For the remaining days of our vacation, we set our sights on a trajectory that started in Bilbao and ended in Madrid (with a midway stop in Burgos). This way we’d get to visit the Basque Country capital city and discover one of its main attractions, the renown Guggenheim Museum (designed by Frank Gehry –Continue reading “Vacation Part 2: Spain”
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Ciao, Italia! – Winter Vacation Part 2
Italy has been on our minds since we moved to Provence due to its proximity and all the other reasons to visit (the food, its natural beauty, the culture, Diabolik, and the list can go and go). As we planned to spend the second week of the girls’ winter break skiing in the Alps, weContinue reading “Ciao, Italia! – Winter Vacation Part 2”
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Corsica: Part 2
Porto-Vecchio & The Surrounding Area Porto-Vecchio is about a 35-min drive from Bonifacio and is located on the southeastern coast of the island. It is a port city as the name implies and it too possesses a citadel, although its setting is more played down compared to Bonifacio’s. The more notable attractions associated with Porto-VecchioContinue reading “Corsica: Part 2”
Hilltops and the High Life
My mother had booked her ticket a few weeks after our arrival in France and was very excited to make the trip over. She planned for an October timeframe when the weather was still quite nice (sunny with highs into the low 70s F). She flew direct into Nice which was convenient given that it’sContinue reading “Hilltops and the High Life”
Our Provençal Year 