On the last day of my tour across the south of France to see prehistoric painted caves, we arrived in Montpellier. It had been a week since we were in a real city; I admit to being a bit reluctant to leave those picturesque villages and charming country inns behind. Our historic hotel, the GrandContinue reading “Montpellier”
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Saintes, Saint-Césaire
The themes for this week-long tour across the south of France were Neanderthals, early humans, and prehistoric painted caves. As someone who has a degree in art and has studied art history, I signed up for the cave art. But we had one more day to go before we found those places. I would learnContinue reading “Saintes, Saint-Césaire”
Bordeaux
The heart of this September 2025 Europe trip was a tour across the south of France to visit prehistoric cave paintings (links below). We were to meet early in the morning at the Bordeaux airport and travel from there. So I booked a stay at a hotel near the airport and planned a day beforeContinue reading “Bordeaux”
Barcelona
Some artists take generations to have their works completed. Antonin Gaudi, whose art and architecture grace Barcelona, was one of them. I hadn’t been to Barcelona for twenty-four years. But after spending a week in Spain (Madrid, Alhama), it beckoned. I had heard that there were recent protests against tourists, because it was overrun withContinue reading “Barcelona”
Ruth Rosenfeld 