Eating Local on the River Loire
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
We didn’t really know if we were supposed to eat the heads or not!
Looking back at our most-recent two days in the Loire Valley, I’m still proud of myself for trying the tiny fish you see in the photo. Friture de petits poissons was listed as an appetizer on La Croisette’s menu. We were [...]
Caves, Castles and…Asparagus (Part 3)
Monday, July 6th, 2009
This is the third post in my series on the Loire Valley.
Like this one, the last post was on a castle and the first one about a bed & breakfast.
Part 3: Warning: Medieval Obsession!
As many of my friends know, I?m slightly obsessed (no, much more than slightly) with medieval history. That?s surely one [...]
Caves, Castles and…Asparagus (Part 2)
Friday, June 26th, 2009
This is the second in a series of posts on our recent trip to the Loire Valley.
The first one was about the cave we slept in.? In the next two posts, I?ll be talking about castles.
Part 2: Leave your guidebook at home
Our travel guides on France have started getting tattered- we tend [...]
