Music Monday: Je te promets

Johnny Hallyday, the beloved French icon, singer, and actor, recorded this song in 1986

Wednesday Postcard: San Francisco’s Chinatown

This week’s postcard features the Dragon Gate, the south entrance to Chinatown. I’ve also included a few pictures I took during a stroll there in July 2021

San Francisco’s Wayfare Tavern is for (Organic Fried Chicken) Lovers

They don’t serve just any ordinary chicken at Wayfare Tavern! Enticed by the idea of trying this special chicken on a special occasion, my husband booked a lunch reservation at the Financial District restaurant to celebrate our anniversary 💕

Music Monday: J’imagine

Bonjour! In keeping with the spirit of the Olympic Games this summer, I’ve got the theme song from the 2010 Winter Olympics on repeat. What could be better than Nikki Yanofsky’s original English version and Annie Villeneuve’s French translation, you ask? Well, “I believe” it’s the bilingual English/French cover by the delightful One Voice Children’s Choir 🎶

Wednesday Postcard: Tokyo’s 23 Special Wards

In honor of the 2020 Summer Olympics, this week’s postcard features the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan

Mixed Emotions About the 2020 Olympics

The 2020 Olympics will be held from July 23 through August 8, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵 Is it a good idea to have the Olympics in the midst of a pandemic? Probably not, but I’ll watch anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️

Throwback to 2018: Bastille Day SF

[Originally published July 2018] Wishing “Joyeux 14 juillet” to our friends in France who are celebrating their Fête Nationale! In 2021, the one-day Bastille Day San Francisco event is a week-long celebration and photo contest 🇫🇷

Who Won Le Village Préféré des Français 2021?

Sancerre won and Fresnay-sur-Sarthe came in second, followed by Hérisson (*my* favorite French village)

Wednesday Postcard: Sea Otter in Monterey Bay

Now that the state has reopened, my family and I decided to take a short road trip to Monterey

I Took BART to San Francisco for the First Time in Over a Year

Since the pandemic began in March 2020, I haven’t been on a bus, plane, train, or ferry! So after 15+ months, I was thrilled to take BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) again