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Patrick W. O'Bryon
Writer. Traveler. Europhile, especially Italy and France. Hobbies: rescuing animals from abuse, abandonment and mistreatment, and being sous chef around the kitchen to my chef de cuisine wife.
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Corridor of Darkness, A Novel of Nazi Germany (paperback)
Tag Archives: France
The stuff of dreams, yet real.
Three a.m., and the rigors of international air travel have put your internal clock at odds with sleep. You arise in the dark and step to the broad, open window. Only a horizontal rod of iron separates you from the … Continue reading
HOW TO EMBARRASS YOURSELF IN A THREE-STAR PARISIAN RESTAURANT
Those of you who follow my posts on traveling in Europe already know that I prefer cozy, family-run restaurants. We’ve tried the gastronomique route, with all the foam and inventive cooking techniques imaginable. And it isn’t always easy when two of your … Continue reading
Posted in European Travel
Tagged Bois de Boulogne, European travel, France, French dining, French gourmet dining, French travel, gastronomique cuisine, Hotel de Crillon, Le Louvre, Ovo-lacto vegetarian, Paris, Parisian restaurants, Pescatarian, Place de la Concorde, Tuileries, Vegetarian in France
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EUROPE IN THE MORNING
What is it about dragging yourself out from under that down comforter, pulling on some clothes, and setting forth on foot early–not five a.m. early, but six, or six-thirty or even seven–when the sun has just begun to reclaim the … Continue reading
Posted in European Travel
Tagged Almafi Coast, Camon, Dordogne, European travel, France, Italy, Loire, Normandy, Panzano, Provence, Rome, Trastevere, Tuscany, Umbria, Venice
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