Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois – The Former Royal Parish Church When the Louvre Was the Royal Residence
Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois appears to be a massive church, flanking the majestic bell tower on both sides. At least that was what we first thought! However, that bell tower and its lovely clock, are actually part of the town hall (mairie) for the first arrondissement. [caption id="attachment_5481" align="aligncenter" ...
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My 14 Favorite Books About France
My favorite books about France is such a long list, not to mention limiting myself to only 10! When I decided to write a blog that would share my favorite books, the list quickly got out of hand. I decided I had to limit the list to 10. No doubt, there will be other blogs to follow this one that will focus on books but each ...
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Langeais, A Lovely Sunday Excursion Exploring the Town , its Château and its Market
We planned our visit to Langeais around the outdoor market and the château, two of my favorite things to do in any country! Every Sunday Langeais has a wonderful market, part of which is under a covered pavilion and the rest sprawls over a huge parking lot. [caption id="attachment_5223" align="aligncenter" width="600"] ...
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Limoges is so Much More than Porcelain
Limoges is known for its lovely porcelain but it also has an amazing old town with half-timbered buildings and cobbled streets that made us feel as though we had stepped back in time. Our first day and a half we did a lot of exploring, taking in the beautiful old buildings and cobbled streets and visiting a porcelain ...
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Montmorillon Has it All: Books, Macarons, Photographic Vistas
Read my story in French » I first discovered Montmorillon when searching for book events in France. Montmorillon carries the moniker the “city of books and writing” . For an avid reader, that was all the enticement I needed. Another the name for Montmorillon is the “Town of Art and History”. It is definitely all ...
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Pont Bir-Hakeim is one of Paris’ Newer Bridges and Lovely to Behold
Pont Bir-Hakeim is definitely not one of Paris’ older bridges but if you want an elevated view of the Eiffel Tower, then your trajectory will take you right across it!. I boarded the Metro Line 6 at Montparnasse traveling in the direction of the Passy Metro stop. I was so taken with the views that I totally forgot to put ...
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Bourgueil Abbey of Saint-Pierre Includes a Remarkable Collection of Artifacts
The Bourgueil Abbey, officially known as Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Bourgueil-en-Vallée, was founded in 990. The Comtesse de Poitiers (Countess of Poitiers) Emma of Blois founded it as a Benedictine Abbey. We visited Bourgueil for the first time in 2014 but the Abbey was not open on the days we were there. It was nice to plan ...
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