Mont St. Michel ~ A Look Back
- October 08, 2020
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- The Glambassador
Ten years ago, The Gentleman and I took our very first trip to Europe. That year, 2010, had been an incredibly hard one for us. My Mom came to live with us the year before, to care for her after her ALS diagnosis. She passed away in March of 2010, and we then had to put our elderly dogs down, so we were desperately in need of some time away to heal and recharge. We easily decided that a trip to France for two weeks would be just the thing we needed. We decided to...
Flowers of Karlsruhe
- August 18, 2019
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- The Glambassador
Botanical gardens are some of my favorite places to visit wherever I go. I love seeing how the flowers and plants are arranged and...
“Life and survival in the postwar period”
- May 18, 2019
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- The Glambassador
Last month when I visited Amsterdam, my friend Birthe Weijkamp told me about an event held at a living history museum about an hour...
The Beauty of Spring
- March 31, 2019
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- The Glambassador
Spring and Autumn are my two favorite seasons. I would be entirely happy if we just switched back and forth between them. Spring reminds...
Alsatian Vacation
- June 21, 2018
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- The Glambassador
Back in April we spent a weekend in the Alsace region of France, visiting a few little villages along the wine route, on our...
Time Travel in France ~ Part 2
- August 23, 2017
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- The Glambassador
For the second installation of my time traveling post, we venture slightly forward in time. Many of the villages or chateaus were founded or...
Time Traveling in France ~ Part 1
- August 19, 2017
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- The Glambassador
I was going to make this one really long post, but instead I’ll break it up into two moderately long posts, there are just...
So Blue at the Château de Fontainebleau
- July 16, 2017
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- The Glambassador
Hair Flowers ~ Shazam Hair Flowers
Brooch ~ Vintage
Shoes ~ Soft Spots
For our second stop on our “Weekend of...
