Around the Arc De Triomphe
On our whirlwind tour of France, we whirled past the Arc de Triomphe. We actually stopped for a few minutes, but just long enough to say we stopped there. A…
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Monet’s Pond
Walking around the large pond at Claude Monet’s garden in Giverny, France is a feast for the eyes. Everywhere you turn are beautiful plants and flowers. Much of these you do not normally…
Read MorePurplely Flowers
Okay, before you start in on me about the title, I know that’s not a word. At least I don’t think it is. But I couldn’t think of anything else…
Read MoreImpressions of Monet
Claude Monet was a maverick. He went against the grain. When this french painter first traveled to Paris to visit the Louvre, he witnessed painters copying from the old masters. Having…
Read MoreThe Old Towers of Rouen
The Rouen Cathedral is a great example of one building representing various styles of architecture. Its multiple gothic styles and Renaissance style is easily apparent to anyone that visits. Considering it took…
Read MoreShopping in Rouen
Rouen was one of those towns that you knew you weren’t in Kansas anymore. Instead, you knew you were in France. It just had that feel to it all the…
Read MoreMonet’s Roses
Claude Monet’s garden at Giverny, France is one of the prettiest I have seen, not that I’ve visited a lot though. I wasn’t too excited when I heard that our travel agenda…
Read MoreA Little Corner to Worship
As large and majestic as many of the cathedrals in England and France were, I was surprised to find smaller nooks and rooms were visitors could worship, pray or just meditate….
Read MoreStanding the Test of Time; The Rouen Cathedral
In Rouen, France, just a few blocks from the Great Clock of Rouen, is the Rouen Cathedral. This is a unique church in that it was built at various times,…
Read MoreA Chip Off the Old Block
One thing that I was constantly amazed from the structures in Europe was the attention to detail in the stonework. We were told that generations of stone cutters might work…
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