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Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation Ordering coffee in France The French drink very strong coffee called “un express” which is like an espresso here. It’s the size of […]
Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation Ordering coffee in France The French drink very strong coffee called “un express” which is like an espresso here. It’s the size of […]
Than Thee-bath-tian in June I have to admit that it is a bit too hot here in Northern Spain to be eating and drinking at all let alone as much […]
July 2011 Barcelona la Barri Gottica I have fallen profoundly in love with Northern Spain – well at least the Northernmost parts. It is not at all povo like the […]
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons played in La Sainte Chapelle one warm evening One of the nice things about being in Paris on holiday is that you are there purely to enjoy […]
Shopping in France The French are really “thingey” about their shops. They regard them as we would our lounge rooms. When you stroll in to a person’s shop it is […]
if I had a month spare I would …….. Visit Les Catacombes de Paris –they’re really good but get there an hour before opening at least in the Summer months! […]
In 1739 the first segregated toilets for men and women were recorded at a ball in central Paris. In that same country and in that same year, a cow was […]
Of gypsies, nettles and mountains of marble Our last night in Romania and we have just arrived in Bucarest where the Romanians’ nemesis the dictator Ceaucescu was finally dethroned in […]
Potato, Polenta and Pork……….that’s what we seem to be served a lot of in the restaurants over here. We are all talking about our bowel movements (well most of us) […]
You can wear black at any hour of day or night, at any age and for any occasion. A little black dress is the most essential thing in any woman’s […]