The French love their comic books (TinTin, et al.), a tradition that may be ten centuries old! One of the oldest records in France is the Bayeux Tapestry (dating to the 11^th century), which records the conquest of England by William the Conqueror, in comic book form of course! The style is actually surprisingly similar to the newspaper comics, just without the bars between scenes and the punchlines. 0 comments more ...

A visit to the south coast of France would be incomplete without a visit to the Chateau d’If, the famed prison that gave birth to The Count of Monte Cristo. 0 comments more ...

Tucked away along the French Mediterranean coast are these beautiful little villages. This is the history that makes France seem like a fairy tale in North America… 0 comments more ...

We travelled to southern France with some friends and as we explored the coastline and abandoned buildings, they decided it was quite romantic! (It probably helped that this was a trip they took to celebrate their anniversary.) 0 comments more ...

Located just south of London proper is the London Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From our base in France, we made a weekend trip here.

I loved how the slowly faded daylight came out as this beautiful blue.

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During a short visit to London, I found a a beautifully manicured garden. As the evening sun set, I got this picture of my Honey by the lake… 0 comments more ...

Half an hour from our home on the coast, I found a château with this driveway. Where do I get one?! :) 0 comments more ...

Catholic churches are everywhere in France. After seeing several dozen, I started to feel like I’d seen most of what there was to see. And then I would wander into some random church and discover another gem. In many of the churches, the stained glass was exquisite. Sometimes I could read the story in the windows and other times I just wondered who all the saints could be. This is a window I quite liked; I enjoyed how it depicted Jesus Christ, the “Lamb of God.” 0 comments more ...

Several months ago I was in France and realized I would need to get a job upon my return to North America. In today’s interconnected world, I thought doing my job search through the Internet would be the way to do it. It turned out to be both brilliant and brutal, all at the same time. 0 comments more ...

Pigeons are everywhere in France. This one was on the edge of William the Conqueror’s castle in Caen. 0 comments more ...