPZE69F/IMG_0364.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - a glimpse of the varied terroirs seeing the differences in soil from each parcel really helped to illustrate the varied flavors of the wine produced from each one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1679576691609-RFEORYT0NOXLVWZ2YWKR/IMG_0381.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Le vin et l'élégance en Bourgogne Côte-d’Or - the vineyards of Château de Pommard https://www.caroleannwright.com/france-2023/regarder-les-vagues-saint-malo monthly 0.5 2023-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678966788558-Y0J3MCBFQ4SS2VR3OIDV/IMG_9061.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - rainy view from my window my room was in the attic of the little cottage off the main house, with my own staircase and everything https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678966834276-JXN6PQDZ2GBSW34LXHNS/IMG_9445.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - La Haute Flourie the main house of the bed & breakfast—the breakfast portion was held here, on the ground floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678966836126-F57KHO8HB30ZZB1KJASE/IMG_9870.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - the breakfast part of "bed & breakfast" a glimpse of my sumptuous breakfast spread, all included with the room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678965527837-IYMYYG50T2WLBLP1O1XF/63291_435493310815_5898584_n.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - me on my last trip to Mont Saint Michel (2010) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678965498897-VVKDTNSW1Z7G4VJJ9WYT/P1460902+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Mont Saint Michel view of the island from the new-to-me bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678965477176-NCML2U8EK6QCTATYRHIW/P1460928.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - view of the marsh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968104179-XOMEHMME6KA2FUWKPY2Z/IMG_9636.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Mont Saint Michel at mid-tide the tide was retreating when I got there, just enough to snap this eerie pic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968123936-U4ZB8XIIHLFXBEVCMY1P/IMG_9641.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - a good boy, Mont Saint Michel edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678965526668-1NT3Y5YWOWXGOM2DRI77/P1460934.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - the abbey Mont Saint Michel is more than just the abbey at the top of the hill—it’s a fully-functioning village as well—but the abbey really is the focal point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968131382-SQ4HPFJ183BZG362J0JH/IMG_9692.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - a seagull that didn't try to steal my lunch wish I could say the same for the others! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678967827812-Z3Q1MXOG6JZO6JX6AG1L/P1460944+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Mont Saint Michel from afar I saw another new-to-me bridge on my walk back to the parking lot and it gave me this very cool view of the island from afar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678983754075-NCOINX9Q7AULPCWK3WIE/AfterlightImage+24.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - view from the ramparts at dusk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678983759653-DEJ6KISRHSTVBD8SR5UU/AfterlightImage+28.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - statue of Robert Surcouf I don’t know who this is but I like his style https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678983754485-CICCQV908D9GF2MEZ88P/AfterlightImage+27.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - the walls of Saint-Malo at dusk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678970161244-JNYZXTLNX70VPJDAZM2X/AfterlightImage+21.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678970153576-K9QC6OE0WYZCEEOBF08I/AfterlightImage+20.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678970160609-ASXWGAZP6FW8OREZ8S5B/AfterlightImage+23.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678971495688-DDWXE9P7I0T3KJA2OFMF/P1460392+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678971563319-XGLAQF6N7NUWTD2R8R7Z/P1460809+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678971490422-LPU0O9SS3P483M4GOVBD/P1460564+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678971522383-Y0GHPCZT2Q7D8JQS1M27/P1460588+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678971628949-3KD59NOUIT3ZNY2RO4ZV/P1460599+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678971527911-OD490YNAP3OFULKNXFF9/P1460678+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678971555871-HFE0XEJMZB8EAWI8YR6I/P1460776+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678971577234-37GAIRI5IOCJZ0OK5F2B/P1460840+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678970148644-M9MML5CZWPZVOGHQLV8Z/22211560-4FD0-415C-A030-4AD351EC1C2B.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - comparing tides I took these very similar shots 23 hours apart (what I thought was low tide on the left, high tide on the right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968476049-BJAZ7DW7PZPIWLI6X7JA/IMG_9280.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - view from the drive to Dinan getting to Dinan from Saint-Malo involved a gorgeous 30 min drive through lush farmlands like these https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968478252-JVJ1UI137EN1DHB3W2JE/IMG_9288.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - looking downhill towards the basilica I parked on this hill and walked all the way up to the church in the distance almost completely by accident https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968535810-ZR4AAG0EVBWVWG88NZLC/IMG_9317.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Le Vieux Pont (the Old Bridge), Dinan there is a much larger bridge not far away, but I liked this one much better https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968534741-WV36KO5936LXDWYVO37N/IMG_9326.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - the old bridge and the new hey that’s the newer bridge I was telling you about! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968611280-8EU55KMEVSLNLZ8J69SA/IMG_9336.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Port de Dinan I loved this little pink house on the riverfront https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968608814-H7AGZOGIJU8DCC2OXADX/IMG_9342.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Port de Dinan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968702386-5EMKN8FD6FL91HHIGKM5/IMG_9350.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - a dedicated photographer this man doing the absolute most to get a photo of his family cracked me up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678969250648-ARIAK2H4ZCLQAQRYSYNQ/IMG_9359.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - the long walk uphill this was one of those “oooh I wonder what’s up here” moments and the answer was: a very long hill up to the basilica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678969867352-803FZMNC4STQGMVLLM2E/IMG_9363.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - view of the Basilica from the hike uphill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968741319-3Z6DI7QUSC1N1ZV8KB5W/IMG_9375.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Dinan from above this view made the unexpected hike worth it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968766354-NNXZZJI8KAYBH6UMDM7Y/IMG_9386.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Basilique Saint-Sauveur https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968792599-RQ3D9EUPOWQT2XOAPGBI/IMG_9393.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Basilique Saint-Sauveur (inside) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968822184-7IRZZ0Q36HIDG2I91RSL/IMG_9401.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Basilique Saint-Sauveur (inside) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968855632-FOTP601W4GERJV7CYKRO/IMG_9403.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Basilique Saint-Sauveur (inside) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678969244351-84UK15XASCOBLTTGKORE/IMG_9416.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - the walk back down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968895336-4UQVRJSWGN03WRNGY69R/IMG_9421.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - the walk back down I loved these cool streetlights over the long, windy cobblestone road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678968981723-XNQTLSR0X86KVMAIDPLQ/IMG_9427.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Le Vieux Pont https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678969090532-NLDHXHI2KFX95WMHEWDG/IMG_9436.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - the old houses of Dinan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678969019055-QECOJAJJ0QP0I3PZ65BQ/IMG_9429.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - La Rance with the sun out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678969051947-DEWNGGK8VV3VIRMSLJZO/IMG_9435.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - the old houses of Dinan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/28941dcc-2da7-4f24-83c1-daab33d7c8bb/P1460437+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Make it stand out a fellow pedestrian stops to watch a wave roll towards us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678979264569-3JQ02C26597XXSOU1C2M/IMG_9122.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - an Intra-Muros back street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678981878540-XMDN6VI1ZLLYWOOWOBMK/P1460209.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Grand Bé this island is accessible on foot in low tide, but I sadly did not get a shot of that https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678981878818-O6MM259OHU4LIO7PJ0CY/P1460232.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - a seagull strikes a pose I did a full on photo shoot with this guy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678981909712-AV8IAC8M0LHVX1Y7N3IZ/P1460239.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Hotel de la Cité I loved the look of this old hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678981910548-O526DORY0ANOMF3JDOU7/P1460256.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - medium-tide this kid was living his best life running around in the waves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678981947940-T69WQIIZ5VL29USLKB84/P1460261+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - the Muros Saint-Malo is a walled city, and these are the walls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678981948896-QW4G4HESDC75VMIVG5F6/P1460270.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Sillon Beach at medium-tide I didn’t realize it at the time, but I first made my way along Sillon Beach at what I’ll call “medium tide,” a couple hours after high tide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678981979225-VYP09000Y4IY6IVSA6QR/P1460300.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Le Sillon this restaurant has an incredible view of Sillon Beach, and next time I will definitely have to have a meal there https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678980381943-TV30VAKGGPDNVQGCJW81/IMG_9172.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Sillon Beach I saw this stretch of oceanfront homes in the video that half inspired this trip, so I was so thrilled to find it in person https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678981980926-LAG3QRLBTI14BT85WDX0/P1460312.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Sillon Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678980376722-OCQ79VGAGVDUI16FQJKJ/IMG_9187+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - a good boy on Sillon Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678980457752-UDESJCZ4Q5W8PP0LT3Q3/IMG_9244.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - telescope overlooking the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678980427804-FD41F8D1C6GM6K2LW6FY/IMG_9205.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Etoile de Roy there are several old ships docked in Saint-Malo, and this is just one of them https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678982195876-2EP1BLROBVMD12ATXJG1/IMG_9222.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - another old ship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678980423696-KI50K0QP2ND197AA4Z7C/IMG_9220.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Etoile de Roy from behind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678982006612-LLFU9PJKB5QBS74GF8PO/P1460347+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Jardin des Douves I stumbled upon this lovely tropical garden completely by accident, and I still can’t figure out how they keep all those palms alive in that brisk northern climate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678980494388-Y2MEYJA8ELOU62106SXF/IMG_9234.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Jardin des Douves a brighter shot of the fountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678982006547-HVIKTH7IXMPSLW5VD5TN/P1460342+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Jardin des Douves the garden butts up against the coolest town hall I’ve seen outside of Paris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678980525745-WNSILGEN3ONUB13V2SW6/IMG_9260.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Monument aux morts - L'enclos de la Résistance this war memorial was so peaceful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678980551192-VCWWXM1S1IQ4U51LU8K6/IMG_9263.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Saint-Vincent Cathedral of Saint-Malo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678983082110-TORUC2ICPGX4BPM0CZSJ/IMG_9448.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Hôtel André-Desilles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678983056712-RFHJBDHB6D2YNP0OOC42/IMG_9452.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Maison du Beurre Bordier I found out about this place from Luke Nguyen’s France and let me tell you, it did not disappoint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678983320938-MLAS7FMLVF700M8T0H09/IMG_9456.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - one of the many narrow Saint-Malo streets don’t let the beautiful pictures fool you: neither driving nor walking was easy inside the walls (because all of the tourists treated it like Disneyland) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678983129184-ITXT6YMHJU4Y8E7I9QDT/IMG_9458.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Saint-Malo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678983160626-SKWGVK8L5KPTYTRPKDWS/IMG_9464.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Jardin des Douves couldn’t help snapping another photo when I walked past this garden again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678983206642-5XIJMTL8DVC5YOU5R2WN/IMG_9468.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Sillon Beach at low tide I still can’t believe how far the water recedes when the tide is out, especially after seeing the remarkable difference at high tide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678983236533-7YMX4LDDIUPKETFN30DB/IMG_9484.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - seared scallops with risotto and micro greens at Brasserie O' de Mer scallops in French are “noix de Saint-Jacques,” which is almost as insane as how good these were https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678983308770-O0PR9QS79IOQ4OK1XV68/IMG_9494.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Saint-Malo by night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/6e426c3a-7e02-469c-84fa-7b81634bda20/AfterlightImage+30+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Make it stand out a rainbow over Dijon Place Darcy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678906195913-G31IL415DL8DF8ORKAXR/P1460140.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - riverside restaurant I passed this charming little restaurant on the water during my walk to the cathedral and now I think I know where I’ll be eating when I go back https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678906241369-DLWGSXW8MVS4WXJZ5F0P/P1460155.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Chartres Cathedral I’ve wanted to visit this cathedral for twenty years now, and even the wind and construction (it’s currently undergoing a full restoration) couldn’t take away from its breathtaking beauty in person https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678906195830-SDYL5E5QIMVPC9QRKK8W/P1460143.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Chartres Cathedral (close up) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678906234706-6WP8ZL15WH5LQTUHNI88/P1460151.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Chartres Cathedral every angle of this church is incredible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678906269332-NXSASDPKLQ1X8UWEATB7/P1460167.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Chartres Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678966539394-971LSWLFLB4WU7OV9II1/IMG_9034.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Chartres Cathedral shoutout to the wide-angle lens on my phone for helping to almost capture the grandeur of this place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678906289303-BY12OS1PBHLASCCJED7U/P1460172.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Chartres Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678906287677-TVK0UP1G4OU1NPXUALA6/P1460176.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Chartres Cathedral (inside) even on a cloudy day, the light streaming through these stained glass windows was indescribable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678966568862-BPTKJZVDB4BCBW87BSIV/IMG_9046.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - high altar at Chartres Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678906320496-G8LM7P0MK1CB75GTF8VN/P1460187.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Chartres Cathedral (inside) there are so many details inside that I just loved, like this clock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678906343670-99LE1Z1ORJCEZ890CFKX/P1460191.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Chartres Cathedral (inside) another look at the high altar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678906341873-I66BVTM6L2RP0SYRTURY/P1460197.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Regarder les vagues à Saint-Malo - Chartres Cathedral (inside) the labyrinth, which I fully plan to walk when I return https://www.caroleannwright.com/france-2023/une-semaine-tranquille-dijon monthly 0.5 2023-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/9fbfe5b2-62a2-4214-b9aa-684c0c0e6e9e/P1460138.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Une semaine tranquille à Dijon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678353175555-4GINUXQX6MN3Z8LSYPSP/P1460083.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Une semaine tranquille à Dijon - Notre Dame de Dijon (from the side) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678353304039-JW8V8LOT0PNCMZQNQH1U/P1460104.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Une semaine tranquille à Dijon - outdoor market day at Les Halles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678353214377-B4GVPM6DXP2X4HW11C83/P1460103.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Une semaine tranquille à Dijon - lavender stall at Les Halles I was very tempted to buy a sachet of lavender…maybe next time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678353237305-Y4KRCRKPFOK1JK03YG8S/P1460108.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Une semaine tranquille à Dijon - "Aren't you gonna take my picture?" I walked past this man and heard him say (in French), “Aren’t you gonna take my picture?” so I did and I love how it turned out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678353257149-5B0EG0QV7GW424ASJGK3/P1460109.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Une semaine tranquille à Dijon - mustache excellence in Dijon I didn’t even notice this man’s incredible mustache until I was going through my photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678353283042-NIGMFM6LERMIICRTZ919/P1460112.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Une semaine tranquille à Dijon - the best cheesemonger in Dijon this is the cheesemonger who threw in twice the amount of comté for the same price, and for that I adore him https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678353324570-KZKZP75GX60FRZZUMGS7/P1460115.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Une semaine tranquille à Dijon - Place François Rude 2nd Carousel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678353349541-JDHN3UEZ8XX8OH901RMB/P1460128.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Une semaine tranquille à Dijon - Place Francois Rude 2nd Carousel (close-up) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678353371040-5QPBPSZA19SW84ZJJADX/P1460131.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Une semaine tranquille à Dijon - Place Francois Rude 2nd Carousel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678353613523-53DAR1LDQ4M84J1T6JJV/IMG_8873.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Une semaine tranquille à Dijon - cool old buildings on a rainy day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678353629394-TAC9CE8B6S197SB04AQ9/IMG_8887+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Une semaine tranquille à Dijon - Église Saint-Michel 16th century Gothic cathedral that I didn’t even realize was there until I stumbled upon it on foot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678353651112-QCEMY35I85RH4GWXC0BQ/IMG_8891.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Une semaine tranquille à Dijon - beautiful rainy cobblestones this photo just about captures how magical this town is in the rain https://www.caroleannwright.com/france-2023/un-week-end-dcevant-lyon monthly 0.5 2023-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678179652137-3EPPI7M4SGKRXSX781MI/P1460045.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - La Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière This gorgeous church may only be 150 years old, but its impact on the Lyon landscape is immeasurable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678182949698-0SYWUM7JI0W01ZSHLGES/IMG_8682.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - inside of the basilica pictures were forbidden inside but I couldn’t help snapping this one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678179667303-FRUIA1MR5I3ZUO0K0UOD/P1460056.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - La Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678182941154-V5CR1B4TOFILT4ZPZ3W2/IMG_8673.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - La Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière from the front so you can really take in its majesty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678179638465-D59HA1PHO1AIJCRHQF7K/P1460022.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - La Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678179622252-ZSB54MFHZLIDG7Q4DU3B/P1460015.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - view from Notre Dame de Fourvière a glimpse of the Lyon skyline from high above https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678179684134-MO4G9DY1NQ9TM1K6IGBK/P1460063.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - La Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière seriously, how beautiful is this?? 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678184034717-N9NFFM43GEDI4OWN0H7V/IMG_8530.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - the streets of Old Lyon featuring the basilica up on the hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678183508272-2I4DKDD9YKKTOWUX2IY8/IMG_8526.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste this cathedral casually has a little park beside it with the ruins of another old church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678183542087-YUKP71MQZGN01LLE5YZ9/IMG_8587.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - a bit of time travel in Vieux Lyon I saw this woman walking by me in Old Lyon in full costume; it was a bit jarring to see her climb into her car and drive away! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678183533146-LAVZEY7XR16L5LUE39HP/IMG_8555.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - Temple du Change https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678183945920-9A3CK3I070ZXIXD6E5ZL/IMG_8566.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - a Lyonnaise fresco there are trompe l’œil frescos all over Lyon but alas this is the only one I saw in person https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678184479980-BSITMFT14TN8E67ANU9Y/IMG_8613.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - Lyon by night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678185270763-N8US5N8YOYDZ3LRRHG2N/IMG_8606.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - Université Lumière Lyon 2 this Science building at the University near my hotel was just beautiful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678184651147-JUWMXK3C94F13YMMTAU3/IMG_8656.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - Vagabond Coffee Cart this cart on Quai Victor Augagneur saved my Sunday from caffeine withdrawal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678184672089-YY5C3O6HU8OXJLTJ2UW9/IMG_8745.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - view from the walk down to Vieux Lyon from Fourvière I took the funicular up but willingly took the endless stairs back down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678184683934-U30R83WMX3C3I09GOP07/IMG_8748.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - Salade Lyonnaise at Auberge des Canuts not pictured: cathedral view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678184701527-71EQLBM6WH01UAS8CCEL/IMG_8763.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - view from Rue Mercière https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678185206582-D4TP6TV6PS0L5H2V07PK/IMG_8642.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - ferris wheel at Place Bellecour by night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678185048820-W2OWG43B7EUX4H1UX8JK/IMG_8781.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - Brasserie Georges didn’t want to spend a ton of time inside here but I do wish I’d gotten more pics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678185046265-GDW6IN712UCDJI6VAF8E/IMG_8756.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Un week-end (décevant) à Lyon - Yea! https://www.caroleannwright.com/france-2023/bi5f4hurl3l1nvy1etfa1ynpzkpt9h monthly 0.5 2023-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678124182920-J7U4KP1N0V00XJ2JRGVK/IMG_8248.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - La Dijonnaise - Église Notre-Dame de Dijon This gorgeous cathedral greets me every day when I head out to buy bread from the boulangerie next door and I’m floored every time I see it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678124198744-J3I1CH3H5P49BLKRHI36/IMG_8252.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - La Dijonnaise - Église Notre-Dame de Dijon from another angle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678124226433-LQRAXW5ROWR20EURSAWE/IMG_8262+2.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - La Dijonnaise - Église Notre-Dame de Dijon I’m always shocked by how gorgeous these old churches are from behind—every angle is incredible! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678124218379-5ZEZG9IM9S8WU75XTJL4/IMG_8258.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - La Dijonnaise - Église Notre-Dame de Dijon last shot of the church I swear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678124231262-5XPBUIIOFSTUOSVL50DZ/AfterlightImage+20.JPG Sept Semaines en France - La Dijonnaise - Bouillon Notre Dame a very cute restaurant that’s on my list to check out—maybe next week? (when it’s not raining) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678124248086-ZJKMJG1R3FH4D11Z87I0/IMG_8272.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - La Dijonnaise - view from my neighborhood okay I lied, it’s another photo of Notre Dame…but can you blame me when these are the streets I get to walk every day?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678124265753-9OP577JRA57HVT3ZKIBR/IMG_8279.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - La Dijonnaise - Cafe Jacquemart apparently a jacquemart is an automaton that strikes a bell every hour; this restaurant is named for the one on top of Notre Dame and I’m dying to try it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678124289534-8VGHO4K53F1JLFTUXHEP/IMG_8290.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - La Dijonnaise - a very cute storefront I’m obsessed with French storefronts and this antique store’s is no exception https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678124312710-GKNJE4N7PXZ593EFDSPS/IMG_8351.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - La Dijonnaise - view from beside Cathédrale Saint-Bénigne de Dijon yet another 13th century cathedral walking distance from my apartment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678124333135-85LVKYR8B4Y7NRDY8KSD/IMG_8395.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - La Dijonnaise - Place François-Rude the carousel on the left was designed by Gustav Eiffel himself https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1678124348943-C2622PC6IZRBVMTTICXC/IMG_8388.jpg Sept Semaines en France - La Dijonnaise - outdoor market day just a glimpse of the many, many stands setup on outdoor market days (there will be more where this came from when I go back with my camera) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/9c3bd62d-4513-48ef-8f86-28de3d79e615/IMG_8271+2.jpg Sept Semaines en France - La Dijonnaise - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.caroleannwright.com/france-2023/larc-rodin-et-bientt-paris monthly 0.5 2023-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/a4284fa1-dd45-4e55-97ed-abcd97beeec8/P1450914.jpg Sept Semaines en France - L’Arc, Rodin, et à bientôt Paris - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677679764769-DU0NAW9OIX94LABOZ0J1/IMG_7981.jpg Sept Semaines en France - L’Arc, Rodin, et à bientôt Paris - L'Arc de Triomphe four trips to Paris and I had never seen this before now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677679553854-3LECQ686YCTEYFVXD1W8/P1450831+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - L’Arc, Rodin, et à bientôt Paris - peakaboo! I remember seeing something about this art installation at Louis Vuitton but that did not prepare me for stumbling across it in person https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677681008254-TYOCVKWN84IWE862X09M/P1450837.JPG Sept Semaines en France - L’Arc, Rodin, et à bientôt Paris - L'avenue des Champs Elysées I can’t lie, I felt a bit out of place on such a fancy street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677679670606-HM2ZR3HZ06CWKW1V79DS/P1450869.JPG Sept Semaines en France - L’Arc, Rodin, et à bientôt Paris - the Eiffel Tower from the Trocadero I didn’t get a ton of pictures here because the light was awful and it was littered with tourists, but the Trocadero has some of the best Eiffel Tower views in the city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677679892356-1E0U63ERLYFZ0BICOZM1/IMG_8056+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - L’Arc, Rodin, et à bientôt Paris - dinner view I hadn’t meant to have dinner at Le Relais de la Butte, but I just couldn’t resist this view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677679913068-UM4YYZ0TA7HR7BE7MEO8/P1450902.JPG Sept Semaines en France - L’Arc, Rodin, et à bientôt Paris - The Thinker Rodin’s masterpiece is the first thing you see when you walk into the sculpture gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677680099021-1TGRJG3Q3VI85I1GOFY5/P1450990.jpg Sept Semaines en France - L’Arc, Rodin, et à bientôt Paris - self-portrait look closely and you’ll get a rare glimpse of me, the only masked visitor at the Rodin Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677679934473-53X9UUEPOLNJE8W70DT1/P1450922.JPG Sept Semaines en France - L’Arc, Rodin, et à bientôt Paris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677680543916-295P1KGP92N875FPDNBX/IMG_8142+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - L’Arc, Rodin, et à bientôt Paris - Rodin Museum highly recommend a visit if you’re looking for a peaceful way to spend an afternoon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677680533390-5HRMI4VPE3VXPB8ZJCMB/IMG_8076+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - L’Arc, Rodin, et à bientôt Paris - Cafe Bruant my little neighborhood cafe in Montmartre where I spent an hour every morning for the week I was there https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677680557605-0CM1CZSGNQVC3X48Y0VP/IMG_8200.jpg Sept Semaines en France - L’Arc, Rodin, et à bientôt Paris - last look at Montmartre I took the long way back from coffee this morning and snapped this shot of the Moulin de la Galette en route home https://www.caroleannwright.com/france-2023/des-buttes monthly 0.5 2023-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677497760592-SKDXQCIX5ROBCWDJNPXU/IMG_7724.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Des Buttes - quiet morning in Montmartre shoutout to this perfect car for driving by at the perfect moment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677497491999-25ORMWRNGWBUSWFXUISA/IMG_7736.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Des Buttes - Sunday morning, Sacre Cœur you really can’t beat a Sunday morning in February for having this landmark mostly to yourself https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677498207991-WPW5WS2L3KEZ1Y6PYVJJ/IMG_7796.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Des Buttes - park sandwich who says 40ºF is too cold for a picnic in the park? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677494407988-UOUVD8SKCQV9133FK68E/P1450711.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Des Buttes - A suspension bridge at Parc des Buttes-Chaumont the park is filled with these bridges and winding paths just begging you to get lost and explore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677494689283-8USCODLO423GCOMJ4HEP/P1450744.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Des Buttes - Photobooth at Parc des Buttes-Chaumont I was very tempted to take some pics in this vintage photobooth but opted to take pics of the booth itself instead, go figure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677494601312-WUXGFZEEBV2T5IN7J9AF/P1450735+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Des Buttes - A palm tree in Paris Not something I’d expected to see in Paris in February! As a native Californian, I love this juxtaposition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677499292518-L8ED0SOE7CH4166LZAJU/IMG_7873.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Des Buttes - view from a bridge over Canal Saint-Martin I first saw this canal in Amélie over twenty years ago, but this was the first time I’ve visited in person https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677495619749-KNX6NCZ63T1R90VG7MIS/P1450758.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Des Buttes - Le Consulat it’s nearly impossible to get a good pic of this adorable and historic cafe without fighting through an endless mass of tourists, but I can never resist trying https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677495313270-38AGL1AX9092FJ14USL2/P1450788+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Des Buttes - Sunset over Paris from Sacre Cœur The panoramic views from the top of Montmartre are truly unbeatable, especially at sunset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677495747844-J0Y80GH5AQVG70SB0XV6/P1450781.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Des Buttes - Sacre Cœur at magic hour This basilica is maybe my favorite landmark in Paris, and in this light it was so stunning that I could almost ignore the insane number of tourists (emphasis on almost) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677495679707-DU6G0MQUNINKW4DMGM3C/P1450769.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Des Buttes - The Eiffel Tower from Sacre Cœur you may not get the best view of the Eiffel Tower from up there, but it’s still pretty spectacular https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677495376186-LICNOQJTH9DYRFG5137U/P1450819+copy.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Des Buttes - Dusk in my corner of Montmartre my apartment for the week is just down this street, and the whole neighborhood is idyllic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/f0465c45-e063-47c8-b17c-a5c66e246832/P1450755.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Des Buttes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.caroleannwright.com/france-2023/montmartre-et-balade-sur-la-seine monthly 0.5 2023-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/60197f0a-e847-4d4d-8425-781ac4a3d6c4/AfterlightImage+14.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Montmartre et balade sur la Seine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677412454298-4SFR3AR60PMRZHMFD1GR/AfterlightImage+7.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Montmartre et balade sur la Seine - Restaurant du Basilic charming restaurant around the corner from my apartment for the week https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677412498922-OPLHTCN3MPTHALXGFUAL/AfterlightImage+8.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Montmartre et balade sur la Seine - Vrai Paris another cute restaurant in my neighborhood—ironic that it’s called “Real Paris” when it’s covered in fake flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677412534302-FYFJTTZF4AIYJ706QM49/AfterlightImage+9.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Montmartre et balade sur la Seine - enjoying the view from Montmartre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677412951331-QAM3AZATVXYTK0QOWWB4/IMG_7364.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Montmartre et balade sur la Seine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677412588604-CC9CSMX80KP7600JKMCI/AfterlightImage+12.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Montmartre et balade sur la Seine - Au Bel Arlequin I’m not sure what this place is but I just love the juxatposition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677413828178-N941WK786UMYU0MX1RA3/IMG_7517.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Montmartre et balade sur la Seine - Marché aux Fleurs one of the best things about this city is how often you’ll turn down a random side street and end up somewhere extraordinary, like this flower market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677412641746-Y5HU9XOSRGN2VBSVZHLI/AfterlightImage+13.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Montmartre et balade sur la Seine - Boulangerie Patisserie I really can’t get enough of these storefronts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677412977820-VE9YAZMX7B373IC83NXZ/IMG_7550.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Montmartre et balade sur la Seine - a boat cruising down the Seine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677413031787-82Q6YK16JJP30GKH0FE3/IMG_7570.jpg Sept Semaines en France - Montmartre et balade sur la Seine - Odette I took a picture of this place ten years ago and stumbled upon it again yesterday, so I had to take another https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677412680120-JEHIXGJ78LUEPWCUOV8T/AfterlightImage+16.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Montmartre et balade sur la Seine - St Andre how cute are the lights on this place? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677414126314-3FPSZT9OVDPQPZJSBCNH/AfterlightImage+17.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Montmartre et balade sur la Seine - tarte tatine and a glass of wine when in doubt, always stop for dessert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677412568881-Q4NTCVODUEQ9P2HIU39E/AfterlightImage+11.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Montmartre et balade sur la Seine - sunset from my window my apartment looks out over a cute little courtyard, where I caught a glimpse of the sunset last night (and a few people checking out the view from the roof) https://www.caroleannwright.com/france-2023/le-premier-jour monthly 0.5 2023-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/eaa612b7-0eac-4dae-a1d2-5524e44e6834/IMG_7282.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un jour à Saint-Germain-des-Prés - Make it stand out Café Cassettes, ironically not named for the bygone technology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677254379098-MDW5K58FV1BKFZWCG7UR/AfterlightImage+5.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un jour à Saint-Germain-des-Prés - view from the metro line 6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677254662137-X6KNVUL990EB8HIWIQUO/AfterlightImage+4.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un jour à Saint-Germain-des-Prés - Hotel Pas de Calais Gorgeous solarium with a living wall in my first hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677254455485-E267K2MP9UKKAH1WNCUN/AfterlightImage.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un jour à Saint-Germain-des-Prés - Fountain outside Saint Sulpice I stopped to eat my delicious savory crepe next to Église Saint-Sulpice and this fountain caught my eye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677254296297-S6C5QB5KM7MR776RQKB6/AfterlightImage+2.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un jour à Saint-Germain-des-Prés - Café du Métro Cute cafe from the 1920s that is sadly closed now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677254606755-JGU7X8X969YNZ699LQSQ/IMG_7166.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - Un jour à Saint-Germain-des-Prés - Cafe de Flore Iconic St. Germain cafe, several hours before I actually stopped to eat there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677255386925-PEII98Q0PNRNNWDLGVV8/AfterlightImage+3.JPG Sept Semaines en France - Un jour à Saint-Germain-des-Prés - coffee and a key I was enjoying this cup of coffee when I found out my room was ready early, and I was so excited for a nap that I couldn’t even finish it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e447084a2964f55351c10d9/1677256005215-0WGY4F5OGV5CZMWR8F1P/IMG_7187.jpeg Sept Semaines en France - 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