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We’ve been to France many times throughout the years, and Paris is still the most beautiful city we’ve ever seen.

Photo Galleries of France

Brittany (7 albums, 79 pictures)

Dinan Fougeres Rennes, Morlaix Monts Darree, Perros Guirec, Presquile De Crozon Locronan Quimper Pointe Du Raz, Low, Vallee De Traouaireo, DDay Beaches Bayeux Caen

Normandy

2007

Paris

Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Montmartre, Notre Dame, Paris City, Sainte Chapelle, Seine Cruise, Aix En Provence

Aix en Provence, France (28 pictures)

The museums of Aix span the range of modern art (Varasely) to classic (Granet). We also enjoyed the very pedestrian ...

Albi, France (14 pictures)

We stopped in Albi primarily to see the Toulouse Lautrec Museum. We really enjoyed wandering around the town however, and ...

Arles, France (42 pictures)

The roman monuments of Arles combined with all the Van Gogh sites (see where he painted!) made for a great ...

Avignon, France (7 pictures)

We made a quick stop in Avignon to see the bridge and a short wander around the town.

Bordeaux, France (39 pictures)

Bordeaux was a great base for exploring the surrounding wine country and a day trip to the Dune du Pilat. ...

Camargue, France (13 pictures)

The scenery of the Camargue region, just south of Arles, was fascinating - flamingos, white horses, and cool looking salt ...

Cap De Frehal & Saint Malo & Mont St Michel, France (35 pictures)

Saturday, we drove from Perros-Guirec to St Malo, stopping at Cap Frehel along the way. Sunday, we visited beautiful Mont-St-Michel.

Carcasonne, France (32 pictures)

We spent a lovely afternoon in Carcasonne, exploring the old city, the cathedral, and the walls of the castle.

Chateauneuf du Pape, France (11 pictures)

A wonderful day wine tasting in Chateauneuf du Pape! Unlike California wineries, it is difficult to go winery to winery ...

Chateaux De La Loire, Loire Valley, France (40 pictures)

We went to the Chateaux de Loire for the weekend. We based ourselves in Tours. On our arrival there, we ...

Dune of Pilat, France (7 pictures)

The Dune of Pilat, also called Grande Dune du Pilat. Close to Bordeaux, it is Europe's tallest sand dune. The ...

Foix, Ariege, France (22 pictures)

While in Ariege, we saw the Cave of Niaux, the Chateaux de Foix, and the Parc de la Prehistoire. The ...

La Rochelle & Vannes, France (10 pictures)

We headed to La Rochelle for a weekend. This is the bridge that led us to the Ile de Re.

Larresingle and the Camp de Siege Medieval, France (14 pictures)

We had such a fun afternoon at this hands on, open air medieval siege weapons museum. Everyone got dressed up ...

Le Castera, Haute Garonne, France (15 pictures)

We spent a month living in a cottage in the countryside outside of Toulouse. We had a view overlooking fields ...

Les Eyzies & Sarlat & Dordogne & Nantes, France (27 pictures)

We took a trip down to the south to see the caves at Les Eyzies. On the way down we ...

Lyon, France (37 pictures)

We flew to Lyon for the weekend. It is the second largest city in France and is about 2 hours south-east ...

Metz, France (15 pictures)

On our way in to Paris, we stopped by Metz and checked out the Cathedrale St-Etienne and it's fabulous Chagall ...

Viaduc de Millau, France (8 pictures)

We made a diversion to cross over the Viaduc de Millau, the tallest bridge in the world over the River ...

Nice, France (52 pictures)

At the end of our trip, we explored Nice. It was a little too crowded for our liking, but once ...

Nimes, France (15 pictures)

We spent a lovely afternoon touring Nimes. Just a couple of sights, the arena was fun to wander around, and ...

Orange, France (7 pictures)

We saw the Roman Theatre of Orange, and checked out the Triumphal Arch of Orange on the way out.

Pont du Gard, France (5 pictures)

A short hike took us to the famous Pont du Gard.

Saint-Paul Asylum, Saint-Rémy, France (12 pictures)

We visited the Saint Paul Asylum in St Remy, where Van Gogh painted some of his most famous works. It ...

Strasbourg, France (49 pictures)

Strasbourg is pretty compact, very dense, but full of wonderful sights, including the magnificent cathedral. We also really enjoyed the ...

Toulouse, France (40 pictures)

We found lots of fun things for the kids to do in Toulouse and enjoyed walking around the old town.

Versailles, France (69 pictures)

We visited the Chateau de Versailles, close to Paris

Le Village Gaulois - LArcheosite (9 pictures)

Le Village Gaulois - L'Archéosite, just outside of Toulouse, is a construction of a gallic village (open air museum) ...
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We were on TV, on Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares

May 29, 2008
by Ian
dining, famous, ramsays kitchen nightmares, restaurant, television, tv, vegetarian
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While in Paris, we ate dinner at a terrible vegetarian restaurant where they happened to be filming Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. Here’s a clip of us from the show.…
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Revisiting our Favourite Spots in Paris and Accidentally Winding up on Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares

July 30, 2007
by Wendy
Chef Ramsay, Gordon Ramsey, Monet, Montmartre, Orangerie, Orsay, Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares, restaurant, vegetarian restaurant, water lilies
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Eiffel Tower lit up at night. We took a flight to Paris yesterday afternoon.  It’s an 11 hour flight and a 9 hour time difference so you don’t actually “lose” that much time. …
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Lest We Forget, Day 2 – The Memorial de Caen, Juno and Gold Beach

November 13, 2000
by Wendy
Battle of Normandy, Beny-Sur-Mer-Reviers, Canadian War Cemetery, Gold Beach, Juno Beach, Memorial de Caen, Port Mulberry
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Sunday we visited the Memorial de Caen. It’s a museum which relates the events which lead up to the D-Day landing, and has a memorial to the Canadian and American soldiers in the gardens behind it.…
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Lest We Forget – Omaha Beach, Pointe Du Hoc and the American Cemetery

November 13, 2000
by Wendy
American Cemetery, Armistice Day, beaches, cemetery, D-Day, German, November 11, Pointe du Hoc, Remembrance Day, Utah Beach, Veteran's Day
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Memorial to the parachutists.For Remembrance Day/Armistice Day/Veteran’s Day (November 11th), we spent the weekend visiting the D-Day Beaches in Normandy.  We started at a memorial to the parachutists who landed near Sainte Mere-Eglise.…
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