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12. dress up as french people and take photos under the eiffel tower

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [1670]

Consider this one completed, i (michelle) dressed up in stripy blue and white dress with red jacket and climbed the eiffel tower.But more impressively when i later returned with emma and rebecca wearing a beret the wind blew my hair into the perfect ... Read more >

Of Chambres du Hote and Cathedrals: Our Final Days in France

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1128]

We are in the final days of our clockwise circumnavigation of Paris by visiting several World Heritage sites a day.   It’s a lot of driving but we are having a great time.   First stop, Mont St. Michel.      ... Read more >

Tara's French House tour

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 | By tara_and_paul_go_travelling | Views [629]

Did I mention that I'm not big on travelling by myself?  There's no-one to say 'hey, look at that!' or 'remember when...'  Anyway, less whining, more typing!  My trip to Nantes on the train was uneventful, except that getting to Gare Montparnasse on ... Read more >

Too much information, my quest for simplicity

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 | By debjn | Views [484]

When did I begin to need 10 tubes of stuff for my skin? What about the plan for the house?  Fortunately we have the best house sitter on the planet.  Kudos and thanks to Steve, he makes it easier for us to leave.  He cuts a burly figure and is like ... Read more >

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About 36 hours from departure

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 | By debjn | Views [273]

We are about 36 hours from take-off and too many things left to do.  So, I've decided to knock off and chill out, set up this blog, and review the to-do list.  Perhaps it is time to cross off some items that are not finished. Lot's to do tomorrow, ... Read more >

Normandy American Cemetery: An Emotional Day

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1964]

“The battle belonged that morning to the thin, wet line of khaki  that dragged itself ashore on the channel coast of France.” General Omar M. Bradley   We all know the significance of ... Read more >

Barbizon and Chartres

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1645]

Barbizon is possibly the most pleasant village on the planet and with home prices beginning around a million euros (yes, I checked), it should be.   The Barbizon School of painting, created by John Constable in the late 1800s, took painting ... Read more >

Reims and Provins

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1608]

No rooms in Paris so we are driving again.   Our chariot this time is a Peugeot 207 diesel, which is even smaller than the Fiat.   But it holds our luggage and should get 55 mpg.   Connie did a Magellanesque job of navigation through the streets ... Read more >

The Louvre

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1034]

It would crass to make jokes about perhaps the greatest art collection in the world, wouldn’t it?   Something like, “Louvre – French for OMG, who are all these people?”   Or “Nobody goes to the Louvre anymore.   It’s too crowded!”   So I ... Read more >

Hotel Hop Scotch in Paris

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [998]

Sometimes you get lucky.   Sometimes you don’t! The train from Toulouse to Paris was 45 minutes late.   Which was lucky because SNCF, the French railroad, had no record of the ticket we bought online from Rail Europe, even though the cost ... Read more >

June 2011- France

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 | By arm | Views [378]

Paris and Loire Valley, France Woop woop I made it to Paris. An amazing and magical place, the trip of a lifetime!

Life in a Fairy Tale - St. Martin de Vers

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1540]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a fairy tale?   Alan and Diana, kindred spirits we met on the cruise, do just that.   They fell in love with St. Martin de Vers and bought a home there in 2004 and now split the year between ... Read more >

So Many Châteaux - So Little Time

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1188]

If you don’t mind sharing sights with 30 or 40 formerly complete strangers, a tour is the sanest way to see Europe.   And your guide will fill your mind with interesting stories and copious dates that you are sure to forget.   But ... Read more >

Photos: France - Leg 1 - Normandy & Atlantic

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By matt_tani | Photo Gallery

Stops inlcuded D-Day beaches of Normandy, Vire, Mont St Michel, Cancale, St Malo, La Rochelle, Rochefort, Ile d'Oleron, Bordeaux and Messanges
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19. go to the top of the arc de triump

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [270]

boy am I unfit. the elevator was broken, not that i thought that would be a problem, HOWEVER, i was nearly dead when I eventually reached the top of the arc. The view of the roads surrounding the round about put paris traffic into perspective. absolutely ... Read more >

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