When, as is sometimes the case, Paris becomes too much to bear with its intensity, rapid pace, and crowded streets, it is possible to escape by train to numerous, interesting destinations in close proximity. Chartres is one of these destinations, taking approximately 1 hour each way for the journey. It is a beautiful, ancient city…
Category: Travel
Notre Dame de Paris
As a tourist, I am always awed by the architecture and majesty of the cathedrals I have visited in Western Europe. As a Catholic, I appreciate the hard, dangerous work of those who built these imposing structures, and am moved by the deep, abiding faith of those who have prayed there over the centuries, and those who continue…
Le Château de Versailles
Although November is technically considered “low season” for tourism in Paris, it’s still mobbed with visitors, though perhaps the line-ups move a little bit faster than they do in high season. The château de Versailles was busy as ever on the day that C and I visited. Several big tour groups arrived around the same…
Cameras and laziness
An SLR camera doesn’t weigh a lot, until you’ve been carrying it around in a shoulder bag for several days in a row, all day long while walking for miles and miles, hoping not to miss any great photo opportunities. This evening, C and I went out for dinner and both left our cameras at…
Vous êtes du quartier? *
In the last 24 hours, 3 strangers have stopped C and me to ask for directions. My favourite request came from an elderly woman early this morning as we were walking to the Louvre (two hours later than we had planned, thanks to jet lag and over-sleeping). She asked, “excusez-moi, vous êtes du quartier? Je cherche la rue…”. She was…
MEMORIES LIE... 