Getaways

Getaways are good for the soul, and you don’t have to get far to get them. I love adventure, but sometimes I feel like there are a million new places  to get my thrills so close to home. Sometimes there’s a little getaway to look forward to months in advance, like a friend’s recent wedding in Fontainebleu. But anytime is a good time, so when a friend shows up downstairs on a Thursday morning with a car you didn’t know they had to whisk you to Saint-Germain-en-Laye for a coffee and a stroll, say yes like I did.  I live for moments like these, little glimpses of freedom outside the city limits…

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French garden in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France 1

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France 2

wedding table setting

French pastries

Brocante in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France 3

flowers

Cafe in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France 2

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France 4

tea salon in Saint-Germain-en-Laye

wedding confetti

ice cream cones

Brocante in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France 1

Brocante in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France 2

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France 1

french pastries

shaggy dog

street at night 2

Cafe in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France 1

carousel in Fountain Bleu, France

petit déjeuner

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