Category Archives: France

Walk-about in Paris # 3 .. final!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

Last bit     our last walk-about in Paris.   We left the following afternoon, not before taking a slow stroll along the Allée des Cygnes from Pont de Grenelle to Pont de Bir Hakeim    https://momsmeanderings.wordpress.com/2012/12/02/snippets-from-paris/   Children’s Dior shop … Music … Continue reading →

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Walk-about in Paris # 2

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Our walk-about continues .. hope you’re still with me  ;) Pont Alexandre III  … Back to our walk down the Champs Elysées, in preparation for the Tour de France – the finish in Paris was the following day – we missed … Continue reading →

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Walk-about in Paris # 1

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

From the Arc de Triomphe, hubby and I walked down the Champs-Élysées to Place de la Concorde.  Of course with camera in hand, I snapped away at buildings, shops and other things    … Lunch at Pizza Pino on the … Continue reading →

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Arc de Triomphe – Paris

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

Hubby and I caught the Metro from Montmartre to the Arc de Triomphe – another famous landmark I’ve seen in postcards, pictures, movies, documentaries etc  .. and there we were, right in front of it    I couldn’t help thinking … Continue reading →

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Basilique du Sacré-Coeur – Paris

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

I was going to skim over our two days in Paris as I’m getting rather tired of doing these ‘France’ blogs -  even though I love, love, loved the holiday … but I must finish what I’ve started … to … Continue reading →

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Musée du Louvre – Paris

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

Hubby and I had two days on our own after our amazing Trafalgar Tour, Best of France, came to an end in Paris (July 2012)   We knew we couldn’t see and do everything in two days.   Having done guided bus tours with both Mark and the … Continue reading →

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Evening cruise on the River Seine

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

A perfect way to end our Trafalgar Tour, July 2012, ’best of France’ … a cruise on the River Seine on a gorgeous evening, after our dinner at Au Pied le Cochon .. come and join us … Pont Alexandre III … Continue reading →

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Farewell Dinner : ‘Best of France’ Trafalgar Tour

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

After our very busy last day of sightseeing on the most amazing 13 day tour around France (July 2012)  with Trafalgar Tours with our fabulous bus driver, Marc, who was always at the foot of the steps to give a helping hand … Continue reading →

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Paris : Palace of Versailles part 2

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

… continued from previous post … Louis XVI (1754-1793), the grandson of Louis XV, was married to Marie Antoinette, who stood on the balcony next to this window to watch a rioting mob of thousands chanting for the downfall of the monarchy.  … Continue reading →

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Paris : Palace of Versailles

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

I do hope you’re not getting bored with my photos from our amazing ‘Best of France’ Trafalgar Tour   in July of last year already .. how time has flown!!   Having blogged our entire trip around France, I need to do the rest of … Continue reading →

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