Category Archives: Our European Adventure.

Today is Thursday . We travelled from Champagne to Bordeaux today on the TGV. It was a 6 hour journey . We spent the afternoon exploring the old city. We had dinner at a restaurant called Petite Commerce which specialized … Continue reading →

We had another day in the Champagne region today. We started the day visiting the Reims Cathedral. It had been damaged terribly during the First World War. The photos of the devastation to the Cathedral and surrounding area were very … Continue reading →

We left Paris today. We were picked up at 830am and made our way to the Champagne region. It was a day learning about how Champagne was made and drinking beautiful Champagne! We visited three Champagne houses. The first one … Continue reading →

Today is Monday and our last day in Paris. Everyone was well rested after having a quiet day yesterday. Today is Bastille Day! Our hotel is very close to the Champs Élysées so we wandered out to have a look … Continue reading →

It rained all day today in Paris. The children had a big sleep in and then we all went out for a short walk to get breakfast. After our stressful evening the night before David and I were unable to … Continue reading →

Today is Saturday. We went to the Le Marais area today and had a look at Notre Dame from the outside. Le Marais was filled with delightful little boutiques and cafés. Our concierge had advised to try a Falafel in … Continue reading →

Today we travelled from Nice back to Paris. We settled into our amazing and beautiful hotel. We got another upgrade which is lovely. We spent the afternoon walking down the Champs Élysées and just absorbing beautiful Paris!

Everyone was tired today. We all had a slow start to the day. We decided to stay in Nice for the day rather than venture to some more of the smaller towns. We went to Musee Matisse and Musee Chagall. … Continue reading →

We started today by visiting the Nice flower markets. The flowers were so cheap and fresh. There was also beautiful fresh food and touristy souvenirs. > We spent the rest of the day in a little town called Villefranche-sur-Mer. It … Continue reading →

We spent the day today seeing some of the smaller villages around Nice. We had a lovely French man called Pierre drive us around. We visited Antibes and St Paul de Vence. Antibes is on the coast and not as … Continue reading →