Maxims And Pasta SimonMay 27, 20240 ”In Italy life is a combination of magic and pasta.” Federico Fellini The photo from our excellent...
Politics Graffiti SimonAugust 7, 20191 It was sad to see the ashes of Notre Dame Cathedral. It was even sadder to see the graffiti all over Paris. It looks...
Hiking A Castle Walk SimonJuly 22, 20190 If you look carefully at the photo above near the center you can see the round towers of a Norman castle. The photo was...
Travel French Food Two SimonJuly 21, 20190 Part Two: Markets The boulangerie in Charnay was wonderful. Amazing fresh baked bread and croissants twice a day. Of...
Simon Says Surprises SimonJuly 18, 20190 Pleasant surprises are the spice of life. On our tour in Normandy with Country Walkers we had several extremely...
Humor War is Hell SimonJuly 15, 20190 "For many months We have fought together often on the same side." A World War II general speaking about the...
Humor Language Lessons SimonJuly 13, 20190 A person who speaks many languages is multilingual A person who speaks three languages is trilingual A person who...
Politics Book Review: De Gaulle SimonApril 12, 20190 De Gaulle by Julian Jackson Having read quite a few histories of the 20th Century including a run of Winston...
Maxims February 16, 2012 Maxim SimonFebruary 16, 20120 How many Frenchmen does it take to defend Paris? No one knows - It's never been...