Wine Tastings in Paris – 2 Unique Places to Drink French Wine
What better place in the world to do a wine tasting than in France? My husband and I spent a glorious week in Paris, and of course we wanted to Continue Reading →
Category Archives: France
Finding the Green Fairy at La Fee Verte, Paris (Absinthe)
My first exposure to absinthe was watching it being prepared in a scene from the 1992 version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. I don’t even recall whether they referred to the liqueur Continue Reading →
Dijon Walking Tours – a Great Way to Explore the City
Arguably, the best way to explore any new city or town is by booking a walking tour. Dijon, France is a particularly great city to explore on foot. And Dijon Continue Reading →
5 Things To Do in Avignon, France
In a country that boasts a city as amazing and beautiful as Paris, it’s understandable that you might not consider seeing other places in France. Paris has it all – Continue Reading →
What to See at Versailles Besides Versailles – Petit Trianon
The Palace of Versailles offers much more to explore than just one ornately decorated chateau. If you go, be sure to leave yourself enough time to visit the other sites on Continue Reading →
Visiting the Queen’s Hamlet at the Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles in France is one of the most popular tourist sites in the country. It’s also very overcrowded, and in my opinion, a bit over-hyped. That’s not Continue Reading →
The Creepy-Coolness of the Catacombs of Paris
The last time my husband and I were in France, we toured the Catacombs of Paris, but my memories of the experience managed to fade over time. I do remember Continue Reading →
A Quiet Morning at Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
On the morning of our flight back home from Paris, France, my husband and I visited Père-Lachaise cemetery. We had decided to leave it to the last day of our Continue Reading →
Lunch at the Victoria Station Restaurant in Paris
On one of our slightly more leisurely days in Paris, my husband and I decided to explore a few of the Grands Boulevards, or covered galleries between the 9th and Continue Reading →
3 Museums in Paris That Aren’t Overcrowded
When my husband and I went to Paris, France many years ago, there were line-ups out the door and lengthy waiting times to enter the popular museums. The Louvre, Musee Continue Reading →