Blogs from France, Europe - page 1475

Mum and I were off to through France for a week taking in Paris, Chamonix in the Alps and finally onto Nice in the French Riviera. We started in Paris and had three nights at Le Regent in Montmartre where Liani, Heath, Luke and I had stayed on an earlier trip. The city of Paris is beautiful, there is something so charming and romantic about the city of lights. On the first day we decided to take in the open top bus tour to give Mum an overall view of the city. Although I had been there before, I saw lots more of different parts of the city on the bus tour. After this we rode the tram back to Montmartre and climbed the many steps up to Sacre Coer. There was a mass taking place ... read more

I'll let the photos speak for themselves! Overall a great week spent in Brittany! What a wedding! In France, they say the food makes the wedding - I want to hire the chef!... read more

Made for walking Trying to plan a walk in the countryside was a daunting task when I first went on a holiday to France some years ago, as the landscape is criss-crossed by a myriad of hunting tracks, ancient foot and wagon routes and forest access paths. There was a network of Grand Randonees - long-distance, linear footpaths distinctively signed by red-and-white stripes - but these were of little help if you wanted to explore a local area on foot. In recent years, however, the French have really taken to rambling and today you can visit a Tourist Information centre in almost any area and leave with armfuls of free leaflets detailing walks around the vicinity. What’s more, these are usually really well way-marked, come in a variety of lengths and often include items of local ... read more

so i had to move to a new apartment again. i packed all my thing, and it took two trips half way across the city (changing trains once each way), but i'm all settled. And the view. Its like a postcard. I can see the Eiffel Tower every time I'm in the kitchen, and if i'm in the second bedroom I can see that, plus the sacre coeur. and thats just the start. The paris skyline is way prettier than Edmontons...but i'm biased. I'm in love with the Eiffel Tower. Photos really don't do it justice! Yesterday was the first Sunday of August, which to you may mean nothing, but in Paris, it means every museum is free for the entire day. It also means there is a four hour wait in every linem at every ... read more

Another gorgeous day and spectacular riding. Nearly every place we climbed you could look back to see Lake Annecy. We did a climb before lunch (great climb). We explored Annecy for lunch and then took off for the Forclaz. The climb is 11k (6-7 miles) long. It was pretty good until 3 k from the summit. It was pretty steep there. The bad part we went up the easier side. The tour uses the other side which we went down. The steepest parts were 13-14%. It is 1157 meters at the summit. Tomorrow is the Col de Galibier. It is over 2400 meters at the summit. ... read more