COUNTRY ROLL No 32 : Canada, grande terre de mes aieux!
Canada. COUNTRY ROLL No 32 : Canada, grande terre de mes aieux, vast land of my forebears! The Gagnon family arrived in Quebec City in 1637, having been convinced by Robert Giffard, who was apothecary on Samuel de Champlain’s ship, to sign up for a new life in what was then called Nouvelle France, later…
Sarkozy at La Petite Maison
Sarkozy at La Petite Maison in Nice France. Read our previous posting “Yves Montand and Simone Signoret at La Colombe d’Or” Le roi de Jordanie et son épouse, Rania, avaient invité, ce mardi le couple Sarkozy à un dîner entre amis à Nice. En se rendant à “La Petite Maison“, Carla et Nicolas Sarkozy,…
Which came first? The Delhi Belly, Montezuma’s Revenge or the Cairo Two-Step?
Which came first? The Delhi Belly, Montezuma’s Revenge or the Cairo Two-Step? As part of my research into Indian food for our upcoming trip to India and Nepal, I came across a recent newspaper article about the discovery by British researchers of a vaccine “against the curse of the Delhi Belly”. Apparently, researchers from the…
Viking Ocean Cruises Room Service Menu
Viking Ocean Cruises Room Service Menu Whenever I am considering eating out at a new restaurant, I go online and try to check out the menu. Similarly, whenever I am considering going on a cruise, I go online and try to check out the restaurant and room service menus. All too often, I have found…