I took this picture from my window back when I lived on the 5th floor in an apartment of Paris 10th arrondissement. Don’t get too excited, in three years spent living in this apartment, it was one of the only times the view was beautiful.
I just returned from a small trip to Andorra. I hadn’t been back in about 15 years (16 maybe?) and it was quite an interesting experience to return after so long, especially because I used to go every year or even several times a year before that hiatus. But […]
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 […]