Provence with ducks

D. was in Provence a few weeks ago, arranging cars and our house for the summer. It all looks a little different out of season, but still beautiful. A friend recently sent us a photo of our pool, complete with a duck floating happily in the salt water.

The Provence dreams sustain us through the year, and our email and skype with friends we know we will see once again in only three months. The time seems to drag a little now as the weather warms up, and we wish we could be on a plane even know, but for work and children in school we would be there, settled in to our new house. Meanwhile we plan, planning to live the dream, knowing we are so fortunate to be able to embark on this adventure each year, creating new memories for us and for you.

Paris Bistro - Le Grand Pan

Another NY Times article from January 2012:

review sounds lovely, in an out of the way spot. For someone like me who is food particular and doesn't eat red meat, it may be difficult but perhaps it can be worked out, sans blague:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/travel/restaurant-review-le-grand-pan-in-paris.html

Biking in Paris - Velib tips and others

As always the NY Times has great travel articles. Here is one from March which discussing the glories of biking in Paris, including tips for using the Velib biking system. Note that there is an iphone app which can tell you the nearest station and how many bikes are available at each one. Also, be careful and use an American Express card as your Visa or Mastercard may not work if it doesn't have a Europe chip in it. There are also some other biking tips, placing to rent etc.:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F05E6DB143BF93BA25750C0A9649D8B63

New Modern Landmarks around the world

Several here in the US including the high-line in NYC, and fabulous modernist bridges in France and in Venice, Italy:

http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/world-s-top-new-landmarks.html

follow us on twitter

We are pleased to announce we are now on twitter so you can follow us as we travel this summer:

@jadorefrance on twitter

Nice piece about receiving a Michelin Star

For a chef, this is the epitome of success, from France to New York:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVxNgOImSdE&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=DigitalDisplay&utm_term=textlink&utm_content=Guide2&utm_campaign=2012ChefVideoCampaign

Even the French have doomsday cults

Here is something you don't see every day, especially in France, a doomsday cult worshiping at the base of a mountain. Apparently they French government is afraid of suicides at the mountain in advance of doomsday.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/pic-bugarach-french-commune-home-20-000-doomsday-210932058.html