My review today is for
From Moulin Rouge to Gaudi’s City by EJ Bauer, a travel memoir packed with
ideas and experiences from Elizabeth’s first European visit to Paris, the south
of France and Barcelona.
Paris had always been
her dream and for many years Elizabeth thought it might just remain that,
however events in life often change the way of our future paths. For Elizabeth,
recovering from breast cancer led her to look differently on her future and
saying ‘yes’ to a trip to Europe with her sister Louise and friend Bron was
just the beginning.
Elizabeth takes us with
them and I have to admit to experiencing more of Paris through the pages of
this book than I have in real life and I live in France, only 400km from Paris.
Our intrepid adventurers dined atop the Eiffel Tower, experienced the cabaret
of the Moulin Rouge, took city walking tours, boat tours, a chateaux and wine
tour in the Loire, a cycling tour to Giverny and Monet’s Garden, and so much
more. It was exhausting! They then moved on to the south of France by train, where
they hired a car and took in a different set of French experiences with every
day packed to bursting, as their days in Paris had been. I take my hat off to
them, especially as shingles were giving Elizabeth a bit of a hard time and
Bron too had health issues.
I soon discovered their
secret though; the magic elixir that kept them going, and it comes in a flute
shaped glass, goes pop with you open the bottle and never failed to make me
smile as I read of yet another bar stop where it was Champagne time once more.
Once the ladies had
finished with France (for this visit anyway), Barcelona was their third and
final destination. Here the weather was better than in Paris and their
itinerary no less packed out. The only difference being the bars here served
Cava and tapas to keep their energy levels up as they took in the sights and the shops.
This is an entertaining
and enjoyable travel memoir that not only shows bags of enthusiasm for her
destinations, but also the benefits of the careful and considered planning that
obviously went into making this trip so special. It left me full of admiration for
all they had achieved. Elizabeth's passion for travel is contagious so do be warned,
this book will leave you wanting to pack for your own adventure. I know this
trip was just the beginning for Elizabeth and I’m certainly looking forward to
reading more of her travels in the future.
From Moulin Rouge to
Gaudi’s City is available in ebook and paperback versions and links to Amazon
can be found below.
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