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French Macaron
When in France....this was actually a slight local fail as Saint-Émilion is known for producing a macaron recipe from 1620 that was made...
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Chandeliers..
One of the beautiful little churches we found along the way in our explores of Bordeaux. The Saint-Étienne church in the small village...
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The Bell Tower
Although we missed seeing underground Saint-Émilion, I thought we could check out the view from the highest point...so I did a sneaky...
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Saint-Émilion
Walking up the cobbled streets of Saint-Émilion, one of the villages we explored in Bordeaux, close to where we stayed. The Saint-Émilion...
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Château Carbonneau
Château Carbonneau on the hillsides of Pessac-sur-Dordogne and built around 1860, it was inherited by a French/Kiwi family in the 1990’s....
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Bordeaux Chateau
And then we hit Bordeaux - the largest wine growing region in France with over 8,500 producers and an average of 700 million bottles made...
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Pink Palomas
Frankfurt summed up.....hot days drinking pink grapefruit lemonade sitting next to some flamingos. While PJ was at a conference, and the...
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Copenhagen Favourites
Although we’ve since crossed a couple of borders, I can’t go past Copenhagen without mentioning their bike culture. When 9 out of 10...
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Sankt Hans Aften
We stumbled across a local celebration of the summer solstice, Sankt Hans Aften, while in Copenhagen (it’s taken me this long to do a...
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Designmuseum Danmark
The Designmuseum Danmark - another fab museum, located in what was once Denmark’s first public hospital. Especially enjoyed learning...