by Helen Kain | Feb 4, 2018 | Beautiful Towns, England
The first episode of Series 5 of Endeavour, the British detective drama prequel to the long-running Inspector Morse series, is airing this evening on ITV in England. Then what exactly am I doing sitting in my house in Canada? Grrrr!!!! No word yet on when Series 5...
by Helen Kain | Sep 12, 2017 | Beautiful Towns, England
We’re back in England for a few weeks, and started our trip in London this time. London. Gotta love it. Beautiful architecture, wonderful food and gorgeous shopping arcades. This one is on Regent Street. Our usual schedule is to take an overnight flight, land at...
by Helen Kain | Apr 16, 2015 | Beautiful Towns, France, Gardens and Flowers
The following day we set out for Sarlat, in the Dordogne. Loading the luggage into the car, we bid farewell to the wonderful staff at Hotel de Minimes and settled in for the drive. The town of Sarlat has been around since Roman times, its fortunes waxing and waning...
by Helen Kain | Apr 11, 2015 | Beautiful Towns, Chateaux, France
Our base in the Loire Valley is the Hotel Minimes, from which we venture forth and explore the Chateaux in the region. We are determined to visit no more than one per day, as we are given to understand the condition of Chateau Fatigue from overindulgence is common,...
by Helen Kain | Apr 8, 2015 | Beautiful Towns, France
We have landed in Paris and will be spending the next couple of weeks touring the Loire Valley, Sarlat and Aix en Provence with our good friends, Paul and Chris. Happily, all of us love to walk and we set out from the our hotel the St. Paul, Rive Gauche, through...
by Helen Kain | Jun 25, 2013 | Beautiful Towns, Castles & Stately Houses, England
While we were staying in Kent, a local suggested we visit Chilham. It’s a gorgeous little unspoilt village so typical of England. Only a few building surround a square, but they are so quintessentially British that you can’t help but smile. These...
