When I was in Paris last year, I was gazing around, admiring the architecture of the buildings (okay, okay, I was looking for somewhere to get a chocolate croissant), and I spotted a small mosaic on the side of a building that reminded me of a video game I used to play as a kid. I took a picture, of course, but didn’t… Read More
Day Trips from Paris: Giverny and Versailles
We took two more day trips from Paris – one to Giverny and one (really a half day) to Versailles. I’m glad that we went to both, but they aren’t for everyone and, in my opinion, certainly not necessary to do on your first trip unless you have more than a week. We booked our trip to Versailles online while… Read More
Day Trips from Paris: Normandy
My mom and aunt really wanted to go to Normandy. It wasn’t really a “must” for me, but I thought that, at the very least, it would be interesting. It turned out to be so much more than that. Being a child of the 70s, I really have no idea what living through a world war is like, and I… Read More
Paris…the second time around (part deux)
One of my favorite things about traveling (aside from the actual trip itself) is planning for it. We generally get our tickets months in advance, and I spend those months reading websites, researching things to do and see, restaurants to go to…all that fun stuff that builds the anticipation. I do spend a lot of time on Trip Advisor, but… Read More
Paris…the second time around (part one)
I first went to Paris with my mom in 2007. Although I enjoyed it, I didn’t fall in love with it (sorry, Francophiles!). I didn’t think I was going to go back, but as we were talking about taking a trip to London, we figured we’d add on a few days in Paris to see some of the things we… Read More