10 reasons to Explore Tours France-Why we Came Back
10 reasons to explore Tours France and discovering all of its delights was something we failed to do on our first visit many years ago. At that point in time, Tours served us as a jumping off point for exploring the châteaux of the Loire Valley. As I revisited our travel photos during the 2020 pandemic when travel was not ...
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Île Sainte Marguerite and its Hidden Beauty
Many thanks to Alexandra who shares her new favorite island of Île Sainte Marguerite. Her pictures and stories entice me to travel. Don't you want to travel with her, too? I'm delighted that she is willing to write about her time in the south of France. Here she shares her love of Île Sainte Marguerite. I've yet to travel ...
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Oradour-sur-Glane: Lest We Forget the Cruelty Brought on by Intolerance
My first encounter with Oradour-sur-Glane came when researching a project for a French class in 2010. Fascinated yet horrified best describes my reaction. This past autumn we spent some time in this area of France and visited the “new” Oradour-sur-Glane as well as the obliterated village. Words cannot describe the ...
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An Emotional Visit to the French Deportation Memorial – a Holocaust Memorial
As I approached the French Deportation Memorial on Ile de la Cité, I felt myself becoming tense. Over the years, I’ve read many books on the holocaust. From my first encounter of the deportation and holocaust atrocities through the Diary of Anne Frank, I will never forget my mother’s admonishment. We must never forget ...
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Normandy France
The Normandy Region of France (Normandie in French) is divided into two parts: Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) which consists of the Eure and Seine-Maritime departments and Basse-Normandie (Lower Normandy) which consists of the Orne, Calvados (home to Calvados apple brandy) and Manche departments. Every part of France ...
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Pointe du Hoc
Located between the two landing beaches of Omaha and Utah, the Pointe du Hoc was an observation post armed by the Germans in France during World War II. It was thought to be the most dangerous post with regards to the Americans’ plans to invade via the beaches. [caption id="attachment_841" align="aligncenter" ...
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American Cemetery in France- A Tribute to the Fallen
Along the Normandy coast lie the Normandy American Cemetery France, the British Cemetery, Canadian Cemetery, German Cemetery and Polish Cemetery for soldiers from World War II. For each of these war cemeteries, France has granted concession of the land to the home country free of cost, rent or taxation. There are 14 such ...
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