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Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice March 23rd 2009

We arrive in Nice a nice afternoon exploring. It is sunny and cool. We explore Castle Hill (where there is no longer a castle, despite the name) and walk along the beach. We spend the next day exploring and visit the Chagall and Matisse museums. We visit the Russian Cathedral, funded by Czar Nicolas, before he is murdered. ... read more

To Nice via TGV

Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur March 22nd 2009

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On Day 3, we head to Nice via the TGV, leaving from Gare Lyon. It's several hours, but a comfortable and scenic ride.... read more

St. Denis and an evening in Montmartre

Europe » France » Île-de-France » Saint-Denis March 21st 2009

Basilique de St. Denis

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After returning from Fountainebleau, we took the Metro over to the Basilique de St. Denis, where much of the French nobility is buried, including Louis XVI and Marie Antionette. Then, we headed over to Sacre Coeur and the Montmartre area for dinner and people-watching.... read more

Visit to Fountainebleau Palace

Europe » France » Île-de-France March 21st 2009

Fountainebleau Palace

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On Day 2, we took the train to see Fountainebleau Palace, a hunting lodge used by the royal family when not in the main royal palace (now the Louvre) or Versailles. Later, Napoleon and Josephine lived in this place, and Napoleon redecorated it with the letter "N" all over the place. Napoleon abdicated his title of Emporer here, as well.... read more

Spring in Paris

Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris March 20th 2009

France Spring 2009

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Bret and I arrived in Paris on a sunny morning the day before Spring on the typical dead-head overnight from the the U.S. After checking into our hotel near the Arc de Triompe, we headed over to see Napoleon's Tomb and the military museum across the Seine and past the Eiffel Tower.... read more