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The famous tale of Diane de Poitiers and you thought your marriage was complicated
The story of Diane de Poitiers should serve as a motivation to all of us who feel not-as-young-as-we-used-to-be. Diane was born in 1499, the daughter of Jean de Poitiers and thus a member of a very ancient line. A beauty from a very young age, at 13 she married into another distinguished line when she became the spouse of Louis de Breze who was 39 years older than Diane and a grandson of Charles VII.
Delicious Goat's Cheese from the Loire Valley in France
The Loire Valley offers goat's cheese enthusiasts a paradise. It is a perfect location for a vacation meandering alongside the Loire River, visiting famous historic chateaux, cheese producers and caves for wine tasting and even staying in a boutique chateau hotel if you chose. This region is justly called the Garden of France, and is sprinkled with majestic Renaissance castles open to the public and an abundance of fine wines and cheeses. Chateau du Guerinet near Blois is a perfect base for a cheese lover's Loire Valley vacation.
So You Want to Get Married in France
France the land of over 30,000 castles is an amazing country to choose to hold your wedding ceremony. However a civil wedding in France requires legal requirements and advance planning, as well as a minimum stay of 4 weeks and blood tests to complete the necessary documentation prior to the wedding.
Facts You Never Imagined About Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day is one of the major retail days in the calendar year. In 2006, the average American spent around US$100 on his or her significant other, totalling $13.70 billion. Men typically spend about twice as much as women (in 2006 $135.67 and $68.64 respectively), mostly on cards, chocolates, flowers, and dinner at a swish restaurant. Around 180 million cards are given industry-wide annually (excluding packaged kids' valentines for classroom exchanges), making Valentine's Day the 2nd largest holiday for giving greeting cards, according to Hallmark.
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