Thanks for all of your answers to the Guess Where I Am Contest. Unfortunately, no one got the correct answer. The popular answers were Vernon, Villandry, and Giverny.
So here it is, (drumroll please). Le Vesinet.
Le Vesinet is a wealthy suburb of Paris with grand houses and mansions, beautifully landscaped gardens, lakes, parks, and tranquil wooded areas with streams.
I am house sitting for a friend for a few days while he is away and his home is spacious and warm with a lovely garden and outdoor patio. The weather over the weekend was delightful- warm and sunny with radiant blue skies. I took a long walk the other day and discovered a winding, wooded trail with a babbling brook.
Le Vesinet is only a 20-minute RER train ride from Paris, yet I feel as though I am in a French countryside village surrounded by verdant green space. It’s not really a vacation and i am still working but it’s a nice respite.
I also stayed in Le Vesinet in March and captured some terrific snow landscapes. Click here to view.
I am so pleased to have Ann Mah as my guest this week at on A Bite of Paris. We went to Le Mistral, her favorite Paris bistro and had their signature dish, aligot, a rich, creamy mix of whipped potatoes and cheese from the Aveyron region.
Click here or link below to watch Ann and I enjoy aligote.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiRHIW7Oitw&t=4s
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