France #3 – Paris Catacombes

After dropping off the car, I headed to Les Catacombes de Paris! Disappointed on Tuesday, I made sure to craft plans that would have me see the resting place for over six million Parisians. The ossuary was cool – and quite a bit different than the Sedlec ossuary I saw last year in the Czech…

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France #2 – Vimy, Beaumont-Hamel, Normandy Beaches

Picking up the car Wednesday morning and realizing I would be well over the mileage limit for two days, I rented an additional do to give some flexibility; I then headed to Arras, picked up Vanessa, and visited the Vimy then the Beaumont-Hamel memorials. The Vimy monument is quite impressive; and perhaps also interesting that…

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The France #1 – Paris

The France posts will be a multi-part posted as I get time to throw the pictures up. They definitely compromise the Coles Notes version! — On Sunday I arrived in Paris, getting off the Ryanair bus at Port Maillot. Deciding to walk was an interesting idea since I had little idea of the direction in…

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