Category: France
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Last look at Paris and onward to London
We had one final half day in Paris before our departure onward to London. We’d had a busy few days exploring the city on a food tour and sightseeing along the River Seine, as well as taking day trips to Versailles and Giverny. Appreciating art at the Louvre For our final look at Paris, we…
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Visiting Monet’s House in Giverny, France
Following our day in Versailles, we planned another day trip out of Paris — this time to the village of Giverny. Located 80 kilometres northwest of Paris, in the region of Normandy, Giverny is best known for being the home of artist Claude Monet, where he resided from 1883–1926. A number of his renowned paintings…
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Day trip to Versailles from Paris
We had enjoyed a busy itinerary of activities and sightseeing around the city on our first full day in Paris. The next day, we planned a day trip to see the Palace of Versailles. Getting to Versailles was fairly straightforward. We took the Metro from our hotel and then transferred to the regional RER train…
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Discovering Paris: Seine River cruise, Champs-Élysées, Moulin Rouge
After visiting the Eiffel Tower by night, we started our first full day in Paris with early morning views of the tower from the Trocadero. For breakfast, we went out in search of pastries and found them at La Patisserie Cyril Lignac, where I tried the pain au chocolat and kouign-amann. So good! Cruising along…
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An evening in Paris, France
Following a week in Spain exploring Barcelona and San Sebastián, we moved onto the next leg of our trip in Paris, France. We caught the Pesa bus from San Sebastián to Bilbao, and then boarded a mid-morning flight on Vueling Airlines from Bilbao to Paris. On arrival, we hired a taxi to the Canopy by…
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Barcelona, San Sebastián, and Paris in two weeks
It has been a busy couple weeks since we returned from our spring vacation to Spain and France, so I’m just catching up on the blog now. In April, we spent a lovely two weeks touring through Barcelona, San Sebastián, and Paris, capped off with a one day pass through London. As I was travelling…
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European spring holiday: Spain, France, England
Wow — long time no blog, folks! I haven’t been around on WordPress since December 2022 but I’m back now with a travel update. For our spring vacation, Mr. Chuckles and I will be heading off to Europe. More specifically, we are spending a couple weeks in Barcelona, San Sebastián, Paris, and London! I will…
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