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I put my basic French to good use today when the the grouchy and old fashioned innkeeper initially overcharged us for our stay at Hotel de la Loire. The hotel itself is a pretty and cozy place located quite conveniently within 5 minutes walk from a metro station in a relatively quiet district nearContinue Reading

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It was May Day aka Labour Day, a designated public holiday recognized almost worldwide. France with its extremely dedicated workforce union was no exception. I had zilch agenda today so it was a day dedicated to whatever my husband wanted to do. So we headed north towards Montmarte well known forContinue Reading

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This morning we headed to Ile de Cite, the little island located in the middle of River Seine. Even though we had our pass, we could not bypass the stringent security checks to enter Saint Chapelle. Neither Theo nor I had heard about this church but the travel guides seem to highly recommendContinue Reading

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We arrived in Paris Bercy station about 1 hour late. It didn’t help that we had an uncomfortable night on the train as Theo had forgotten to close the windows letting in cold gusts of wind into the cabin all night long. Our very first hurdle in Paris is decipheringContinue Reading

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Today we leave Rome and Italy. After breakfast in the hotel, we checked out and left our luggage in the depositary room free of charge until our evening train. The Santa Prassede hotel has my compliments. Beds were comfortable, breakfast was provided, the location is centralized, free wi-fi is available and all for the right price. We hadContinue Reading

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Of all the days we were in Europe, today was the first that my husband woke exceptionally early and was all prepped to go so as to fully utilise the day we had in Rome which had not come cheap. Since we still had the car with us, we made a quick trip to  Stadio Olimpic, home of AS Roma andContinue Reading

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Final thoughts on our last day in Tuscany – I think we are too used to life in a cosmopolitan city to be able to adapt to the short operating hours and inconvenience of countryside. Really need to learn to sssssllllooowwww down. This morning we finally met the family whoContinue Reading