We left for Germany in the early afternoon. Air Berlin took about 90min from Nice to Dusseldorf. Then we drove another hour to Ennigerloh where Tim's parents reside. We were about to meet them first time as Fiancees. They welcomed us warmly and treated us to a wonderful bbq the prepared using fresh meat from the local butchers. Pork belly was my ( Read more... )

Today, we traced our favorite spots in Southern France from our last trip 5 years ago. First we visited this amazing small country bakery where the brick oven used real wood. And you could totally taste the effect in the products. It was amazing since we did not remember the name of the place only a general area. Tim, using his marvelous iron nose ( Read more... )

We got up early in Venasque and started our first day as fiancees together in Southern France. We had a beautiful breakfast with homemade jam and fresh croissants. The coffee was excellent too. We then toured around Venasque, Gordes, Roussillon, a small lavender farm, Bonnieux, Saignon and Apt. These were all very pretty villages. My favorite was ( Read more... )

Tim and I got up fairly early. We had breakfast buffet at the hotel, and hen we toured the city park in Lyon. It was absolutely gorgeous. Inside the park, we saw at least two couples getting married or at least shooting wedding photos. It was a clear and nice day,  perfect for taking a stroll in the park. The park was bigger and much nicer than ( Read more... )

I arrived early in the morning in Lyon, France. Tim picked me up with a bouquet of red roses. I was so excited to see him. He also bought me a chocolate croissant, a tradition he keeps whenever he picks me up in France. I just LOVE their chocolate Croissants. We arrived at his Hotel, at the Cite, near the conference center where he is attending ( Read more... )

August 25, 2009 is the 4 yeah and 11 month anniversary since Tim and I have been together. In the afternoon, I received a phone call from Tim who was at Lyon, France at the time to attend VLDP. I was a bit surprised to get his phone call but he informed me if I have received any package in my office. He asked me to go to my office immediately to ( Read more... )