I don’t know about you, but when I think of other countries, I’m often more interested in what a typical street from that country looks like instead of the famous monuments and landmarks. I think it gives you good information of what everyday life in this country is like. […]
About 10 days ago, I went to visit a friend in the Landes and it was also the occasion to go visit what is one of my favorite places on Earth, the Cap de l’Homy, a beach located near the town of Lit et Mixe. It is one of […]
I’ve been only once to Baltimore, just spent a few hours there. It was in November 1998, I had been living in the US for just about four months. We had a small road trip with a few French friends and coworkers. Sure, I can’t really have an opinion of the […]
This was the Garonne River banks in Agen, circa 1900. The picture was approximately taken in the same spot as the first picture of the previous post. I have a small story to tell you in order to explain this old postcard. It starts in 1885. This is […]
I guess a good way to start this blog is to tell you about my hometown a little. It is called Agen. It’s a small town (about 34,000 people, 100,000 if you included the neighboring towns) in the South West. It is the “capital” of the Lot-et-Garonne department in […]