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 [...]
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 [...]
Purplely 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 [...]
Impressions 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 [...]
The 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 [...]
Shopping 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 [...]
Monet’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 [...]
A 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 [...]
Standing 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 [...]
A 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 [...]