In a recent Gumbo blog , Jonathan L. pointed out that travelers (and locals) need a place to rest from time to time while visiting or going about daily life…and part of the need is what’s called—logically—street furniture.
There have been occasions when glimpses of a place, from listening to someone speak of them, or in a magazine, a movie, or even a television program, have caused me to tuck the name securely away in memory, to be retrieved later for the impetus to go there.
You’ll get almost no argument anywhere if you say that bouillabaisse is the most typical food of Marseilles—and you’ll get nothing but argument if you try to discuss its origin and “the” recipe.
Besides wine, the town of Beaune in the Burgundy region of France, is most famous for a roof. Built in 1443 as a hospital for the poor by Duke Philip, known as “The Good”, the HÔtel-Dieu des Hospices de Beaune continued caring for people of the community until 1970.
After a decline from 2009’s high, U.S. travelers are leaving the country in bigger numbers again, with a 4-year high expected. UK, France and Italy all are expecting more Americans, but the big winner may be the Dominican Republic, which lately has…
I took the train an hour from Paris, to Dijon, where I stayed a few days before setting off on a long walk along the Canal de Bourgogne, the Burgundy Canal.
Even in winter, fresh produce at the daily market in Aix-en-Provence. Aix has markets for flowers, books and more on different days of the week—but the daily vegetable and fruit market in Pl. Richelme has been in operation since the 14th century.
These well-behaved trees provide a shady refuge in summer heat in the Jardin du Palais Royal in Paris. Beyond the alley of trees, the gardens contain a well-manicured lawn surrounded by riotous flower beds.
The French national rail operator SNCF, which dropped out of Eurail’s “Select Pass” program last year, will be back “in the house” starting April 1st.
If you’re longing for Paris but can’t quite get it together at the moment, here’s your opportunity. Upload your photo, if not yourself, for a chance to be in Paris…your photo on the Pantheon.
In a recent Gumbo blog , Jonathan L. pointed out that travelers (and locals) need a place to rest from time to time while visiting or going about daily life…and part of the need is what’s called—logically—street furniture.
There have been occasions when glimpses of a place, from listening to someone speak of them, or in a magazine, a movie, or even a television program, have caused me to tuck the name securely away in memory, to be retrieved later for the impetus to go there.
You’ll get almost no argument anywhere if you say that bouillabaisse is the most typical food of Marseilles—and you’ll get nothing but argument if you try to discuss its origin and “the” recipe.
Besides wine, the town of Beaune in the Burgundy region of France, is most famous for a roof. Built in 1443 as a hospital for the poor by Duke Philip, known as “The Good”, the HÔtel-Dieu des Hospices de Beaune continued caring for people of the community until 1970.
After a decline from 2009’s high, U.S. travelers are leaving the country in bigger numbers again, with a 4-year high expected. UK, France and Italy all are expecting more Americans, but the big winner may be the Dominican Republic, which lately has…
I took the train an hour from Paris, to Dijon, where I stayed a few days before setting off on a long walk along the Canal de Bourgogne, the Burgundy Canal.
Even in winter, fresh produce at the daily market in Aix-en-Provence. Aix has markets for flowers, books and more on different days of the week—but the daily vegetable and fruit market in Pl. Richelme has been in operation since the 14th century.
These well-behaved trees provide a shady refuge in summer heat in the Jardin du Palais Royal in Paris. Beyond the alley of trees, the gardens contain a well-manicured lawn surrounded by riotous flower beds.
The French national rail operator SNCF, which dropped out of Eurail’s “Select Pass” program last year, will be back “in the house” starting April 1st.
If you’re longing for Paris but can’t quite get it together at the moment, here’s your opportunity. Upload your photo, if not yourself, for a chance to be in Paris…your photo on the Pantheon.
