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  • Arts & Metiers metro station for transportation post
    Ile-de-France,  Seeing Paris,  Transportation

    Transportation Tips In and Around Paris

    December 1, 2017 /

    The RATP (Paris transportation system) has highly upgraded their website. They provide clear information when you find it. Some pages are in English, French and Spanish. Others include German, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Brazilian. How would a party of five find their way into Paris from the airport?

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    January 7, 2015
    Image in front of Hotel de Ville in hommage to Jacques Chirac

    Notre-Dame Bell, Emmanuel, Rings for Chirac

    September 30, 2019
    Poster Des Jouets et des hommes, RMN/Grand Palais Paris until January 23, 2012

    Any Age Enjoys a Good Toy at the Grand Palais

    October 2, 2011
  • Giverny town map from Tourist office
    Day Trip,  Giverny,  Let's Explore

    Day Trip to Giverny via Vernon

    July 8, 2017 /

    A day trip to Giverny is easy. The SNCF train from Gare Saint-Lazare takes you to Vernon/Giverny in 45 minutes. Rent a bike across from the train station and take your time pedaling to Giverny. The biggest piece of advice: buy your tickets in advance to Monet's house. Follow the online ticket links at Foundation Claude Monet. Twenty minutes before departure in the direction of Rouen Rive Droite, the departing platform (voie) is posted. While you wait, enjoy the updated three-level shopping mall at Gare Saint-Lazare. If you want to "powder your nose" the "2theloo" spot is open from 6 am to midnight and is constantly being wiped down and…

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    Paris: The City that Napoleon Built

    July 17, 2015
    Chantilly Chateau

    Day Trip To Domaine de Chantilly

    July 29, 2010
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    Frequent Eiffel Tower Questions

    June 14, 2011
  • Rear exterior of Château Champs-sur-Marne
    Day Trip,  Ile-de-France,  Seeing Paris

    Day trip to Château Champs-sur-Marne

    April 22, 2017 /

    Why not forego the hassle of shooting your next film at Versailles or the Élysee Palace. Instead, head out to the Château Champs-sur-Marne, less than an hour from the Bastille. The château and grounds have been popular movie locations. The journey from Gare de Lyon makes for a relaxing day trip to the countryside. If you are not shooting a film, the day trip is worth it anyway. What you will see The château is filled with furniture and extensive decorative interiors, including bathrooms, a smoking room, salons, bedchambers, service corridor, children’s dining room (formerly a bathroom), the smoking room and a billiard room (in case you are looking for decorating ideas). You can…

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    Find A Famous Grave In Paris Cemeteries

    September 27, 2010
    Children playing in the water Jardin d'Acclimatation Bois de Boulogne children's amusement park with a zoo, the Exploradôme museum, and other attractions

    Child’s Paradise in the Parisian Woods

    July 5, 2011
    Metro Poster of 20 years Les Acquisitions du Musée du Quai Branly

    Musée du Quai Branly – Timely Exhibition Opens

    October 3, 2019
  • Along the promenade of Lake Enghien
    Ile-de-France,  Travel Destinations

    Paris Day Trip to Enghien-les-Bains

    October 2, 2015 /

    The spa town, Enghien-les-Bains, began as the Prince of Condé's hamlet in 1689. While on a walk near the "pond" in 1766, Abby Louis Cotte happens upon the sulfurous waters. Once the waters are taken to heal an ulcer in the leg of Louis XVIII in 1823, the hamlet becomes a popular destination. The National Assembly declares ts official birth date of 1850. From Gare du Nord, the trip takes less than 15 minutes (seven miles from Paris) to Enghien-les-Bains....

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    Auberge Ravoux/Maison de Van Gogh

    Day Trip To Auvers-sur-Oise, An Eternal Village

    July 8, 2010
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    Quirky Paris Souvenir Ideas

    April 17, 2018

    To Giverny From Vernon On A Bike

    May 3, 2011
  • View from garden of lily pond Giverny bike ride between Vernon and Giverny month of September
    Giverny,  Travel Destinations

    Giverny, Claude Monet, Impressionists

    May 23, 2011 /

    Claude Monet Foundation at Giverny (Vernon) Read the article on biking to Giverny from the Vernon train station Access information is available from Fondation Claude Monet on their “practical information” page (in English), including bike and shuttle information. THE CLAUDE MONET FOUNDATION AT GIVERNY The Foundation’s website provides the history and background for the Clos Normand, the Water Garden, the Japanese Prints, Claude Monet, himself, a colorful layout of the property  with all of the highlights and parking and access, and all of the practical information: address, entrance fees, access with the train or by car, opening times, restaurants and other helpful links. The following information comes from the Claude Monet Foundation Web…

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    Similng Spider (Araigée souriante), 1881, Musée d'Orsay (conserved at the Louvre)

    Paris Museums using “Apps” for Audio Guides

    May 12, 2011
    Logo for the Paris Jazz Festival

    Jazz Festivals Around Paris

    July 1, 2015
    Workers in the Canal Saint Martin pumping out the water

    Paris Canal Saint Martin is “unemployed”

    January 17, 2016
  • Giverny,  Travel Destinations

    To Giverny From Vernon On A Bike

    May 3, 2011 /

    Biking to Giverny from Vernon The costs given are estimates and usually are higher than shown. Take the train and then bike to Giverny and the Le musée des impressionnismes (formerly American Museum of Art) Going in September, an added advantage:  In September, the blackberries are ripening and the hazelnuts are falling from the tree. We chose the bike route to get from Vernon’s train station to Giverny. We had to cross the Seine River and following a footpath, along which we found the berries and nuts. From the Gare de Vernon train station, you can take either the bus, a taxi, rent a bike, or walk the three-mile path. Getting to Vernon…

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    Paris Transport Tickets, Maps And Definitions

    April 19, 2013
    Gare de Lyon Clock Tower. Built between 1895 to 1902; expanded in 1927. It stands 67 meters high, has four faces each measuring 6,5 meters in diameter.

    Journées du Patrimoine 2013-Reserve Now for Gare de Lyon

    August 30, 2013
    Colleen in a Paris cafe with Erik holding the street by arrondissement book Paris Pratique

    Welcome to Colleen’s Paris!

    May 3, 2011

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