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Day Trip to Versailles (the homesickness begins)

January 13th 2018
I'm not going to lie: I have no idea how today's excursion tied into the history of science. Actually, I take that back. I remember now. Some French kings supported the arts and sciences. So, that's totally relevant, right? I guess that's beside the point. Today, I got to go to Versailles! Our group met up this morning and hopped on three trains to get there. It took about an hour, but it was k ... read more

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Becky

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I originally created this blog as a travel journal for my backpacking trip in Europe in May of 2006. Using the blog was such a positive experience--it became a log of my itinerary and allowed friends and family to follow me on my travels--that I decided to keep it going. My vacationing experience has evolved from traveling with friends to traveling with my husband to traveling with our children. I hope you enjoy reading about my travels, and please feel free to email me with any questions.... full info

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