When I was a kid I used to ask my mother to buy me dresses that I could match with my dolls… I remember when she gifted my the first set of matching dresses… I still remember my amusement… The dresses got so worn and torn… I only wanted to dress that one… She had difficulties to have it washed… More than 30 years have passed and that experience created the expectation that I would only dress my daughter (if one day I had one, and I do) as a little princess, with laces and ribbons… Well well well… My… Read more

Some places and some chefs are just above any comments… And what about when you have both combined? The Sunday Brunch at the Hotel Plaza Athénée in Paris, mastered by the super stared chef Alain Ducasse is to die for… First… It is affordable… Not cheap… Second, it is delicious… Last, it is unforgettable… The place is just amazing… I have already written a few lines about this brunch, but further to requests, I decided to dedicate a full post to it… The hotel is a Parisian Institution, one of the few to have the Palace nomination, which is the… Read more

A couple of weeks ago I went to London with my daughter… She is now of the age that I can do weekends with her as she enjoys going around with me… This is so special to me! I planned the weekend so that she would not get bored…. I was not alone, as I was traveling with a friend who had a son at the same age. First, let me make a couple of comments in respect of the hotel. We stayed at the Park Inn Plaza at Victoria. It was just the perfect choice for us. Reasons??? It… Read more