tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post2245639758951856311..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Chez Nous à Bordeaux . . .materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-17680050827509525642012-09-15T19:30:03.878-07:002012-09-15T19:30:03.878-07:00What a lovely and peaceful place to rest and rela...What a lovely and peaceful place to rest and relax, and then Bordeaux! You make me think I might want to travel again someday.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-60670259707259519622012-08-30T08:11:35.148-07:002012-08-30T08:11:35.148-07:00I'm so glad that it all worked out well!
And I...I'm so glad that it all worked out well!<br />And I agree, it is a lovely place to be. Quiet, yet close to everything. Spare, yet full of things to read. <br />I do hope that you decide to come back next year.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-1583892903154645782012-08-22T09:08:57.786-07:002012-08-22T09:08:57.786-07:00I doubt you'd mix the two, I speak French &...I doubt you'd mix the two, I speak French & it has quite a different cadence to Spanish. It's like different dance forms in which music is the signifier of how to wiggle, equally the immediate culture around one switches one's brain into the correct parlance. My husband speaks six and flips between them easily. Above all, I wouldn't get hng up on feeling one can't visit a place until one can get by in the lingo. As I said, DH speaks Italian but is often at a loss in Italy when people switch into the local dialect. We just smile and gesticulate agreeably and all is well. <br /><br />It is raining in my bit of England. I hope that we have sucked up all the northern hemisphere's quota of rain (it feels like it) and thereby your island will be dry and sunny for impending nuptials. Hester xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-8475305926369962002012-08-22T07:13:04.288-07:002012-08-22T07:13:04.288-07:00Oh, I do remember those days! You and your husband...Oh, I do remember those days! You and your husband make a good travel unit, then. We've put all our eggs in the same basket, so far, although I had 2 years of university Spanish too many decades ago (along with several highschool years of not-so-very-useful Latin!). I keep intending to resurrect it, but rather fear the confusion I used to find with French -- I'd French-ify Spanish nouns or vice-versa with French verbs. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-37030302712036065222012-08-22T01:18:51.692-07:002012-08-22T01:18:51.692-07:00sorry, that last comment was Hester to Mater, you...sorry, that last comment was Hester to Mater, you see, distractions of small persons prevents anything coherent being achieved! Small Fluff wailing and larger Fluff demanding help with train track...first cup of tea of day already going cold....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-24708772071728050632012-08-22T01:16:05.290-07:002012-08-22T01:16:05.290-07:00I'm lazy in learning Italian as DH speaks Ital...I'm lazy in learning Italian as DH speaks Italian and I speak Spanish & Greek so I can understand a lot, but do need to attend classes and gain a proper grasp of that beautiful language, when the intense phase of child rearing lets up a bit and I have an hour free for my own self improvement here and there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-83156817776335069312012-08-21T16:54:40.814-07:002012-08-21T16:54:40.814-07:00Oh, that mini-catalogue of Italian place-names, it...Oh, that mini-catalogue of Italian place-names, it calls! <br />And yes, interior landscapes with no hint of obligations, so permissively inviting. . . <br /><br />My daughter and SIL have been similarly urging us toward Italy and we do intend to get there. Might visit more Spain first, though, and I'm missing Portugal as well. . . Do you speak Italian? We've got pretty decent French which we're always trying to improve, which makes France a big draw.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-10772933076114231672012-08-21T16:52:39.662-07:002012-08-21T16:52:39.662-07:00Much as I love Paris, we're increasingly drawn...Much as I love Paris, we're increasingly drawn to Bordeaux. That riverfront is fabulous and the pace is so amenable. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-48484670385531334202012-08-21T16:51:37.521-07:002012-08-21T16:51:37.521-07:00This is what we're thinking too, Terri.This is what we're thinking too, Terri.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-58109739361417352942012-08-21T16:51:19.199-07:002012-08-21T16:51:19.199-07:00We book people -- that's where our eyes are dr...We book people -- that's where our eyes are drawn, right? They were in French and English; you would love it!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-8095241007780140502012-08-21T16:50:45.295-07:002012-08-21T16:50:45.295-07:00Exactly!Exactly!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-59548926313606826432012-08-21T16:50:35.652-07:002012-08-21T16:50:35.652-07:00If you ever go, I'll be sure to share it!If you ever go, I'll be sure to share it!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-47207402271658877362012-08-21T16:50:16.328-07:002012-08-21T16:50:16.328-07:00I know! I can't imagine us not going back to P...I know! I can't imagine us not going back to Paris either.<br />Those sound like some wonderful future plans -- you must have friends in Europe so that you will always get an inside view now, lucky you!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-73863297100588791992012-08-21T05:14:55.359-07:002012-08-21T05:14:55.359-07:00I think that's a major reason why I adore holi...I think that's a major reason why I adore holidays, staying in such beautiful, minimal spaces, so supportive of reflective rest and reordering of one's mental spaces. We often stay in such apartments in Venice, Rome and on Lake Como. If only my own home was so neat, clean and fresh, rather than a chaotic heap of children's shoes, perpetual drifts of laundry waiting to be ironed, piles of papers to be filed ....<br /><br />So many choices for European destinations, I myself would encourage you to explore a bit of Italy but that's my bias :-), just as Paris is yours! HesterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-28733931465506542252012-08-21T00:03:32.279-07:002012-08-21T00:03:32.279-07:00I adore Bordeaux. I have a very dear friend whose ...I adore Bordeaux. I have a very dear friend whose home I visited in Villefranche this past Spring. It was so relaxing and lovely. The pace of life, the Brocantes, the lovely long lunches with charming friends. Ahh...I could return today!!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723360304687997220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-48553480805457370182012-08-20T20:05:37.012-07:002012-08-20T20:05:37.012-07:00I think if I had such a lovely space available, I ...I think if I had such a lovely space available, I would not hesitate to return.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-36321917173408869332012-08-20T19:52:44.081-07:002012-08-20T19:52:44.081-07:00What a lovely place to spend a vacation. It's ...What a lovely place to spend a vacation. It's always nice to have a bit of a feel of home when returning from a day of sightseeing. Were all the books in English, or a variety of languages?Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-41183838374744711122012-08-20T18:29:49.263-07:002012-08-20T18:29:49.263-07:00What a beautiful space. I can imagine that it is c...What a beautiful space. I can imagine that it is compelling to return. So peaceful and clean in the design. And then, right out the door, Bordeaux and beyond.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-46904878221945545072012-08-20T14:54:45.626-07:002012-08-20T14:54:45.626-07:00What a fabulous rental!
If I ever get to Bordeaux ...What a fabulous rental!<br />If I ever get to Bordeaux I will beg you for the name of this space!hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-30097715608354421672012-08-20T14:23:48.952-07:002012-08-20T14:23:48.952-07:00Hi Mater - what a lovely vacation rental! I just c...Hi Mater - what a lovely vacation rental! I just can't imagine you NOT going back to Paris, so I'm interested what your final decision will be.<br />Right now we are thinking about a vacation next March break with our younger son - Las Vegas! However, husband and I dream ahead even further in time, to what we'll do and where we'll go once he's retired, or once both kids are out of the home. That's fun - so far we have thought of cruising, back to Europe of course, San Francisco, the southern US. We have plenty of time to make - and change! - plans. <br />Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.com