SOME OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS...GET THEM FOR CHRISTMAS

I LOVE BOOKS! Yes in this virtual world I still love the real books. One of my favorite pastime in town, where ever I am is to go and visit local book stores.
Christmas is soon here so why don't you give this yeah a nice book as a present to someone. I have put together a list of books that I like and you can purchase them here online dirtily from my blog. Ok I agree it is not the same than browsing through a bookstore but I must say most of my books I by them by amazon.com depending in which language I want to get them... I read books in English, French and Finnish and amazon.com is so much more than books...

So I have really start to think about my list of favorite books...I guarantee there are plenty... but at least I can tell you something about each book...

Here are some Marc Levy's books in English. I like to read his books in french because I like his French writing and it makes me to keep up my French. Yes I know I speak French everyday at home mostly to my husband but I also need to keep up my language skills so this is a good way. The following books are written by Marc Levy

Et si C'etait Vrai

La Premiere Nuit (French Edition)                    
Ou Es-Tu? (French Edition)
Le Premier Jour (French Edition)
Vous revoir (French Edition)
Mes amis, mes amours (French Edition)
Les enfants de la liberte (French Edition)
Just Like Heaven Movie Tie-in: A Novel
Toutes ces choses qu'on ne s'est pas dites
If Only It Were True
The Children of Freedom
All Those Things We Never Said

If you are interested in wine and French countryside these books are for you. A real life story of the English lady making wine in France. I have met her ones and her wine is really good. Her story is outstanding and you learn about the life in French countryside. 

The Ripening Sun: One Woman and the Creation of a Vineyard

La Belle Saison: Living Off the Land in Rural France

RAISINS DU BONHEUR -LESBelle Saison

Belle Saison

So here are some lovely reading for holiday season and I will post more about lovely coffee table books and decoration books soon. I just need to think all the books I have here in Finland, in Andorra and some still in storage, that I just got back from South Africa...

DELICIOUS ITALY

Italian pastry for breakfast with your cappuccino...

Local wine from Irsina area...something between wine and grape juice...

Tomatos drying in a garage....

Figs from the garden with ham and creamy cheese

Entrance to the old part of Irsina...

CHRITSMAS DINNER

This we didn't do any traditional Christmas food, we started the dinner by a glass of champagne and  smoke salmon with blinis (salty pancake), after that we wasn't too hungry anymore so we just enjoyed some good wine...

FRANSCHHOEK

Reuben's one of my favorite restaurants in Franschhoek and the kitchen utensils shop next is awesome...

LADY IN RED

This is more my kind of lady in red...

SOUTH AFRICAN WINES

South Africa has beautiful wine routes around Cape Town area, hundreds of wine farms to visit, outstanding places to stay, excellent cuisine and of course many many wines to taste...

LA CROIX DU SUD

La Croix de Sud is a new wine farm just out of Franschoek. They have a small production of boutique wines...and the owners are our long time friends... We spent a wonderful and funny afternoon by enjoying lovely food and tasting all their wines... Maybe few glasses too much...

CHAMONIX

No you are not in French Alps but in town of Franschoek. Chamonix has a small cozy tasting room but their Chardonnay is one of our favorites in Cape region...

GOATS DO ROAM

Fairview wine farm is a special place where "goats do roam" The farm produce cheese and olive oil. Fairview estate offers wine and cheese tasting, in their deli shop you can find a large variety of cheeses, preserves, olive oil etc. In the restarant you can enjoy good food and view to the exclusive goat shed that can be found in their logo too...

NEDERBURG

Nederburg wine estate is located in Paarl, there we enjoyed wine and cheese tasting. Nederburg is well known for its award-winning wines.

CAPE TOWN WINE ROUTES

Cape Town wine route is abundant with good food and wine venues... Plenty places to stay, to enjoy the wine and hospitality and  the South African lifestyle in the scenic surroundings of Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek. These are not the only wine areas in this region but these are the ones that I have been visiting during the last 3 days. I have been in this beautiful scenic area many times but yet everytime I seem to even enjoy it more. These 3 small town has grown a lot since my first visit in 1994, but still they have managed to keep the village feeling and lifestyle which makes it so unic...