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Visiting the Palace of Versailles

June 18, 2009

Visiting Paris doesn’t just mean checking out the Eiffel Tower or marvelling at paintings and sculptures in the Louvre. Probably equally well-known, and just a dozen miles or so out of downtown Paris, you’ll find the Palace of Versailles, and it’s definitely worth a visit.

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Visiting the Eiffel Tower

July 29, 2008

Originally built as the main entrance for the 1889 World’s Fair, designer Gustav Eiffel could only get a 20-year permit for the structure. At the time, many thought it was an eyesore that clashed with traditional Paris architecture. By 1909 there were calls to tear it down. Yet the tower survived to become a symbol of Paris.

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A walk through the Tour de France

July 3, 2008

The 95th Tour de France starts July 5. This year the tour will begin in Brittany where the tour has started six times before. Choosing the route, which alters every year, begins three years in advance and must take several factors into account:

International regulations: Rules stipulate that the course not exceed 3,500 kilometers spread over [...]

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Paris Beaches: Paris-Plage

June 28, 2008

Beaches in Paris? Bien sur! The “City of Lights” may be located well away from the sea, but that doesn’t mean residents and visitors “in the know” can’t enjoy an afternoon at the beach.

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Visiting the Louvre

April 17, 2008

The Glass Pyramid outside of the Louvre Museum (Photo via flickr cc)

You could spend a month in the Louvre and not even scratch the surface of the museum’s collection of 35,000 works of art. Most of us don’t have the time for that, so here’s how to get the most from your visit without getting [...]

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Top Landmarks in Paris

March 24, 2008

Where would be the first place that you would make sure to stop if you had the opportunity to take a vacation trip to Paris? Chances are that you would make sure to head to the because it’s the most famous landmark in Paris; it’s also one that’s hard to miss when you’re in the [...]

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Better than the Louvre? The Musee d’Orsay

December 23, 2007

Art lovers visiting Paris always make a beeline for the Louvre, but I think the Musee d’Orsay is even better.
You’ll find the Musee d’Orsay along the River Seine, and while it lacks the Louvre’s controversial glass pyramid, I think it’s a much more beautiful setting . It’s housed in an old railway station. [...]

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Putting on the Ritz

November 1, 2007

With rooms starting at $1,000 a night, not everyone afford to stay at the Paris Ritz, but most people can swing a drink at the hotel’s famous Hemingway Bar.

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