American in Norway

Today's letter is C.. which is a pretty good letter for me..   some of my favorite things start with the letter C... such as COCKTAILS ... oh yes.. I love a good COSMOPOLITAN And Cupcakes... I am a sucker for cupcakes... I HATE making dinner.. but ask me to bake?   and I am there..   CHURCHES ... I love taking pictures of churches around EUROPE.  I always have a CAMERA on hand.. & yes... I am the type of person who will pull over on the side of the road to take a picture of something if it catches my eye... I was born in COLUMBUS , OH.. and now for the travel bit for the letter C... Côte d'Azur ... I love the French Rivera...  I was able to back pack there several times as a college student.. but it isn't really the same when you have no money & are living in a hostel.. :-) I was back two years ago, for work and it was FABULOUS... I was over checking out all of the new spring makeup /fragrances from houses such as DIOR..CHANEL Don't even ask a...

As you can guess...I made my flight.. & spent a couple of GLORIOUS days in Cannes... the Côte d'Azur... working my tail off. ( I just like saying... Côte d'Azur ... makes me feel so FRENCH ...) It has been 10 years since my last trip to the French Rivera..makes me wonder why I don't do it more often.. ahem... I could SOOOO live there..sigh... The entire trip was FABULOUS.. even if it was spent running like a crazy girl.. I loved every min. of it. I brought 6 pairs of shoes for three days... & still came home with my feet being a complete wreck... blisters, blisters, & more blisters.... Didn't help that I was the only girl in the gang & none of the lads understood that running through Cannes in stilettos at 2 am was probably NOT a good idea... but I sucked it up.. and ran with the big dogs... Highlight of the trip? Partying like a rock star on top of 1835 White Palm Hotel ..    wow wow wow...   little ol' me.. The soirée wa...