THE CAPTAIN'S BLOG
Burgundy en plein air.
June in Burgundy is a time for outdoor living. No surprises really as France has been incredibly hot these past few weeks with temperatures approaching 40° Celsius (that’s the equivalent...
Wild about the Garlic
May in Burgundy is a month for all things white and beautiful. First off, we have the wonderful Lily of the Valley, or Muguets, which young men hand to their...
On déjà vu and redistributing the Poissons d’Avril.
Now follow carefully because something amazing is happening in Burgundy on April 1st, a date which most of us think of as April Fool’s day but which the French know...
Août lá lá, it’s the late, late chaud.
It doesn’t seem many weeks ago we were writing about hail, frost and being beset by sundry pestilence. Part of the awesomeness of Burgundy is her capacity to surprise. We...
An august tale of three Caesars
Here’s a conundrum. September (septus) should really be the seventh month, October (octo) the eighth, etcetera, etcetera. On that basis, I hear you ask, why is the eighth month called ‘August’?...
Storming thoughts on equality, liberty and brotherhood
We’ve been talking about stormy weather here in Burgundy but, this week, we celebrate the storming of the Bastille, an event of legendary proportions in the pantheon of French politics....
Chaque jour un coup de foudre
We’ve had a lot of weather recently in Burgundy. In particular we’ve had some rather unseasonal thunder storms. It’s all part of life’s rich pageant and a good storm to...
When solstice d’été meets le Jour de la Saint Jean
The nights have been short and the days have been long. But this week that’s all changed with the summer solstice. Most years it’s something of a tipping point in...
This week we’re having a ball
Soccer has arrived in France big-time. Happily the French national side kicked-off the European Championships with a win on Friday evening. Over the next 30 days there will be 51...