Country & the City

like holiday

2010-02-19T13:19:00.003+01:00

Dear all watchers,

The blog will not be updated during the next two weeks.
We will be back very soon when everything will be in order.
Sorry for the inconvenience, I hope you will be back with us ;)
Have a nice week end

Claire

Chers visiteurs,

Il n'y aura pas de nouveau post sur le blog durant les 2 prochaines semaines. Nous reviendrons bientôt quand tout sera remis dans l'ordre.
Nous sommes navrées pour cet interruption et espérons que vous reviendrez nous voir très bientôt.
Bon week end

Claire

Seine gull

2010-02-15T07:04:00.000+01:00

Seagulls on the Austerlitz bridge, Paris 5

Farrier #2

2010-02-14T07:00:00.001+01:00

Our farrier working on Ruby's hoof

Farrier #1

2010-02-13T07:00:00.001+01:00

Our farrier in action

Souvenir

2010-02-12T07:55:00.000+01:00

The Eiffel Tower this summer, when the trees were still green, Paris 7

French gastronomy

2010-02-11T07:36:00.000+01:00

Shrimps, crabs, and other seashells, without forgetting the white wine, at a market in Paris

Structures

2010-02-10T07:35:00.001+01:00

The Montparnasse train station, Paris 14

Faith

2010-02-09T07:33:00.001+01:00

Church in Montmartre, Paris 18

Sacré Coeur

2010-02-08T07:32:00.000+01:00

Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre, Paris 18

Lonely tree

2010-02-07T07:00:00.001+01:00

Winter is sad with bad weather and empty tree

Eolian

2010-02-06T07:00:00.001+01:00

Eolian water pump

View on Paris

2010-02-05T07:15:00.003+01:00

View from the Sacré Coeur, Paris 18

This is my first panorama. Click on it to have the full image.

Film set (could be)

2010-02-04T07:40:00.000+01:00

Little street in Montmartre, which looks like the one used for movies, Paris 18

Montmarte

2010-02-03T07:12:00.001+01:00

Paintings in Montmartre, Paris 18

Crêpes

2010-02-02T07:15:00.001+01:00

Direct from Brittany at the Montparnasse market, Paris 14

Today it is la Chandeleur. This means that we can (must!) eat as many crèpes as we want!
I'll even give you my mom's recipe for this. And if you can flip a crêpe while holding a coin in the other hand, your family is assured of prosperity throughout the coming year.

For the best crêpes, you'll need :

5 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp rhum
1/2 grated vanilla pod
1 pinch cinnamon
1 pinch salt
3 eggs
10cl cream
1 cup milk (25cl)

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (from the flour to the salt). Add the eggs, one by one, using a wooden spatula. Gradually add in the milk and cream, beating until smooth.
Heat a lightly buttered pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each crepe. Tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.
Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes, until you can see some bubbles forming underneath the crêpe. Loosen with a spatula, turn and cook the other side.
Serve hot, with sugar and lemon, or Nutella of course.

Nostalgia

2010-02-01T07:10:00.001+01:00

Carousel at the Montparnasse train station, Paris 14

Channel Lock

2010-01-31T07:00:00.001+01:00

Channel lock, Charrey, Yonne.

Burgundy channel

2010-01-30T07:00:00.000+01:00

Burgundy channel, Charrey, Yonne

Cartoon sky

2010-01-29T07:37:00.000+01:00

The Champs Elysées, Paris 8

I just like the sky of this picture. It reminds me of Bert's drawings on the streets in Mary Poppins (you know, the scene when they jump in a cartoon, dancing with penguins and horse riding on a carousel...)

Winter bouquet

2010-01-28T07:10:00.000+01:00

Trees in front of the Saint François Xavier church, Paris 7

Old postcard

2010-01-27T07:33:00.002+01:00

Place de Breteuil, view on the Eiffel Tower, Paris 7

Surprizing

2010-01-26T06:59:00.001+01:00

Eglise Saint Pierre de Chaillot, Avenue Marceau, Paris 16

I stopped from the bus at the sight of this church. I had never noticed it, nor seen a building like this. It was built in the 30's, with 3 main parts : the church tower, the lower church, built as a crypt, and the main buiding, in concrete.

Sunday quiet

2010-01-25T07:28:00.000+01:00

Avenue de Marceau and the Arc de Triomphe, Paris 16 and 8

It's unusual to see the streets empty like that : it was Sunday!

On another note, I want to apologize for the quality of the next photos : with my new job comes a new schedule, and when I leave after 9 pm from work, I don't have the courage to take pictures in Paris...

Twilight

2010-01-24T07:00:00.000+01:00

Marolles sur Lignières, Aube.

Barbed wire

2010-01-23T07:00:00.001+01:00