‘Eric Halvorson’s Travel Journal’ CategoryPage 4
La Cuisine
According to Jesus, man cannot live on bread alone. I reject this statement for two reasons. First, it ignores half of the human population. Second, this man can. I have always been a bread addict, and I always knew how much I would love the breads here in France. However, the artistry of French cuisine […]
Le français
It’s an incredible feat that anyone is able to speak this ridiculous language fluently. For so long, I thought I was beginning to attain some kind of grasp on French. I’ve taken classes for 6 years, I’ve been to France once before, and, for good measure, my ancestors spoke it. No doubt, I should have […]
Châteaux, and The Blood On Their Hands
This past weekend we spent off-site in the city of Tours for orientation. One of our principal occupations there was visiting the magnificent châteaux in the area. For any whose history or French is a few centuries out of date, a château is a French castle. However, they are not very much like the fortified […]
My One Certainty
Anyone who has heard of Bailey’s Irish Cream knows that the name Bailey comes from Ireland. However, this beverage has been misleading people for generations. The problem is that after hearing the name Bailey, people who encounter the name Bailly assume that it is also from Ireland. In fact, the variation Bailly is from France, […]