Essential Links to Prepare a Trip to France
…laundromats in Paris and the search can be extended to the rest of France too, by region and large cities. How Long Are the Lines at Museums? This website tracks… Continue reading
Guest Notes for Episode 440: Budget Family Travel in France
…help you prepare for your trip? Any of the towns we were to visit I would search up a cast and that really helped as far as Collioure, Mont St…. Continue reading
Guest Notes for Episode 251: The Secrets of Planning a Trip to Paris
…favorite is Trip Advisor), there, you can search past posts about specific places and feel free to ask specific questions about things. Join Facebook groups that you might find and… Continue reading
Guest Notes for Episode 344: Growing Roots in the Southwest of France
…schools in the UK and we got her into the only free bilingual school in the UK. From Reception (Moyenne section Maternelle) to then European Baccalaureate (it is now the… Continue reading
Transcript for Episode 250: Things You Should Consider When Visiting Paris
…Madame Do you need a ride? Walk on really it’s that simple. Number three river cruise companies. All the river cruise companies do the same thing. They take you along… Continue reading
Show Notes for Episode 56: Cruise Tours in Provence
…the cook presented his new creation to the Queen she smiled and said “Di calin soun” which means “it’s like having a snuggle”. The name Calisson supposedly comes from that… Continue reading
Show Notes for Episode 461: Bibliothèque Nationale de France
…Library accessible to intellectuals and “savant’s for free, and declared that the literate and curious could come and have access to texts. It is estimated that overe 100 people a… Continue reading
Show Notes for Episode 42: Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris
…torn down and they built a mall complex called Les Halles (now closed and being rebuilt again 40 years later) with stores and cinemas, 3 RER transportation lines that cross… Continue reading
Show Notes for Episode 41: What to Skip in Paris
…Puces, for example Vanves for antiquity. Gallerie Vivienne, one of the Covered Passages, is gorgeous, but a lot of those passages are food places now. Arc de Triomphe? Yes, worth… Continue reading
A Brief History of the Bois de Boulogne, Episode 298
…called “le carré”. A Brief History of the Bois de Boulogne The name Bois de Boulogne comes from time of Philippe Le Bel. As he sent his daughter away to… Continue reading