Rita SellesDec 14, 20194 minBûches de Noël-Last Pastry Class In the past two weeks I've been peeking in at every bakery/pastry shop I walk by to see their Christmas Logs or Bûches de Noël. It is the...
Rita SellesDec 7, 20191 minSustainable Christmas MarketThe sustainable Christmas market features fair trade vendors from Africa, Palestine, India, and other countries, as well as local...
Rita SellesDec 2, 20194 minPastry Class #4 Fruit Tarts and the "Chocolate Success"Today we made one of my favorite French desserts: the succès au chocolat or "the chocolate success". It was invented by pastry chef...
Rita SellesNov 25, 20192 minChristmas MarketThe Christmas markets or marchés de Noël are in full swing in Grenoble. With Christmas music and lots of lights, the mood is festive. The...
Rita SellesNov 2, 20194 minCairo, EgyptWith a population of 22 million and a week to visit our daughter in this remarkable city, the following pictures give only a glimpse of...
Rita SellesOct 22, 20192 minBreadThere are so many bakeries to choose from and so many bread options. After trying several bakeries in the neighborhood, I generally go...
Rita SellesOct 22, 20191 minCafésLike bakeries, there are so many cafés to choose from. I have not become a regular at any one café in town, probably because our...
Rita SellesOct 21, 20192 minStreet ScenesThe making of a modern day cobble stone street. Art work and precision! Doors of Lyon "Do not go on the grass"—in a park Self-serve bike...
Rita SellesOct 16, 20191 minDoors of GrenobleMore accurately, these are the doors to apartments on one street in Grenoble—the street Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The street is named after...
Rita SellesOct 10, 20195 minParis, Pastries and MoreSo this is the question: How do you capture this city in a blog post? I could focus on monuments or cafés, or restaurants, or people, or...
Rita SellesOct 2, 20194 minPastry Class #1:Chocolate and RaspberriesWhen you look at beautiful pastries displayed in a pastry shop I wonder what kind of space they were made in and of course, the a-z of...
Rita SellesOct 1, 20192 minThe Sweet Side of Budapest, HungaryVisiting another city or country always involves, at least for me, going into grocery stores and bakeries. We were visiting friends for...
Rita SellesSep 22, 20192 minLyonLyon, France's second largest city and capital of the region we live in (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), is located on the junction of two rivers,...
Rita SellesSep 20, 20192 minHike in the Chartreuse mountainsChamechaude is the highest summit in the Chartreuse Massif and the fourth most prominent mountain in France. This one is practically in...
Rita SellesSep 16, 20192 minHiking in the VercorsGrenoble is surrounded by three mountain ranges: the Vercors, the Chartreuse Mountains, and the Belledonne. Grenoble and its environs has...
Rita SellesSep 11, 20191 minA walk in the ParkFor an apartment dweller, a park is a beautiful thing! It becomes your back yard where you read your book, talk on your phone, meet up...
Rita SellesSep 8, 20191 minGrenoble at a glanceThese pictures are courtesy Otto Selles who captured a wide view of the city when we arrived. The city of Grenoble is very flat but...
Rita SellesSep 8, 20192 minA day in the Chartreuse MountainsOur day started early to catch an 8:30 bus to a mountain range--the Chartreuse mountains, about 25k from Grenoble. In a short time we...
Rita SellesSep 5, 20191 minEnglish?Advertisements have often had English words on them, but now you will find shops/restaurants with English names as well.
Rita SellesSep 4, 20191 minVizilleThe plan for the day was to visit the Domaine de Vizille, a majestic castle situated on a very large park at the foot of the Alps. The...