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Wed, 19 Jul 2017 | By kimswim | Views [552]
Once upon a time there was a beautiful and grand chateau built on a huge rock outcrop and it was called Rochefort-en-Terre. Construction was actually begun in the 12th century, but history was unkind to the Chateau and it fell into disrepair as a ... Read more >
Tue, 18 Jul 2017 | By kimswim | Views [611]
So, I learned something really important today! Well, maybe not that important if you consider certain things...
Anyway, I was thrilled that we were going to visit another "Plus Beau Village" today. Although, I've never sat down and actually counted ... Read more >
Mon, 17 Jul 2017 | By kimswim | Views [700] | Comments [2]
Entering the old town of Vannes through the Roman built gate into the city, is like stepping in to a time warp. The walls built by the Romans and the ramparts give testament to their phenomenal building skills so many hundreds and hundreds of years ago.... Read more >
Sun, 16 Jul 2017 | By kimswim | Views [580] | Comments [1]
Vannes in Fete - 2017. Ed decided to rest for a few minutes before we moved on to the next event in our busy day. Unbeknownst to him, a group of actors were setting up for one of the Street Theater shows. I had taken the camera to shoot something that ... Read more >
Sat, 15 Jul 2017 | By kimswim | Views [630] | Comments [1]
Vannes has a long and rich history dating back to Roman conquest and in the oldest part of town, part of the wall that the Romans constructed is in remarkably good condition. After Rome fell, Vannes changed hands many times. Even being controlled ... Read more >
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 | By kimswim | Views [706]
After an over night in Clermont-Ferrand, home of Michelin Tires, we arrived in Bretagne - in a tiny little town called Locoal-Mendon (if you blink, you'll miss it.) But, it is very close to several more well known places like Carnac, Vannes, and Auray.... Read more >
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 | By kimswim | Views [580] | Comments [1]
But, every cloud has a silver lining. As many of you know, a French Cultural Committee has selected 100 cities or villages as the most beautiful in France. Over the years we have visited many of them and every summer we try to visit at least one. Some ... Read more >
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 | By kimswim | Views [850] | Comments [1]
Unfortunately, our stay in Italy didn't work out quite the way we thought it would! We had planned a romantic weekend in Florence at a charming little resort to celebrate our anniversary (We found it when when we visited Florence for the first time .... Read more >
Sun, 9 Jul 2017 | By davidpearlman | Views [1034]
The second day, it was cold and cloudy. After a complete breakfast on the yacht, of course eating smoked salmon, an omelet, and a lot of other stuff, I got off the ship-I was unoficially supposed to meet some of the others from the cruise and walk around ... Read more >
Sun, 9 Jul 2017 | By kimswim | Views [608] | Comments [1]
Vernazza is considered by many to be the most picturesque of the Cinque Terrs villages.
For this reason, we decided to have lunch here. No surprise that hundreds and hundreds of other people had decided to do the same!
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Fri, 7 Jul 2017 | By docballet | Views [353]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017 | By kimswim | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 16 Jun 2017 | By marfee7 | Views [818]
Europe 2017
May 1 st 2017 Melbourne, Australia
Just like a pregnant woman starts 'nesting' near the birth of her baby (very poignant), each year I start to do major repairs to our house as our departure date gets ... Read more >
Fri, 21 Apr 2017 | By surenkiu8 | Views [373]
Le point de départ c'est la plaque dentaire : un dépôt composé de bactéries et de débris d'aliments qui s'accumulent à la surface des dents et dans les espaces interdentaires. Cette plaque doit être ... Read more >
Tags: détartrage
Fri, 10 Mar 2017 | By mitann | Views [324]
We woke up moving at bit slow. It was a relaxing morning, egg and cheese omelet for breakfast. We puttered around the hotel and set out around 11am.
We set out for La Defense rail station, taking the wrong entrance we validated our ticket for the ... Read more >
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