We escaped rainy Paris for frigid Reims on Tuesday the 12th, using the super fast TGV (high speed train). Reims is located in the Champagne-Ardenne region so, naturally, we were anxious to visit one of the champagne caves! The city adheres to the French system wherein all businesses close for two hours between noon and…
Tag: France
Notre Dame de Chartres
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…
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…
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…
Les Courses Camarguaises
The bull is an animal that is revered in the south of France (Provence and the Languedoc-Rousillon), just as it is in Spain. The area has a tradition of bull games, called “Les Courses Camarguaises”, in which “les raseteurs”, young men trained in the sport, use a small hand-held tool to try and cut “les…
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