October 6th 2009  Europe » France » Upper Normandie » Giverny
Subtle, beautiful, peaceful, so in harmony with nature and so impressionistic. Giverny! We felt right at home in Claude Monet's charming gardens and bright, (the dining room is totally painted the br ... 18 photos [full story]

September 17th 2009  Europe » France » Upper Normandie » Giverny
Across France, the state is developing a network of greenways—known as —reserved for pedestrian and non-motorized vehicle use. I’d cycled a few kilometers on a greenway in Burgundy ... 23 photos [full story]

September 15th 2009  Europe » France » Upper Normandie » Giverny
This day, Tuesday, was a travel day. I left the Hotel Chopin after breakfast and traveled by a single city bus--no transfer--directly to the Gare St.-Lazare. From there I caught a train to Vernon, a ... 9 photos [full story]

September 13th 2009  Europe » France » Upper Normandie » Giverny
Touched down at Charles de Gaulle airport late this morning and got myself into the city by the Roissy Bus. My lodgings—in the Hotel Chopin—are in the lower portion of the 9th district, ... 5 photos [full story]

September 13th 2009  Europe » France » Upper Normandie » Giverny
Public restrooms that don't require admission to something else first can be scarce in Paris. In an emergency, I've used those gray metal cylinders on the sidewalks—the ones that automatically ... 5 photos [full story]

September 13th 2009  Europe » France » Upper Normandie » Giverny
I was welcomed to the Left Bank by the bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson, who served as ambassador to France prior to his term as president of the new US. They say he spent much of his time here enj ... 5 photos [full story]