Welcome back, Tartlets! We’re ending our French vacation today at Monet’s House and Gardens. You’ve already heard me go on and on about the picturesque village of Giverny, France.
But I’m sure a lot of you were wondering why I didn’t talk much about the house of famous painter Claude Monet, which is located smack in the center of the town (on a street named after him, no less). The reason is because Monet’s house and gardens deserve...
Welcome back, Tartlets! Today we're leaving Paris and heading to the quaint French villages of Giverny and Vernon. Even though these towns are only an hour away from Paris, we felt as if we were miles away from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Spoiler alert: C'était magnifique.
From Paris to Giverny and Vernon
We had beautiful weather the entire time we were Paris. On our last day in the city, it rained. But this was fine since we were...
Join me, Tartlets, on a little trip to heaven on earth -- a.k.a, Paris.
What I did on my summer vacation
It’s the last few weeks of August, and let’s face it: no one wants to work. Including me.
Instead of bringing you a book review or book-inspired recipe this week, I’m bringing you a travel diary of my summer vacation in France. We visited both Paris and Giverny, which is in the Normandy region. I posted a few photos from my trip...
Well, we made it to summer, everyone! If you’re like me, you're dreaming about what vacations you want to take. Warm weather always makes me think about jet-setting somewhere exotic -- or, really, to anywhere that’s different from what I see 24/7 in my daily routine. The past few years have yielded a lot more daycations than vacations for me, though, so I’ve been getting my vicarious vacation fix through books. Which brings me to this...