On that starry, starry night, You took your life, as lovers often do. But I could have told you, Vincent, This world was never meant for one As beautiful as you. Don McLean’s hit song “Vincent” captured for us the agony suffered by Vincent Van Gogh as he tried to live his life. I have [...]
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Auvers sur Oise – Dining with Vincent Van Gogh
Posted in Art and Photography, France, Tourism, Travel, tagged Auberge Ravoux, Auvers sur Oise, Starry starry night, Van Gogh, Vincent Van Gogh on October 10, 2011 | 36 Comments »
Carcassonne – I was there in the year 1209.
Posted in France, Tourism, Travel, tagged Carcassonne, French history, La Cite, Roger-Raymond Trencavel on October 4, 2011 | 32 Comments »
No one will believe what I am about to write. When I set off from my hotel (www.lemontmorency.com/content/) beneath the fortified town of Carcassonne I was planning on a gentle stroll through the cobbled streets before having a cooling beer and quiet dinner at the end of a long day entertaining clients on my current [...]
Neighbors at War: the joys of Paris apartment living
Posted in France, Paris, Travel, tagged Paris apartment living, Sarah Reese on August 30, 2011 | 29 Comments »
Sarah Reese shares the joys and surprises of living in Paris. “You’re walking too loudly,” my fiery Spanish downstairs neighbor roared at me and my flatmate. “I’m going mad here,” she continued, “I can’t sleep, I can’t work, I’ve even looked into renting another apartment because you both WALK too LOUDLY!” Smoke billowed out of [...]
Summer in Europe
Posted in France, Tourism, Travel, tagged Auberge Ravoux, Lisbon, Portugal Tour, Provence Tour on August 8, 2011 | 13 Comments »
How many hours do you have in a day? Never enough! Over the last two months I have been escorting tour groups through Portugal and France. Every minute of each day I have been moved by beautiful views, interesting people, and offered the chance to share with other people my knowledge of history and life [...]
Faites de la Musique!
Posted in France, News, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged Bon Jovi, Edith Piaf, Fete de la Musique, Music, The AB Factory on June 22, 2011 | 8 Comments »
This year’s Fête de la Musique has dawned upon us once again. Each year on June 21 over one hundred countries in the northern hemisphere band together in one big fat musical fiesta to celebrate the beginning of summer. Born in 1976 in France, La Fête de la Musique has become a true highlight on [...]
The Cannes Film Festival: a Cinematic Pilgrimage
Posted in France, News, Tourism, Travel, tagged Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Jude Law, La Croisette, Robert de Niro, Sarah Reese, Uma Thurman, Woody Allen on May 20, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Sarah Reese reports directly from the red carpet in Cannes, as she fulfils a childhood dream of being at this prestigious film festival. A fortnight ago the French town of Cannes rolled out the red carpet for its sixty-fourth annual international film festival. Aaaah…. The world had once again been gifted with the chef-d’oeuvre of all [...]
Packing your Bags!
Posted in France, News, Tourism, Travel, tagged Hand luggage, Luggage packing on May 13, 2011 | 20 Comments »
I’m off to Europe for three weeks, what am I supposed to pack? This is a question that is being asked everyday by people heading off on holiday. In fact at this time of the year I have many hundreds of travelers heading off to Europe, and they are all scratching their heads over what [...]
Gardens in Paris: Part 3
Posted in France, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged 12th arrondissement, Bercy, Gardens in Paris, Parc de Bercy, Paris parks, Sarah Reese, Seine River on May 9, 2011 | 15 Comments »
This is not your typical Parisian garden. In fact, this is probably as un-traditional as Paris gets. This is the Parc de Bercy, and our final chapter in the French Way Spring Special . Located in the heart of the twelfth arrondissement , the Parc de Bercy is split into three gardens which run along [...]
Gardens in Paris: Part 2
Posted in France, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged Gardens in Paris, Georges Jeanclos, Notre Dame Cathedral, Sarah Reese, Square Rene Viviani, St Julien le Pauvre on May 2, 2011 | 16 Comments »
In the heart of the bustling Latin Quarter overlooking Notre Dame Cathedral lies a tiny snippet of tranquility. On a lazy Sunday afternoon I go there with a two euro ham sandwich and a chilled can of Lipton’s iced tea to reflect on what has been an eventful week. I take a much-needed swig out of my [...]
April in Paris
Posted in France, Holiday, Paris, Travel, tagged April in Paris, Ecole de Botanique, fifth arrondissement, Jardin des Plantes, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris Mosque, Paris zoos, Sarah Reese, Spring in Paris, St Michel on April 28, 2011 | 13 Comments »
In the front row of my small school jazz band, I tapped my foot to the beats of Vernon Duke’s timeless jazz standard April in Paris . I thought of all the musical greats who had done the same thing over time; Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra, to name but a few. So [...]
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