We took a tour just outside of Paris following the footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet. Both Van Gogh and Monet lived and spent time in Paris in the 1800s. Although they never met in person, Van Gogh was influenced by the impressionist style that Monet pioneered, which resulted in Van Gogh abandoning […]
France 2 – Montmartre Village
For us, Paris has always been a great stopover for a few days, enroute to somewhere else. This time, we’re enroute to Morocco and Southern France. In Paris, there are 20 arrondissements, or districts, where one can stay, each with a distinctive personality. For this trip, we chose to stay in the Bohemian village of […]
France 1 – Paris Notre-Dame
On 15 April 2019, disaster struck Notre-Dame. The 850 year-old medieval Catholic cathedral in Paris had a catastrophic structural fire, collapsing the spire and roof. It was closed 5 years for restoration. When we heard the cathedral was reopened to the public in December 2024. we jumped at the opportunity to see it. We planned […]
