Monthly Archives: March 2018

Burning Man, the 2018 edition

Posted on March 23, 2018 by loren24250

On Tuesday of this past week (March 20), I was away from the village for most of the morning, but Radio Free Daglan’s Chief Staff Photographer — my wife, Jan — was not only at home, but on the ball. … Continue reading →

Posted in Festivals in France, History in France, Life in southwest France | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

A wet fête turns sunny

Posted on March 18, 2018 by loren24250

For a few days, I had been worried about today’s Fête du Printemps, or Spring Festival (Sunday, March 18). Why? Simply because of the weather forecast, which was calling for quite chilly and wet (or at least overcast) conditions. Sadly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora and fauna, Life in southwest France, Markets in France, Weather in the Dordogne | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Springing (at last) into Spring

Posted on March 14, 2018 by loren24250

It’s been anything but a typical GDA winter, as we endured some brutally cold weather (although, thankfully, no snow).  But the Greater Daglan Area is now starting to shake all that off, and spring into spring. As is usually the … Continue reading →

Posted in Festivals in France, Flora and fauna, Life in southwest France, Markets in France, Weather in the Dordogne | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Where to lunch on a birthday (in Paris)

Posted on March 11, 2018 by loren24250

When last we met (on Monday, March 5, in my posting “I love Paris in the winter…”), I concluded some comments on lunch at Bofinger by writing: “This may not be fine dining, but it’s certainly dining well. We’ll save … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, French food, Paris restaurants, Restaurants in France | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

I love Paris in the winter…

Posted on March 5, 2018 by loren24250

In his famous song, Cole Porter  writes: “I love Paris in the winter, when it drizzles.” Well, it wasn’t drizzling a couple of weekends ago (Feb. 23-26), when my wife Jan and I were in that wonderful city: it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Cafés in France, Food, French food, Holidays in France, Paris restaurants, Restaurants in France, Tourist attractions, Travels in and out of France | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments