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Category Archives: France

absinthe with water added

Finding the Green Fairy at La Fee Verte, Paris (Absinthe)

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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 →

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Place Francois Rude, Dijon, France

Dijon Walking Tours – a Great Way to Explore the City

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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 →

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Pont Saint Benezet, Avignon France

5 Things To Do in Avignon, France

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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 →

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The Musée du Vin Paris (The Museum of Wine)

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What would Paris be without an entire museum dedicated to the manufacture and subsequent enjoyment of wine? Well, we finally paid a visit to the aptly-named Musée du Vin Paris on our Continue Reading →

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What to See at Versailles Besides Versailles – Petit Trianon

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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 →

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What to See at Versailles Besides Versailles -The Queen’s Hamlet

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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 →

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The Creepy-Coolness of the Paris Catacombs

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The last time my husband and I were in Paris was about seven years ago. We toured the Catacombs underneath the city, but my memories of the experience managed to fade over time. Continue Reading →

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A Quiet Morning at Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris

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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 →

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Lunch at the Victoria Station Restaurant, Paris

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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 →

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Les Invalides Museum

Three Museums in Paris That Aren’t Overcrowded

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When my husband and I went to Paris, France eight years ago, there were line-ups out the door and lengthy waiting times to enter the popular museums. The Louvre, Musee Continue Reading →

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