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Paris with FrancesAfter taking the train back to Paris and a Metro to the 11th arrondissement, we went to the apartment that I had booked in République. The housekeepers let us in and after some heavy duty French conversation work, I was Posted by Neil-Sonia in France at 50 | Dec 20, 2011
Sunday in DijonWe eventually had some success in our quest to find an open chateau. The Château de Clos de Vougeot is located between Beaune and Dijon and started life in the 1500s as a winemaking enterprise belonging to the Cistercian monks. They Posted by Neil-Sonia in France at 50 | Dec 18, 2011
Exactly Correct[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5NiXwiecxA|In every conceivable way]] Posted by LyseP in Sure Thing | Dec 18, 2011
Grand Cru du BourgogneThe weather was clearing as we left the gîte to drive towards the Burgundy wine growing areas and the historic town of Beaune. The geography changes significantly as you drive down into a long river valley almost completely under vines. Posted by Neil-Sonia in France at 50 | Dec 18, 2011
Driving in the Rain During the night of the 14th December, a warnings-laden storm rolled across this part of France and the river beside the gîte started to rise. Some neighbours that we met may have had some worries with low level inundation but Posted by Neil-Sonia in France at 50 | Dec 17, 2011
Time in the CountryFollowing our coffee and croissants breakfast at the gîte in Suze, we arranged to collect some bicycles for a bit of a spin through the countryside. Although the people who live here on a more permanent basis suggested that we Posted by Neil-Sonia in France at 50 | Dec 17, 2011
Train to DijonAfter a leisurely walk to the Gare de Lyon, we boarded the TGV for Dijon. French train transport is brilliant and we had a comfortable 1 1/2 hour journey through predominantly flat farming land. My combination of passable spoken French Posted by Neil-Sonia in France at 50 | Dec 17, 2011
Birthday in ParisThe Hôtel Les Degrés is set in a 16th century building and our room was a 70 step climb up a narrow spiral staircase. The room was beautifully appointed with a lot of original artwork on the walls and a Posted by Neil-Sonia in France at 50 | Dec 17, 2011
Arriving in the City of LightAfter a long but reasonably comfortable flight with Air France, we arrived at Charles de Gaulle in the pre-dawn. Following some quick immigration processing, we found out how to buy tickets for the RER and headed into St Michel station Posted by Neil-Sonia in France at 50 | Dec 16, 2011
Can I go Yet? I'm ready to be done with Paris. It's such a shitty thing to say, really. People come from all around the world, oftentimes saving for years, just to see this city. But my Paris is less drinking Posted by LyseP in Sure Thing | Dec 14, 2011
Vertrek (Parijs)Vertrokken vanuit Gent naar Brussel waar we de Thalys hadden naar Parijs Noord! Eenmaal aangekomen was het een hele zoektocht om van het station naar Orly te gaan. Na een 40 tal minuten op de metro, 2 bussen en de hulp Posted by katrienenben in The big trip ! | Dec 13, 2011
Hidden caves and secret treasures After a crowded Saturday night in Lyon, my Aunt Tammy and I decided to get out of the city for a day and see a bit more of France while we still had the chance to do so together. We Posted by lhampikian in Une fille américaine | Dec 12, 2011
Sushi in FranceMy Aunt Tammy arrived yesterday, which has only been adding to the atmosphere of joy that I can't seem to escape. We walked around Vieux Lyon where we sat to an early dinner at a local bouchon. We both ate Posted by lhampikian in Une fille américaine | Dec 11, 2011
Merci MarieSometimes I feel like everything just goes right. Like the world has suddenly decided to tilt just slightly, and everything appears, for an instant, so absolutely perfect that you wonder how it could ever have been less so. Thursday night Posted by lhampikian in Une fille américaine | Dec 10, 2011
La Fete des Lumieres commenceThe first day of the event is the most special as burning candles adorn the ledges of many windows throughout the city. We took a guided tour through many traboules of vieux Lyon, traversing through buildings from one street to Posted by Craggy in European Wandering Blues | Dec 9, 2011
Paris, Properly...Rob was so happy to be back in France he practically danced a jig across the border (difficult while sitting in the drivers seat!) Unfortunately, as it was a Sunday, we had a bit of trouble finding a supermarket Posted by RobandEve in The Honeymooners | Dec 8, 2011
A French ChristmasLyon charms again. I wasn't ready to leave Paris after only two days, after wandering through Montparnasse Cemetry in the rain and haunting the cobbled streets of Butte aux Cailles, but I'd only really gone there for one reason. The Posted by Craggy in European Wandering Blues | Dec 7, 2011
She's From Around the WayI'm not going to lie, it's 2:20am, and I need to be up in about five hours. I'm putting off great episode of X-Files (it's season 8, which I know is iffy, but it's the one with the mutant bat Posted by LyseP in Sure Thing | Dec 4, 2011
Beach Life.Saturday 18th November 2011 Woke up to a lovely hot day, went for a short walk to the sea, which ended up as a 2 hour stomp through some gorgeous pine forest. with a lake and a giant resident water rat thing. There Posted by Paul and linda in Will we ever get there..... | Nov 18, 2011
We're on the road again..16th - 17th November 2011 Left Colin And Liz's heading south for some sunshine!. After an hour decided to turn off the sat/nav or the Bitch as we fondly refer to it! We kept being sent down little roads that were not suitable Posted by Paul and linda in Will we ever get there..... | Nov 16, 2011
My 6 L's to Happiness==Background== Over 2 years ago in the summer of 2009, I spent 3 weeks in a place called Philmont. For those who aren't familiar with Philmont, it's a Boy Scout high adventure base in New Posted by la vita bella in La Vita Bella | Dec 4, 2011
Moving forward cautiously...3rd-15th November 2011 The next 10 days were spent at our friends Colin and Liz's In St Jean Brevelay, Brittany We had alovely time relaxing, eating and drinking! One day we went mushroom picking and came across a deer hunt in the forest. We Posted by Paul and linda in Will we ever get there..... | Nov 15, 2011
InterRail 1991 (10) - French RivieraLazy, lovely days on the Cote d'Azur... and the long way home. ==Wednesday 21.8.1991, Nice== The night train brought us back to Nice with a comparatively good night’s Posted by Sandalsand in Sandalsand | Aug 27, 1991
InterRail 1991 (5) - Provence and the Cote d’AzurThe papal city of Avignon with an unfinished bridge, picturesque villages in Provence and a first look at the French Riviera. [i][img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/402520/199 Posted by Sandalsand in Sandalsand | Aug 14, 1991
InterRail 1991 (4) - The Loire Valley and its palacesGrand palaces and parks in the Loire Valley. ==Friday 9.8.1991, Blois== We spent most of Posted by Sandalsand in Sandalsand | Aug 10, 1991

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