Paris: The City of Lights and Romance
Paris, France, nicknamed “The City of Lights”, is a place of exceptional beauty and romance. With so many things to do and places to see, make use of your limited time by visiting the most memorable places.
tags: France, Paris
No Comments
Paris, City of Romance
By: Susan Gerle
Ah, Paris! It was a longtime dream of mine to visit the city of romance and I wasn’t disappointed when I got there finally. We had made reservations to stay in the Latin quarter of the city. The only thing I’d change on the next visit is to make Paris my destination, rather than a small part of a European vacation. The history and architecture and the shopping is too much to absorb in just a few days.
tags: France, Paris
No Comments
Why Normandy?
By: Nancy Pitman
When I asked my husband where he wanted to go for our vacation in Europe, he said he wanted to see Normandy Beach on the northern coast of France. The only words scrambling out of my mouth were WHY NORMANDY??? Working in travel most my life, I found myself in Europe frequently, but never had the desire to visit the battlefields of Normandy. When traveling I gravitate towards exciting, fascinating and fun, not somber. So when he said Normandy, my hopes of a fun vacation withered away. Noticing how much this meant to him, I conceded with one request; if we could stay in the Abbey at Mont Saint Michel I would agree to the battlefields of Normandy.
tags: France, Normandy
No Comments
The Town of Eymet
By: Billy Jarvis
Eymet is a town in Dordogne founded in 1270 by Alphonse of Poiters and like many of the French bastide towns, it was used as a defensive strategy against the English. The town has the usual bastide town layout where a central square and grid straight roads are present. It also has the remains of a defensive castle and fortified walls.
