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...
