Frommers’ “Color Complete” France Guidebook 2015 is a great guidebook and a marked change from most of the later Wiley Frommer’s Guides. The big differences I noticed are that the info is current and there are a lot of budget options.
As I have mentioned in previous posts, whenever we visit a new city, town or village, we always seek out the nearest park or gardens in order to get our bearings and to just soak the atmosphere of the place.
We had the good fortune this summer of having our few days in Saint-Remy-de-Provence coincide with the town’s 32nd annual Festival of Wine and Crafts.
Marseille’s central attraction, the Vieux Port really lives up to its name, the Old Port, but first glances wouldn’t tell you that. It’s a sizable natural harbor, sheltered from the sea, that’s been an important center of trade since it was founded.
Above, a slightly more recognizable view of this week’s puzzle location, which was correctly identified as the top of the Eiffel Tower by Roderick Simpson, who remembers visiting the top in freezing wind for his 25th anniversary.
REPAIRED LINK! A new Hotels.com ranking shows London and Paris have pushed former #3 vacation spot Orlando down to #5. New York and Las Vegas swapped spots at the top, with NY #1 again.
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, in the Luberon area of Provence, is a small village with a big distinction. Its name comes from the spring that is the source of the Sorgue River, and that spring is the largest in France and the fifth-largest in the world.
My son, his girlfriend, and I spent four nights in lovely Strasbourg. We had a wonderful time!
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The Luberon region of Provence, spread out over three small ranges of hills and mountains, is full of picturesque villages, each famous for some aspect of its view or for someone who lived there.
