Christmas in the City of Lights
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Paris is a most magical place. There are always new sights. There are always stories. On this trip, we were with friends with small children, and we had only a few hours left in which to capture and consume some of that magic. Time to get moving. On the early December afternoon we had together, […]
Up a Lazy Canal: Cruising the Canal du Midi in France
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After a madcap adventure involving getting off the TGV from Paris at the wrong station, my friend Constance and I were horrified to find that we were in Agde instead of Beziers.
A Christmas Tour Of France
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France may be a deeply secular nation, but everyone gets in the spirit of what are called “the end of the year holidays” (les fêtes de fin d’année), meaning Christmas and more. [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the daylight dims and the cool air blows, travelers in France from late November to early January—and beyond in some areas—will find […]