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  • 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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    Partial book cover "Intoxicating Paris" by PJ Adams with Metro, Hotel de Ville plaza and Notre-Dame in the background

    Book Review: “Intoxicating Paris, Uncorking the Parisian Within”

    January 14, 2014
    Visitors have the chance to choose the next color of the stairwell walls #l'Institute Suédois

    Hôtel de Marle’s Hidden Rooms at l’Institute Suédois

    September 27, 2019
    Frank Gehry Fondation Louis Vuitton conversation with Jean-Louis Cohen

    A Rare Moment in Paris with Frank Gehry

    October 3, 2019
  • Poster with stations closed during RER C summer renovation in Paris until August 27, 2016
    Life in Paris & France,  Transportation,  Welcome to Colleen's Paris

    RER C Renovating – Reroute Your Journey

    August 11, 2016 /

    Between Gare d’Austerlitz and Javel, RER C resumes normal activity August 27. You will only see a diagram of the stations affected at the bottom of the stairs to the platform. Plan on buses or other metro lines to circumvent this summer riddle. Posters are plastered all over the metros and RER about RER A with only a mention that something is going on with RER C. Even at Gare d’Austerlitz the information is limited. With digging, I was able to find maintenance information about the other RER works scheduled. Use Google Translate to read the page. I was heading to the Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel) area, for example. I…

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    Statue of la Republique by the Morice brothers 1883©Colleen Shaughnessy-Larsson 2010

    Why Is There July 14 “Bastille Day”?

    July 14, 2010
    Image in front of Hotel de Ville in hommage to Jacques Chirac

    Notre-Dame Bell, Emmanuel, Rings for Chirac

    September 30, 2019
    Spring along Boulevard Richard Lenoir

    Spring Is Springing In Paris

    March 5, 2011
  • Take a train to Champagne sur Seine and bike to Moret sur Loing http://www.ville-moret-sur-loing.fr
    Seeing Paris,  Transportation,  Travel Destinations

    Sightseeing Using Trains in Île-de-France

    June 28, 2016 /

    Exploring nature, art or history in the Greater Paris area just got easier. The simple search words “impressionists transilien and bike” in a search engine, points directly to the correct and simple-to-use new page “Sightseeing with Transilien . While searching transportation information on the Chantilly Racecourse, I found an interesting Australian website: Rome2Rio. They provide info on TER, RER, taxi, car, etc. The SNCF radio pop-up window starts playing to put you in the mood. If you hold a monthly or annual Navigo pass visit Use Navigo for Weekend and Holiday Advantages if you want to tour in zones 1 through 5 around Paris. Then take your pass and enjoy some of these…

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    ham and cheese sandwich the croque monsieur at the grocery store

    How did le Croque-Monsieur get its name?

    February 19, 2014
    Soldes Paris Sales Printemps

    General July Activities In Paris

    June 28, 2010
    French speaking talking bears in a Paris toy store

    Study French in Paris

    February 1, 2015
  • 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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    Take a train to Champagne sur Seine and bike to Moret sur Loing http://www.ville-moret-sur-loing.fr

    Sightseeing Using Trains in Île-de-France

    June 28, 2016
    Image of Man taking selfie at Louvre Pyramid

    Springtime Silence in Paris for 55 Days

    December 31, 2020
    Maternal Tenderness (1786) Salon 1787 one of three paintings shown at the salon exulting the joys of motherhood, reflecting the new spirit of the time, fashionable to express sentimentalism.

    Vigée Le Brun Retrospective at Grand Palais

    November 3, 2015
  • Barge on Seine Passing in front of the Conciergerie
    Museums

    Good Deals for A Boat, A Train and 4 Museums!

    August 28, 2013 /

    A partnership exists between the Seine boat cruise company Vedettes de Paris and Eurostar and the Museum of Modern Art (avenue President Wilson) one of the city museums of Paris. Everyone loves a discount. Two discounts are better than one. Coming to Paris, a cruise on the Seine is essential. Visiting a museum is essential.  In the works is a discount for the cruise and a museum. When you buy a ticket for the cruise, you can buy a reduced ticket for the museum and vice versa. When you travel with Eurostar from London to Paris, get 2 for 1 entry to all paying exhibitions at Musée d’Art moderne de la…

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    painting of à la Petite Fabrique

    Saying Goodbye to Icons in the Bastille Neighborhood

    January 12, 2018
    Access in Paris app for iPhone and Adroid jaccedemobile

    Find Accessibility Obstacles in Paris with Phone Apps

    November 4, 2013
    Even the kids get into the cooking class action http://paris.tastefestivals.com/animations/ Taste of Paris Grand Palais

    Children Activities in French in Paris

    February 14, 2016
  • Auberge Ravoux/Maison de Van Gogh
    Day Trip,  Let's Explore

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

    July 8, 2010 /

    Auvers-sur-Oise will  be forever known because of the painter, Vincent Van Gogh. It is the final resting place of Van Gogh and was also a favorite village for other painters of the 1800s. In the last 70 days of his life Van Gogh painted 70 paintings in and around Auvers-sur-Oise. He lived here to be near his brother Theo, who lived in Paris. By direct train, the voyage from Paris takes less than 35 minutes. Auvers-sur-Oise (Auvers on the river Oise) lies within a provincial area once known as Vexin français. Because of its inclusion within the Parc naturel régional du Vexin français since 1995, Auvers-sur-Oise is eternal. According to…

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    France 2012 Second Round of Elections Posters of N. Sarkozy and F. Hollande, May 6

    Impressions Of A First-Time French Voter

    May 7, 2012
    View from rooftop of Printemps restaurant toward Madeleine

    Paris Restaurant Terraces with Views

    February 21, 2015
    Cat in construction area at night

    Paris Evening, Walking in Black and White

    October 3, 2020

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