Window-shopping in San Francisco

It's fun to walk around the streets in San Francisco. Nothing better revives your spirit and lets your imagination run than window-shopping in downtown. I like the way San Francisco streets play with my pictures :)

Мне нравится как улицы Сан Франциско отражаются в окнах магазинов и словно принимают участие в показах новинок этого сезона. 

 

 

A kiss is still a kiss in Paris

In 1950, French photographer Robert Doisneau made his most famous picture: «Le baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville» - photo of a couple kissing on a busy street in Paris. The picture has become an international symbol of love in Paris.

A kiss is still a Kiss in Paris... If you are in Paris, you just have to kiss in the streets. There is no other way!

Поцелуй меня нежно, таинственно на улице и лучше в Париже.

 

 

 

Vive La French Food

If I believed in paradise, I'd swear I must be dining in one of the best restaurants in Paris :)

My favorites are Laduree for breakfast , Chez Francis or Café Les Deux Magots for lunch, Le Dome or La Closerie des Lilas for dinner.

Вкусных впечатлений!

 

 

Peaceful Normandy remembers Americans

Exploring Normandy is truly an experience to remember. My husband and I visited this beautiful and peaceful land in early September. Driving through the hills of Normandy feels like taking a big step back in time: lovely villages and fields create pastoral landscapes that make you feel going way back into time of Alexandre Dumas and his novels.

The Normandy beaches (Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword) are where the allied forces led the large scale invasion of France on D-Day - June 6, 1944. As a Russian-American I was unprepared for the enormity of the American side of the experience, and this visit gave me a whole new perspective on a period in history that was hardly touched in my school history books. Seeing windswept beaches with their open areas for an attack as well as the height of the cliffs game me a greater appreciation of why so many Americans and allied troops were lost that day in Normandy.

The Normandy American Cemetery was breath taking.     

Низкий поклон всем погибшим.

 

 

Geyser Peak is a great winery to visit

I continue my little research on wineries in Sonoma County, California. Geyser Peak is one of the oldest wineries in Sonoma County with remarkable history of award winning wines. Founded in 1880 by Augustus Quitzow, Geyser Peak is a great winery to visit.

The winery's Premier Tasting list includes selections of wines from their vineyards in Alexander Valley (J&J Fay Ranch Merlot and Walking Tree Cabernet Sauvignon), Russian River Valley (River Ranches Sauvignon Blanc) and Dry Creek Valley (XYZin, Zinfandel). Zinfandel  XYZin is fantastic, but my favorite from the list is Walking Tree Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fruity, delightfully soft, balanced dry, and absolutely perfect with food.

The Alexander Valley is home to a wide range of wines, of which Cabernet Sauvignon remains the most planted and popular.  

Налейте мне вина!

 

 

 

Waiting for baby's Christening in Bayeux, France

It's always touching to see beautiful babies in their beautiful christening outfits. It was  a lovely September Sunday morning in Bayeux, Normandy, with happiness in the air.

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