Revisiting the 19th Arrondissement
August 28, 2025 The 19th is Buttes-Chaumont. It takes its name from the steep heights that later became the park…
August 2025
La Campagne à Paris – the 20th Arrondissement
August 2025 La Campagne à Paris means “The Countryside in Paris” in English. This little neighborhood was founded as a…
A Walk Through The 20th Arrondissement
August 2025 The 20th is called Ménilmontant. A hillside hamlet named for its rising slope (“montant”). It was once known…
20th Arrondissement – The Parks
August 2025 I am back in Paris for 5 weeks. It is in the 80s, not something I am very…
Baddesley Clinton
August 17, 2025 Baddesley has Saxon origins, although no buildings from the time remain. A man called Baeddi, Badde, or…
Newstead Abbey and Lord Byron
August 16, 2025 Newstead Abbey was formerly an Augustinian priory. Converted to a domestic home following the Dissolution of the…
Southwell Minster
August 15, 2025 The current church is the successor to one built in 956 by Oscytel, archbishop of York. Some…
Belvoir Castle and Woolsthorpe
August 14, 2025 Belvoir Castle Belvoir Castle is pronounced beaver castle. Belvoir Castle is considered a faux historic castle. A…
Wollaton House and Keddleston Hall
August 13, 2025 Wollaton House Wollaton Hall in Nottinghamshire was built between 1580 and 1588 for Sir Francis Willoughby and…
Hardwick Hall – More Glass Than Wall
August 12, 2025 Hardwick Hall is a rather awe-inspiring and overwhelming place. It begins with Bess of Hardwick. Four highly…
Bolsover Castle and Sutter Scarsdale
August 12, 2025 Bolsover Castle The Peverel family built the original castle in the 12th century. It became Crown property…
Derbyshire
August 2025 Susan and I began this week traveling with a dear old friend of mine, James. It is hard…
Driving to Giverny
August 1, 2025 It is a lovely country drive from Rouen to Giverny with some sightseeing along the way. Chateau…