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France part 8: Le Nomade and our first night in Paris
On Friday morning, we moved out of our one-night Airbnb and brought our stuff back over to Addie’s place. She had a test that morning, and we were heading to Paris later that afternoon, so we killed time by exploring more of Antibes. We walked down to the shore for a bit, and Millie and…
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France part 7: A relaxing day in Antibes and a trip to Èze
On Wednesday, Addie had to take a mid-term, so the rest of us enjoyed a nice relaxing day by the sea. Chad and I started out how we normally did with our trip to the cafe in the market. It was such a gorgeous, sunny day, and Millie and Tate were enjoying sleeping in, so…
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France part 6: Monaco, Menton, and Ventimiglia
Back to our regularly scheduled posts about our trip to France… On Tuesday, we decided to conquer three countries in one day. It’s not a task for the weak, but we were feeling very capable. Of course, the day we had set aside to go country-hopping, was also the day that the trains decided not…
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France Part 5: Billionaire’s Bay
On the Monday of our France trip, Chad and I got up before the kids again and grabbed our morning pastries and drinks at our now “regular” cafe in the market. The market is closed on Mondays, so it was much quieter than usual without the hustle and bustle of the vendors setting up. We…
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France part 4: Cannes
Wow, it’s been 8 months since I last posted! Life got busy with Millie’s graduation and then getting her ready for college. But I’m back and ready to continue my series on our France trip (which was last Feb-March). Hopefully my memory is good enough to recall it! This is obviously mostly for my own…
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France part 3: Antibes, family, and Carnaval de Nice!
On our first morning in France, we slept in just a little bit, then got up and headed out to one of Addie’s favorite cafes that is under the canopy of the daily market (le marché provençal). It’s such a cute market, and so cool that it was right down the street from Addie’s place.…
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France part 2: arrival!
It’s funny how life comes full circle sometimes, isn’t it? Back in the summer of 2000, right before Chad and I got married, I spent six weeks studying abroad in France. Now, 25 years later, our oldest daughter is spending a semester studying in the French Riviera. The girl in the pictures below had no…
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France part 1: taking the plunge
We recently got back from a 12-day trip to France to visit our daughter who’s studying abroad this semester. This trip was an absolute dream and something we never thought we’d actually be able to do as a whole family. I’m so thankful that we were blessed with this time together and able to make…
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