Let’s appreciate a good lemonade since summer is around the corner!

Anne | May 26, 2010

My friend Robin is in Paris, yeah !…Last Tuesday I took her to my fav’ part of Paris : the Aligre Market and its neighborhood. She wanted to see all the places I had mentioned on my blog in a specific post about “my off the beaten path Paris”.
I am sure you are thinking “OK, [...]

Poulet “en Cocotte”

Guylaine | February 20, 2010

With the upcoming Impressionist exposition at the Dallas Art Museum, I want to share a recipe from a book titled Monet’s Table written by Claire Joyes. The author described the artist’s life at Giverny and provides Monet’s favorite cooking dishes kept secret in his private cooking journals! Here is the one I enjoyed the most:
Serves [...]

“Rosalies” are not only French Women

Clement | January 11, 2010

Bonjour Frog du Jour,
Here in France we now all drive “rosalies” : it is a four-seats modern green and charming vehicle for the future, isn’t it ? please look at us driving our supercar on the famous Planches de Trouville, in Normandy
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2010: The year to discover French romantic places

Bixente | January 4, 2010

Hi,
Your blog may not any longer keep silent about the best place in France : le pays basque.
May I suggest frog du jour would become a specialized US market place for basque products ? the good news : I guarantee all basque people living in the US would become your most loyal customers; the [...]

Christmas Illuminations in Paris

Clement | December 3, 2009

I love to be in Paris for Christmas time, it is so romantic!
You don’t need any program, just let you go in the streets of the capital and look around: you’ll be impressed by the lights on the Boulevards, the beautiful displays and windows in the stores and the happyness of french people in the [...]

Ski season is approaching…

cecilia | November 2, 2009

I love skiing in the French Alps. I don’t know if you’ve ever been there but it is just amazing. The Alps have hundreds of kilometers of ski slopes, in some of the most beautiful mountains, rolling foothills, and pristine lakes and rivers in the world. The well-known resorts are world famous destinations for skiing [...]

Mont Saint-Michel

Monsieur Frog | October 20, 2009

In my previous travels to France I used to go to Paris and south of France but last time as I was short in time, I decided to change and go to Paris and Normandy. That was the occasion for me to visit Mont-St-Michel which is a small rocky island about 1 km from the [...]