Pointe du Hoc is a promontory with a 100 ft (30 m) cliff overlooking the English Channel on the coast of Normandy in northern France. During World War II it was the highest point between Utah Beach to the west and Omaha Beach to the east. The German army fortified the area with concrete casements […]
Category Archives: Travel
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Let’s get personal for a minute: I went to this magical, fairy-tale like island when I was just 9 years old with my grandmother. I spent several months with her in Scotland, England, Wales and France. It was probably the most memorable time in my childhood, not only because we got to see and do […]
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They have the best markets here in France. They are not a novelty like they seem to be in the US sometimes, but a real necessity and a big part of life. And the best part is that it’s actually CHEAPER to shop at the market than to go to the grocery store! What a […]
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This weekend we visited a little town just outside of Bordeaux called Parentis. We stayed on a beautiful cabin on Lac de Parentis with the most amazing sunsets! The scenery was unreal! The best part was that we have so many hotels.com points that we stayed the whole weekend for 30 Euros! If you’re not […]
Lac de Parentis was once again, a random, unplanned find and it’s worth a return trip. Absolutely gorgeous and because it’s winter we had the resort and lake to ourselves.
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Because today is the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, and in preparation for our trip to Normandy this weekend, and because everywhere we go in France there are memorials, we began teaching the kids about World War II. We started the conversation by looking at a memorial in our nearby town with hundreds of names of […]
We stayed a month at the Petit Logis, a gite on a small farm in western France. It was a fantastic stay with the right balance of country life with access to Saintes and La Rochelle.
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We have been to quite a few castles over the last few months, but Château de Chenonceau has been our favorite for kids! Chenonceau Castle is absolutely a dream. After a few hours drifting along beautiful corridors and kitchens that rival Downton Abbey, we left literally searching for castles to buy in Europe (yes you […]
We visited the Bernese Alps in Switzerland, just outside of Interlaken. The trip up to Schilthorn required 3 gondola rides and an ascension of just over 2000m (6560 ft) in 30 minutes. Schilthorn was the set location for the 1969 James Bond film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.” The scenery was amazing. The clear view […]
Egfling, Germany, a rural village outside of Munich. Bavaria Germany is amazing and I hope to return someday. Our home was adjacent to a large field where the kids spent a majority of their time running and playing.