Biking in Versailles is not only enjoyable but also a great way to cover ground at the massive palace. Versailles is known for the palace that housed kings and queens and hosted the treaty negotiations at the end of WWI. Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI lived here until their arrest and early deaths. The palace…
The Opera de Paris is a glittering, elegant theater in the heart of the city. Also known as the Palais Garnier, the opera house opened in 1875 after being built at the request of Napoleon III. Architect Charles Garnier used a bold design that mirrored the flamboyant tastes of patrons of the arts. Today, the…
Impressionist painter Claude Monet chose a little town near Vernon, a small village in the country outside of Paris, as his residence in 1883. Here at his home in Giverny, the gardens would become the subject of many of his great works. And you can visit these gardens today, planting yourself in essence in the…
Luxembourg Gardens definitely ranks as a highlight of a visit to Paris. If you go early in the day you’ll find yourself among joggers and rollerbladers and local families. If you visit only one of the beautiful gardens in Paris, I would put this at the top of the list. Here are five reasons you…
A highlight of my travels is a tour of the Normandy D-Day area behind Utah Beach in a 1942 Jeep. And you, too, can experience this! American paratroopers landed behind Utah beach in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, before the Allied assaults on the beaches began. British paratroopers landed at the east…