Sublime

Cadaqués, our little pueblo by the sea.

Chacun avait son café bien à lui, où il n’invitait jamais personne et où il allait pour travailler, lire ou récupérer son courrier. Les gens avaient d’autres cafés où ils rencontraient leurs maîtresses, et beaucoup en avait encore un autre, une sorte de terrain neutre, où ils vous invitaient pour faire par exemple la connaissance de leurs maîtresse

Marseille has never been happy with the idea of being told what to do by a central government, and there is a long history of rebellion against officials in Paris, even down to the pomposities of their speech. Consequently, Marseille does its best to avoid speaking official French. This is partly achieved by the accent, and there is a kind of shagg

Because real estate agents in France only represent sellers, and only their own listings, you have to go from agency to agency as part of your search. The properties lit up in the windows at agencies across Paris are only for places in that particular neighborhood, listed by that particular agency. The agency next door will have a completely differ

A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway’s classic evocation of life in 1920s Paris,

Bâtard-Montrachet

Charvet.

Meals inspire comparisons, not just of the food, but of the overall experience. What makes a restaurant memorable? What makes you want to go back to it, to recommend it? How does it achieve those coveted stars? As we drove down through the Cevennes we came to the conclusion that we would never qualify as Michelin inspectors; we’d fail the furniture

Boules, as far as I know, is unique in the world of outdoor athletic competition. You can drink while you’re playing. You don’t even have to put down your glass when you throw, providing you possess reasonable physical coordination and a steady hand. And I have often thought that alcohol may account for some of the uninhibited and quite remarkable