Joyeuses Pâques! A little late, I know - but as I hope most people were, I was somewhat busy with general Easter merriment over the weekend, and blogging just had to wait. Sorry! Anyway, I hope it isn’t too late for you to be interested in reading about French Easter tradition, because that is what... Continue Reading →
Not Another Paris Post (Genuinely)
I met up with my French friend earlier this week - incidentally, the sole Paris inhabitant I knew before I arrived. He’s not actually from Paris, rather he hails from Rennes in Brittany; an anchor tattooed onto his ankle represents his Breton roots. I’ve teased him more than once for being a walking cliché when... Continue Reading →
A Brief Interlude…
This is a brief interlude in my Story So Far to share the fact that today I went and bought my first galette des rois! If you're not familiar with the concept, it's a puff pastry tart filled with frangipane, sold and consumed in abundance by the French at this time of year in celebration... Continue Reading →