This is my second time to Champagne Ardenne, to visit champagne cellar. The first time it was at Mercier cellar, now I got a chance to visit the no.1 champagne producer in France – Moët & Chandon. With more than 1000 hectares of vineyards in Epernay, and has 28 km of underground cellars, it’s something that worth visiting and knowing the history, right. Different to … Continue reading Traveling near Paris : champagne cellar
If you’re bored of Paris (OMG, how could you), and want to explore somewhere else nearby, there are some places within 1-2 hour drive from the capital. I don’t drive in France (no driver’s license yet), so I go wherever that’s accessible by public transportation, and Château Chantilly has a pretty easy access for someone like me. I read the booklet that we could take … Continue reading Where to go near Paris : Château Chantilly
Have the habit to walk across the Seine river in Paris, I walked across Garonne River in Bordeaux through Pont de Pierre (Pierre Bridge) that connects the left bank to the right bank (Bastide area). Summer heat and almost 500 meter long bridge was out of my calculation. The sun reflection made it look like longer and the hustle drivers made it worse to cross … Continue reading Pont de Pierre, Bordeaux
There’s nothing better to get to know a city than getting lost in the narrow paved street. Smell the air and when you’re lucky, there’s no one getting in your way taking pictures of things… 🙂 Continue reading Bordeaux street and colors
I was walking around Bordeaux city center when I got a bit hungry but didn’t really know what to eat. It was a hot day and I didn’t want to waste my time looking for something to eat on the street, and just got in to the first restaurant that I saw (it was chinese wok thing). Not bad. And when I wanted to get … Continue reading Know where to look when hungry…
I have fear of heights but also a person who loves to see 360 degree view from above, a little annoying paradox, I know. Failed to climb the Lighthouse Tower in Cap Ferret due to long line, I went to the other high point (belvédère) of Arcachon, L’observatoire Sainte Cécile. As cute as the name, the way to get here is as beautiful, passing the … Continue reading L’Observatoire Sainte Cécile : my acrophobia conquer test
Living in Paris, winter and christmas period mark the best oyster’s period! But if you live in the South, or the South western part, you could have the fresh seafood anytime anywhere and not as expensive than the ones in the capital. Since I didn’t have much time searching for the Oyster producer village at the bay and in Cap Ferret during my summer stay … Continue reading Arcachon: Oyster by the bay
It’s always practical and fresher near water when it’s hot. Bordeaux has a way to freshen people up, and notably to cheer the kids up! Go to miroir d’eau or water mirror, the largest reflecting pool, just in front of Place de la Bourse, facing up the quay. It’s only lit up during summer (at least when it’s hot already). Once the water spray/atomizer turned … Continue reading Miroir d’eau, Bordeaux
It takes 17 grams of sugar to produce 1° alcohol. In a bottle of wine of 75 cl at 12°, that means there’s equivalent to 150 gram, or 25 sugar. For comparison, in a 75 cl soda bottle, there’s “only” 90 gram of sugar, or 15 sugar! Nice to know, but not so nice….. :p Continue reading Wine makes you fatter than soda?
I couldn’t get better time to visit Bordeaux, it was a full week of heatwave. It wasn’t easy to stroll in the street under 38-40 degrees despite the charm of the rive gauche city centre. I was equipped with long sleeve linen shirt, linen short, my wide hat, a bottle of water, evian face spray, and sun block cream. Still it was highly recommended (even by … Continue reading Wine course in Bordeaux (of course)
