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A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 11) Posted by mtaulier on Dec 20, 2013
In the last post we learned about the Musée d’Orsay and its rich collection of western art. Today we will cross the Seine River to visit the Palais Garnier (Garnier Palace), home of the Opéra de Paris (Paris Opera) opera company. The Palais Garnier is often referred to simply as the Opéra de Paris, however…
A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 10) Posted by mtaulier on Dec 18, 2013
As we near the end of our journey through the city of Paris, I’d like to return to some of the older tourist attractions that you might not be familiar with. We discovered elements of the more modern side of Paris in the last few posts but today we’ll be going back in time to…
A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 9) Posted by mtaulier on Dec 16, 2013
We discovered la Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie (the City of Sciences and Industry) and talked a little about le Parc de la Villette (Villette Park) in the last post. Today, we’ll be focusing on one interesting attraction located just a few steps from la Cité: La Géode. La Géode is a unique building…
A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 8) Posted by mtaulier on Dec 9, 2013
If you’re just joining us on our tour of Paris, feel free to go back and read a few of the previous posts that might be of interest to you. In our last post, we discovered two modern marvels dotting the Parisian cityscape: l’Arche de la Défense and le Centre Pompidou. These sights might not…
A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 7) Posted by mtaulier on Nov 30, 2013
We’re going to be taking a little detour now to visit some more contemporary sights. It is not a coincidence that some of the most popular Parisian tourist attractions are historic sights, with some dating all the way back to the 14th century. One reason they are so famous and revered is because they have…
A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 6) Posted by mtaulier on Nov 30, 2013
If you’ve been reading this series from the beginning, you’ll notice that we’ve already covered les sites les plus connus de Paris (Paris’s most famous sights). We will now be taking the time to visit (virtuellement, bien sûr) some of the more obscure and lesser-known sights. You may not be familiar with these, but they…
A Trip to Paris: Visiting the French Capital’s Most Famous Attractions (Part 5) Posted by mtaulier on Nov 18, 2013
Bienvenue! Aujourd’hui nous allons visiter le Palais de Versailles (Today we will be visiting Versailles Palace). The palace is not situated in Paris proper but on the outskirts, about 20 miles outside of the city. The easiest way to get their is by taking le Métro (the subway). Then it’s just une petite marche (a…