OK, as hinted in my previous post, French food will remain the topic of choice for a few more posts (not mentioning the “reserves” I’m making for future posts). The thing is that the weather has been quite crappy lately, so days have been spent mostly at the family […]
Yearly Archives: 2013
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Duck hearts and Aligot were my lunch today ! Yes, if in my previous post, I wasn’t too sure what to show you from my hometown, as it’s not exactly “special”, one thing I know will interest some of you is what is in my plate during my […]
So, I’m in France for the holidays. It’s my first time back home (and in France and in Europe) in two years. I’m taking as many pictures as possible to give you updates about things in France. While I already have lots of things to show you in […]
Spotted Hyena in the Beauval Zoo. Despite its bad reputation I find it to be a fascinating animal (on the other hand, what animal is not fascinating?)
While most of the old postcards from my grandfather’s correspondence that I publish here represent places (and they are in my eyes the most interesting), there are also quite a few portraits of people (I’ve already published a certain number of them). Here is one of them: […]
There are many “unusual” buildings in Paris when one dares to venture beyond the more than beaten paths of the city (I’ll never say it enough, when you visit Paris – or any other place on Earth for that matter – don’t stick to the guidebook, the plan, the […]
What is the Gallic shrug? Mmm… Let’s see… First of all – but I could be wrong – I’m under the impression that the Gallic Shrug “exists” only in the English speaking world, or should I say in the eyes of the English speaking world. I don’t […]
And with this picture taken from the main stairs of the castle of Blois, I resume regular posting on this blog. Sorry for the delay, but the Setouchi Triennale took over all of my blogging time in the past few months.
Just when I thought that it’s been a while since I last posted a “Ask a Frenchman” question and that I could do one this week-end, I got an e-mail from Lisa in the US about spending Christmas in Paris and around (especially Versailles). So Lisa, you’re the […]
This is an authentic, hand built, Bangladeshi dinghy. However, I’ve never been to Bangladesh. Also, it’s a river boat, and here it’s sailing on saltwater. It is a Bangladeshi Dinghy in Japan! And if you want to understand more what’s going on, may I advise you to […]