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Collection of 916 travel stories from France. Written by your friends on the road. - Story 42 to 71

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Picture from story We Enjoyed Lunch So Much, We Had Dinner There, Too

We Enjoyed Lunch So Much, We Had Dinner There, Too
2009-06-04, Cucuron, France. By: len_doug

Yesterday's journal post conveyed how much we didn't like all that driving to St. Tropez, so today we stayed close to home. The village of Cucuron is about 10 kilometers east of Lourmarin and is load...

 
Picture from story Over-Reaching: We Head to Saint Tropez with Too Little Time

Over-Reaching: We Head to Saint Tropez with Too Little Time
2009-06-03, St. Tropez, France, France. By: len_doug

If there’s one day that got away from us on this trip, this was it. Paul Beckett had suggested a nice day trip to Cassis on the Mediterranean Sea east of Marseille. Sure, we thought, but if we’re he...

 
Picture from story A Day of Doing Nothing Much of Anything in Lourmarin

A Day of Doing Nothing Much of Anything in Lourmarin
2009-06-02, Lourmarin, France. By: len_doug

We think taking a day off for some café sitting made a lot of sense after two travel days, so that’s what Day 13 of this trip was all about – lunch at Café Gaby in the heart of Lourmarin. People-watc...

 
Picture from story On the Road Again—Rain at Les Baux, but Sun on Mont Ventoux

On the Road Again—Rain at Les Baux, but Sun on Mont Ventoux
2009-06-01, Lourmarin, France. By: len_doug

Sunday the 31st began with a visit to Liliane Marco’s residence to pick out a piece of her art that we can add to the growing “Marco Gallery” in our home. Liliane paints virtually every day, and her ...

 
Picture from story Touring Takes a Two-Day Holiday To Make Time for the Markets

Touring Takes a Two-Day Holiday To Make Time for the Markets
2009-05-30, Lourmarin, France. By: len_doug

The last couple days have been all about lazing around and shopping here and there in Provence. We vowed to just sit, wine sip and people watch when we returned to Lourmarin, and the village offers a...

 
Picture from story We Trek to Europe’s Largest Spring, then Visit Beautiful Menerbes

We Trek to Europe’s Largest Spring, then Visit Beautiful Menerbes
2009-05-28, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France. By: len_doug

We’ve been in France for one week as of today, and so far we’ve gone from the busy streets of Paris to the back woods of Provence. Today’s excursion was to a natural oddity that has attracted admirer...

 
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Day 8
2009-05-28, Westerpark, Amsterdam, France. By: shessoglam

Woke up around 9 and my alarm woke up the guy above Kristiana and he incredibly quietly got off the top bunk, packed his things and was out of the dorm. Obviously a pro at being silent in hostels. ...

 
Traveler shessoglam

Day 7
2009-05-27, Brugge, France. By: shessoglam

Packing for Brussels. Ahh we are so spoiled from our 7 days in an apartment in Paris that I'm not really sure I want to put that backpack on again, but then again the last time I put it on we were ...

 
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Day 6
2009-05-26, Montmartre, France. By: shessoglam

Obviously, woke up late, my body went into the no-there-is-no-way-I'm-waking-up phase where every time I open my eyes I force myself back to sleep right away. Yeah, I hate those mornings. I end up mor...

 
Picture from story We Visit a 12th-Century Church, Cucuron and La Jassine

We Visit a 12th-Century Church, Cucuron and La Jassine
2009-05-27, Lourmarin, France. By: len_doug

This day was another devoted to slow meanders through the villages near Lourmarin, starting with Vaugines, a small and quiet village somewhat off the beaten path. It’s main attraction is the 12th cen...

 
Traveler shessoglam

Day 5
2009-05-25, Le Marais, France. By: shessoglam

Day 5 Goal: Bell-tower de Notre Dame So the other day when we went to visit Notre Dame we decided that the line for the Bell tower was going to be a little too long for us to want to stand in it...

 
Traveler shessoglam

Day 4
2009-05-24, Montmartre, France. By: shessoglam

Bonjour mes amis. Day 4 Versailles. Gorgeous, partly under construction so the night wasn't particularly the best I've ever seen but that's okay because it is still magnificent. Hall of mir...

 
Picture from story After a Day in the Car, We Shop, Relax and Do Not Much Else

After a Day in the Car, We Shop, Relax and Do Not Much Else
2009-05-26, Lourmarin, France. By: len_doug

Two consecutive driving days isn’t on our agenda, so today was suited for a return to the largest grocery store in the region, the Hyper U in Pertuis. Put a question mark after it and you have a kind...

 
Picture from story First of Many Day Excursions Takes Us to Haute Luberon Plateau

First of Many Day Excursions Takes Us to Haute Luberon Plateau
2009-05-25, Lourmarin, France. By: len_doug

Lourmarin is an ideal jumping-off point for day trips as described in a little publication called Provence Byways. This coil-bind collection of trip suggestions was put together by Sue and Bob Winn, ...

 
Picture from story A Slow Sunday Devoted to Walking, Wine and Cheese

A Slow Sunday Devoted to Walking, Wine and Cheese
2009-05-24, Lourmarin, France. By: len_doug

We had said our first full day in Lourmarin would be spent doing nothing much except enjoying a completely different pace than you have in Paris or Honolulu for that matter. Quiet is when you can hea...

 
Picture from story Train Journey to Provence Has an Unexpected Twist

Train Journey to Provence Has an Unexpected Twist
2009-05-23, Paris, France. By: len_doug

Saturday started uneventfully enough with a smooth getaway on the TGV (train a grande vitesse) from Gare de Lyon in Paris to Marseilles. The TGV holds the speed record of about 357 miles per hour, bu...

 
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Day 3
2009-05-23, Notre Dame, France. By: shessoglam

Watched the simpsons in French this morning. It was kinda funny until Marge started talking, and I lost all respect for the show. No Eric, I didn't lose respect immediately when I heard them speaking ...

 
Picture from story We Walk through the Marais and later Visit Friends at Home

We Walk through the Marais and later Visit Friends at Home
2009-05-22, Paris, France. By: len_doug

Day 2 of this trip was our in-between day between arriving from the USA and before departing tomorrow by high-speed train to the South of France. The breakfast salon at the Novatel Gare de Lyon hotel...

 
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Day 2
2009-05-22, Louvre, France. By: shessoglam

Fantastic day. Actually pretty perfect in a way. Woke up at 7:20, fell back asleep and no the alarm did not go off at 7:30 so we woke up around 9:15 to the sound of birds outside in the courtyar...

 
Picture from story Long Flight to Paris Ends with a Warm Welcome

Long Flight to Paris Ends with a Warm Welcome
2009-05-21, Paris, France. By: len_doug

The day we thought would never get here did. Twenty-six hours after waking up in Honolulu for our flight to Paris, we were sipping wine on Avenue Daumesnil a couple blocks from our hotel, doing our b...

 
Picture from story Wow. This day really happened. 24 hours into the trip.

Wow. This day really happened. 24 hours into the trip.
2009-05-21, Paris, France. By: shessoglam

Bonjour mes amies! So, today, we are in Paris. The trip getting here was pretty intense. Flight to Heathrow was great, 8.5 hours pretty steady about 45 minutes of decent sleep along with ridicul...

 
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Visit to Paris April 10-17
2009-05-08, Paris, France. By: jennibean

Hello all….. Most of you reading this were on the trip but I’m going to post some of my favourite pictures anyway. Thank you all for coming it was so much fun. On my last turnaround I stopped in ...

 
Traveler lydian

Cemeteries
2009-05-02, Paris, France. By: lydian

Yes, we found Oscar Wilde's grve--on the THIRD VISIT to the Pere Lachaise cemetery! I know this sounds excessive, but the effort was completely necessary. And we put on outrageous lipstick and kisse...

 
Traveler katy

Foux da fa fa
2009-04-25, Paris, France. By: katy

Hehehe, sorry, I just couldn't resist. So far in Paris I have: had a Victor Hugo day, complete with trip up Notre Dame de Paris, tour of his birthplace, and trip to the statue documenting the 18...

 
Traveler lydian

Crepes
2009-04-23, Paris, France. By: lydian

Salzburg was lovely and pleasant and fun. I just didn't take the opportunity to write an entry about it. But it was. Katy and I arrived in Paris safely this morning, after a lot of unpleasantness...

 

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