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Why a Book?

30/11/2019

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Too much sadness, anger, frustration had accumulated. I couldn’t express what this destructive fire had consumed in me.

And yet, I knew it had to come out for my own survival.

We can’t move on and rebuild ourselves on a pile of ashes. We must clean up first.
So, I washed it with a lot of grammar and typography.

It was my therapy, I didn’t plan to publish it, but so many people encouraged me to share my story, the blog was just the beginning of this adventure.

It was a long and difficult path, remembering while I must forget.

All our story from the beginning, from the birth of love to the preparation of our wedding.
Then, the unacceptable breakup. Remembering everything in its smallest details, remembering moments that I would have liked to bury deep in my mind, repress as they say in psychology.
It’s nevertheless the path of healing, the one I chose.

To accept to move forward, to accept the reality but also all the emotions that accompany it. I smiled, laughed, cried while writing this book. I poured my flood of love and disappointment into each of its pages. Sometimes, my feelings were too intense and took control, and nothing could come out. Other times, I couldn’t stop writing, although it was 3am.

I always liked writing, but I had never finished a book. One of my dreams came true in unusual circumstances. A mixture of bitterness and pride.

My book is not published yet but I'm working on it, I'm currently looking for a literary agent and a publisher.
However, I wanted to share with you already, the fruit of my therapy!

An excerpt will be published regularly on the new page Book (on the top right), not to mention passages in some of my articles as in:
  • Music
  • My Wedding Gown
  • Once Upon a Time

Read again the Blog Guide too, to enjoy fully my website.
 
Again, thank you for your love and support, I couldn’t have done all of that without you.
Below is the excerpt I chose for the occasion.
 
Happy reading to all!
 
Love & Book,
L.

My Solo Wedding in Santorini
Chapter Santorini, excerpt:
All the year after, I kept telling myself how lucky I was to go back to Santorini. This island had bewitched me, so magical and majestic. I had not been able to discover everything, and I was happy  to see more this time. But also, to visit Santorini with the man I loved, the one who would become my husband. No doubt he would fall in love with this island just as I had been. The photos of our wedding were going to be stunning and we were going to spend an absolute unforgettable week.
 
To be unforgettable, it has been, for sure. I was destroyed, my life was broken, and this island made me reborn.
 
No, I will not change the place of my solo wedding. My decision was made. Santorini was waiting for me, it was calling me. I had spent a year waiting for visiting it again, the excitement of our reunion, E would not take away this happiness, not that one. He had already taken too much, stripped my heart of its essence, I will go to the end of this dream, alone certainly, but determined.
 
I arrived in Santorini to try to forget the love of my life and to recover from the saddest moment of my existence. I did not expect to find love, quite ironic. I first fell in love with this beautiful island, so peaceful and extraordinary. All its sunrises, sunsets, landscapes, sea, caldera, everything there is a postcard. Then, I fell in love with its people, I met incredible friends, a fantastic support to be able to reconnect with life and regain self-confidence. Mostly, I discovered an unconditional love for myself. Feeling my heart beating again was fantastic, although it was scary too. I will never forget all these beautiful moments that I spent there ... Thank you all for having made me live again!
 
Santorini has given me the strength to accept who I am, the courage to rebuild myself, the energy of living in the present and reconsidering my future. I became stronger, more authentic, with different priorities. My rebirth was here. This island is nothing but a volcanic rock, we think it is dead but there is life underneath and great treasures grow under its surface, such as a volcano, tomatoes or vines ... I am like Santorini, I am a rock, and while I thought I was dead inside, my heart was beating again, and great things could still happen.


​L.
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Australia

23/11/2019

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Because of the terrible fires that ravage Australia these days, I’d like to tell all my friends how much I think of them and I pray for them.

I left this wonderful country almost 3 years ago, after having spent 7 extraordinary years there. All these splendid landscapes, this wild nature, these atypical animals and these great people, I have never felt as much at home (while I’m French) as in Australia.

I already mentioned this country in previous articles:
  • Christmas in Brisbane
  • My favourite animals

​I learned to breathe (literally and figuratively), to enjoy life (and to stop at the crosswalk), to eat more healthily (love the avocado toast!), to respect my environment (we don’t kill spiders there, nor any species or insect!!), and to put my work in the background (besides I don’t work at all anymore hahaha).
NSW and Victoria are currently the most affected states by fires. Victoria is under a "red code" warning.

Since September, over 1.2 million hectares has burnt in NSW. Some fires continue to burn in Queensland and South Australia.

Smoke has invaded the cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
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The weather forecast should be better in the coming days, with less wind, hoping it helps enough.

In my article Superwomen, I paid tribute to the firemen and firewomen, let’s mention them again in this article.

In addition to fires, some countries are under the snow, others underwater, not to mention the earthquakes ... Disasters don’t seem to end, at the time of social media and instant connection, remember that we are part of the same planet and the same species: humanity.
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If the leaders of this world are only concerned about their financial interests, don’t forget that each of us can act on our level, we all have a conscience and intelligence, so let's use it!
"The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” Albert Einstein.
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Wherever you are, stay safe and take care,
 
Love & Courage,
L. 
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Rainy Day...at Epernay (France)

16/11/2019

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The holiday season is coming fast, and some have already started filling their cellars for the occasion. You know my passion for champagne, it will be the star for me and for many of you.

And nothing better than visiting some champagne cellars when it rains!
Moët & Chandon here...
In my article Champagne, I explained in detail where and how these precious bottles were kept, Epernay sheltering 110km of cellars!

But also, the champagne I had chosen for My Solo Wedding in Santorini.

Read my previous articles:
  • Wines of Santorini
  • Champagne
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Today, I show you the Avenue de Champagne at Epernay.

Epernay, is the third largest city of Marne, after Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne, with nearly 24,000 inhabitants.

The city already existed in the Gallo-Roman era, where its wine was appreciated. Siege of battles and conquests, it changed nationalities across the ages, it was also destroyed many times, especially during the First World War.

In 1730, the first champagne house of Epernay was born with the brothers Chanoine, a year before, it was Ruinart in Reims (the very first champagne house).

With this economy, the Avenue de Champagne has become famous. It was renovated in 2010, it extends from the Place de la Republique (downtown Epernay) on 940 meters to the east, and parallel to the Paris-Strasbourg railway.
Thirty houses on almost a kilometre therefore, testimony of the history and wealth of this city.

Most castles and mansions were built from the second half of the 18th century.
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In 1778, 7 large champagne houses were listed. Today, the Avenue de Champagne is the location of prestigious houses, but also where the magnificent city hall of Epernay is, built in 1858 for the family Auban-Moët and which was donated to the city in 1919.

I always go to The Bank restaurant when I am in Champagne-Ardennes. In addition to a refined and authentic cuisine, the decor is unique and atypical.

A former bank, hence its name, the basement has been converted into toilets but the safes are still there, unusual atmosphere.

Their list of champagne is as long as their menu, which always takes me a long time to choose, but what a pleasure ...

I confess that I don’t like rain and yet I always find interesting things to do to make me smile!

Find the previous articles of the Rainy Day Series:
  • Rainy Day in Madrid
  • Rainy Day in Athens
 
And if you prefer to stay at home anyway, the following video should entertain you (I give you the French version because I think it's the best...).
 
Have a good week!
 
Love & Rain,
L.
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Tutankhamun

9/11/2019

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​After my scary article last week Halloween, let's stay in this mysterious atmosphere to discover one of the most famous Pharaohs in the history of Ancient Egypt: Tutankhamun.

Remember, I already mentioned the wonderful exhibition The Treasure of the Pharaoh in my article My Birthday in Paris.

This is the most visited exhibition in France with no less than 1.4 million visitors!

Today, let's see more, put on an archaeologist’s hat, without dust here ...

Tutankhamun, born in 1345 BC, son of Pharaoh Akhenaton, ascends the throne at a very young age (8 years old) but dies prematurely at the age of 19 of malaria.

His reign was short, 10 years over millennia, and yet everyone knows his name, thanks to Howard Carter.

Howard Carter, an English archaeologist, convinced that the tomb of this Pharaoh was hidden in the Valley of the Kings, spent 7 years looking for it with the financial support of Lord Carnarvon.

The first world war interrupted some time the searches but in 1922, he discovered the biggest treasure of Egypt.
As you can see in the previous photo, Tutankhamun's tomb was composed of four separate rooms filled with objects of all kinds: furniture, art, statues, jewellery, fabrics, as well as sarcophagi and his mummy.

The Egyptians believed in the afterlife, so they were buried with everything necessary or a representation of it, to have a comfortable next life.
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It will take Howard Carter 10 years to fully excavate the grave and list the 5,398 objects, representing 1.5 tons of gold, an invaluable treasure.

All these magnificent creations show the exceptional mastery of the arts and crafts of this period.

For this world tour, 150 objects presented exclusively, 50 of which left Egypt for the first time.

An area of ​​2,000 square metres, for a set insured for a billion dollars.

All these objects will then return to Egypt in a new museum, the Grand Egyptian Museum, near the pyramids, which should open in 2021.

For those who missed this magnificent exhibition, it’s currently in London until May 3, 2020 at the Saatchi Gallery.

Another European city that I make you discover over time: London.

Besides, I’m preparing a new article on the British Museum, where a large space is devoted to Ancient Egypt.

A video at the end of the article if you want to know more about Tutankhamun and this wonderful exhibition.
 
Have a wonderful week!
 
Love & Discovery,
L.
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Halloween 2019

2/11/2019

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I already explained to you last year the meaning of the word Halloween (Article Rainy Day in Athens).

Be prepared to be scared with this new post, screaming is a great way to release stress, so do it!!

I kept for the occasion some photos from Madame Tussauds London, warning, it’s not for the faint of heart, we enter the spaceship attacked by Aliens ...
I confess I'm super fearful, haunted houses, zombies, bugs, all of that are not for me, and to tell the truth, for Madame Tussauds, I entered the ship only for you! My Solo Wedding in Santorini was less scary ...

On the other hand, there is something that makes me scream like crazy but doesn’t scare me ... Rollercoasters!

It's so liberating for me, to the great displeasure of my younger sister who often accompanies me and she hates it.

In order to satisfy everyone, and shout safely, a deadly rollercoaster that will dishevel you (and for those who want more feeling, put a fan in front of you, it will do the trick!):

And yes, I love Theme parks, I had the chance to visit many around the world, I don’t explain this passion, except that from my youngest age my parents took me to discover some. A good excuse for me now to travel around the world…

Universal Studios Hollywood is obviously a classic that I encourage you to visit if you have the opportunity.

A video for you, watch out for dinosaurs!​

For those who follow me for a long time, this must remind you of my Article Disneyland Paris.

Recently, I talked about the Design Museum in London, with all kinds of inventions and objects that change our lives. What about those who create new thrill rides?!?
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Here is a top 10 of the most impressive rollercoasters! Which one do you prefer? Reply in comments 😉

Have a nice weekend!
 
Love & Thrill,
L.
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    I think that everything happens for a reason and every moment helps to build our personality.  I don't like rules, I follow mine. It is time for me to share my unconventional life and my unusual experience...


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