Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Cooking Class in St Remy 6/29
Please see below for details on the cooking class that is available through the place we're staying in St. Remy. Mom said she wants to do it, as do Brenna and I. I'll ask him to move the class up so that we're not late for our train back to Paris. If anyone else wants to do it, email David Carpita or try to register through the mascornud.com website.
The morning classes normally start at 9 am and finish with lunch by 2 pm. We could move that up by ½ to 1 hour if that would suit your schedule better.
We need a minimum six persons for the class which costs, 150 euros per person. If ten persons enroll, a group rate of 140 euros per person applies. This is inclusive of the class, recipes and lunch with wine included.
Classes and recipes are in English.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
With best regards,
David Carpita
Seasons of Provence Cooking School and
Mas de Cornud Country Inn
Petite route des Baux
13210 Saint Rémy de Provence, France
Tel 33 4 90 92 39 32 Email: mascornud@live.com
Websites: www.mascornud.com and www.vacationrentalprovence.com
"Every man has two countries - his own and France"
Musee D'Orsay
Hours are 9:30am-6pm Tue/Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun; 9:30am-9:45pm Thu; closed Mon.
Prices are 8E over 30, 5.50E 18-30 years, free under 18; 5.50E for everyone after 4:15pm.
Entrance A is for people who need to buy tickets. Entrance C is for people who have their tickets or a pass.
Looks like it's about a 10 minute walk from the Beaugency.
Snorkeling!!!
oh my gosh I'd love to go snorkeling!! I think I heard of a place on the coast that has great snorkeling...now where was that??...
Friday, April 17, 2009
Carcassonne 6/28
Lavandar Fields of Provance
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ok, i'm excited about the lavendar fields....but this tour sounds like a LOT of lavander...could we do something like this on our own that wouldn't be so follow the touris leader??
Minibus from Avignon
Criuse on the Seine
We have tickets!!! Friday June 19th, 64 Euro apiece. I paid for it on my credit card, I will accept reimbursement in Euros!!!
Bateaux Parisiens Cruises Menu
Starters (choose one)
Pan-fried Burgundy snail and spinach fritters with basil and port Mediterranean prawn parcel with tomato compote and reduced balsamic vinegar
Duck foie gras, roast peach chutney and raisin bread
Thick-cut smoked salmon with Southern spices, potato mousse and caraway vinaigrette Creamed sweetcorn cappuccino, smoked bacon chunks and salted popcorn
Main Dish (choose one)
Pan-fried duck breast, light dried fruit polenta and caramelized spices Arctic char with lime, aubergine crumble
Thick-cut roast lamb, crunchy potato and cep mushroom parmentier, baby onion gravy Leek roll, pan-fried scallops and fennel cream
Pan-fried five-peppered beef, courgettes fried in olive oil and carrot compote Fillet of pork with black olives, gravy, served with potato and hazelnut gratin Vegetable medley and parmesan tuile*
Cheese plate
Desserts (choose one)
Chocolate melt filled with a raspberry coulis, pan-fried red fruit tuile
Dacquoise biscuit with pineapple, peppermint coulis
Religieuse pastry with Nutella®, an old childhood favourite
Pastry strip with figs and almond cream
Apple cooked in butter, iced Isigny cream flavoured with Calvados
Mineral water, Coffee White wine (1 bottle for 3 people), Red wine (1 bottle for 3 people)
Notre Dame
Nana said...
I would like to go to vespers on June 30th, when we are staying in the hotel near Notre Dame.
Coleen said...
Mom is interested in going to a Vespers service. They are every day at 5:45pm.
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Cathedral is open every day of the year from 8 A.M. to 6:45 P.M. (7:15 on Sat/Sun). English tours on Wed/Thur at 2 P.M. and Sat at 2:30 P.M. Access is free of charge. Notre Dame is a few blocks from the Hotel Saint Louis.
The site of the Notre dame is the cradle of Paris and has always been the religious center of the city. The Celts had their sacred ground here, the Romans built a temple to worship Jupiter. A Christian basilica was built in the 6th century and the last religious structure before the Notre-Dame construction started was a Romanesque church. Contstruction started in 1160 and was not completed till 1345!!! According to legend, de Sully had a vision of a glorious new cathedral for Paris, and sketched it in the dirt outside of the original church. To begin the construction, the bishop had several houses demolished and had a new road built in order to transport materials for the rest of the cathedral.
The Palace of Versailles
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Nana said...
Since Thursday seems to be the best day to visit of our days in Paris, I would like to go on Thursday.
Jen Agrees :)
Coleen said...
Sounds like there are 4 different parts to Versailles: the palace, the gardens, the Trianon, and Marie-Antoinette's estate. The Palace is open every day except Monday, 9 A.M. to 6:30 P.M.
The gardens are open every day. The Trianon (2 smaller chateaux) are open every day from 12 noon to 6:30 P.M. as is Marie-Antoinette's estate. Tickets for the palace are E13.50. Tickets to Marie-Antoinette's estate are E9. The gardens are free. A pass to everything is E20 on weekdays and E25 on weekends. This includes the Trianon (that's the only way I could find access to the Trianon) and the Grandes Eaux Musicales (music and fountain event only on weekends). Under 18 are free to everything. Tickets can be purchased online.
Best days to go are Wed, Thur and Sat.
You can take the RER train from Paris and walk 8 minutes to Palace, or take the 171 bus from Pont de Sevres metro station and be dropped off just opposite the Palace.
Versailles is perhaps the world's most famous palace. From 1682 until the revolution in 1789, it was the capital of France. It was a showcase of French artistry on a scale never before (or since) attempted. Laurel said they road horses through the hallways!!! See Louis XIV's bedroom, and Louis XVI's grotto in the gardens, even Marie Antoinette's private rooms where she could escape the constant public gaze.
Louvre Museum
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I've been there so probably won't do this one again. However, it's a great museum with more than just pictures! For instance, I wouldn't have missed Venus de Milo. Plan on spending a day there, and map out where you want to go before you get there. There's way too much to see.
It's open from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. every day except Tuesday. On Wed and Fri it's open until 10 P.M. Some exhibits are closed on certain days and hours, so check out the website.
Tickets are E9 for permanent collections, E9.50 for temporary collections (Hall Napoleon) or E13 for both. (Permanent collection tickets are less for Wed/Fri evenings - E6 starting at 6 P.M.)
Access by Metro is at the Palais-Royal-Musee du Louvre station.
Eiffel Tower
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The Eiffel tower (or tour eiffel) has 3 floors, so the price varies by which floor you're going to and how old you are (under 25 is the lesser price).
If you take the elevator, the second floor is E8/E6.40; top is E13/E9.90. You can only get to the first floor (this is not actually at ground level) by taking the stairs, and there's no charge. To get to the second floor by stair is E4.50/E3.50.
It's open 9 A.M. to midnight every day and has a beautiful view. (Go to the top)
It's near the Beaucency Hotel. I plan on picnicking on the lawn in the evening to see it all lit up.
It has a couple of restaurants and cafes. Liam liked their chocolate waffles! - Margaret said...
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ummm...i'm in :D but on the site we went to it said the it was like 150 euros...whered you find your prices?? (cuz yours are so much better!!) haha
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Here's the website: http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/
um...this looks wonderful :) what is there to do here??