Mon Dieu - Not another report on Paris!
The ‘City of Lights’ is an obvious stop on any tour of Europe, and so my high school group visited it for three days on our Summer 2000 trip. Paris is one of the few places I’ve visited that was exactly as I had pictured it, from its famous monuments to t... more - travel report by
anna_moon
The Rodin Museum, Paris
I think that most people are probably familiar with The Thinker and The Kiss by Rodin. Their images crop up all over the place and are almost artistic cliches. I'd seen one copy of the Kiss when it was on display at the Tate in Liverpool and despite the... more - travel report by
wolfie
Beautiful little village
Goult is a small village in the south of France, near Avignon. It actually includes a few villages around like Lumiere. I use to go see my great grand mother there, it was my little vacation every year with my mom. It is a typical village from south of Fr... more - travel report by
mystie21
A warmer city than it seems
Nancy is situated in the heart of Lorraine, a North-East region of France. By train, it is on the way between Strasbourg (1h30 away) and Paris (only 1h30 away now that we have TGV Est Européen). It first appears like a normal, ordinary city, but when you... more - travel report by
marie-ange
Overnight in Annecy
The setting of Annecy is spectacular. It lies on the end of lake Annecy a 27 square kilometer big mountain lake. It's waters flow through various canals through the old town of Annecy before the will eventually go into the Rhone river and descending into... more - travel report by
mortimer
Small town
We stopped at Murol for a few hours to visit the castle sitting on top of a hill which is situated on one side of the town of Murol, and the other side is flanked by fields.... more - travel report by
spaceout
Some cheese with that wine?
Great city. Anything on a cultural scale is here. Significant Arab, southern European, African (all over), North American, and Asian populations make this city one of the most diverse in the world. It is the perfect spot to dig into Europe as there are nu... more - travel report by
sven_ak
Nice in the summer - simple way to recharge
Beautiful, sunny, glistening city with a charming old town. Extremely easy to get around, and a great base for exploring the Cote d'Azur on a budget. Accomodation was my greatest expense while there. It's easy and preferable to live on street food like so... more - travel report by
flygirl
Quick time in Paris
My first time in Paris was for a 24hrs tour while waiting to leave the country after back packing in Auvergne (the South of France) for 10days. We ran in and out of the metro. Took pictures of the' main attractions, ate hot food (finally) and called it ou... more - travel report by
spaceout
Futuroscope
The themepark is marked by it's really special architecture. It has all kinds of special buildings, completely different from eachother. In the buildings are very large screens build in all kinds of ways. Semi-sphere's, 7-floor high screens as well in fro... more - travel report by
xzorky
