I decided to make this little day trip its own separate post because it was such an unexpectedly wonderful experience. We rented a car in Pau and took a short drive down to the OssauValley in the Pyrenees to ride Le Train d’Artouste. Talk about an experience! Especially for someone Read more…
In mid-September after a busy week back at the chateau, we decided to head down south to Pau, France (pronounced sort of like “Po,” except not because every time we said “Po” we got crazy French looks, but when they said it to us I swear it sounded exactly like Read more…
After Arcachon, we headed back to St. Aulaye, where we are staying with Ruchir. But just for a few days before heading back out on the road. We stayed long enough for: 1. Nora to get sick. Poor kiddo. She crawled into our bed in the middle of the night Read more…
It took us a full month after we landed in France to get ourselves together and finally plan a real trip. And let me tell you, I really needed this trip. I’m sure at some point I will talk about this more in depth, but, and I hate Read more…
So this post will be more of a travel post than the rest. Although, I guess this is technically a travel blog, so a travel post is to be expected, right? Hang in there with me. I’m actually a little excited to write this because we had such a great Read more…
Did I tell you that before leaving Texas we (okay, I) had decided that once we got to France we would settle in Bordeaux? I say “I” because Paul really didn’t look into the whole thing all that much. He just sort of took my word for it. And so, Read more…
After our quick Paris trip, we hopped on a train (you guys, the trains in France are so amazing. I’ve never been much of a mass transportation kind of girl, but the convenience and speed of it all, I can’t even tell you how great it is) and headed to Read more…
We landed in Paris on August 4th. This was my first ever visit to the City of Lights. It was a short trip as we were only staying for two full days. After landing, we checked into our hotel, the Helzear Champs Elysees Suites. While writing this I asked Nora Read more…