All the museums in Paris are free every first Sunday of the month. Yesterday, we took advantage of it and visited the Modern Art Museum (Pompidou Centre or Beaubourg Centre). I have to admit that the first time I looked at the building’s architecture I thought it was odd and it is indeed very unusual […]
I have finally visited the Louvre! Since I am going to be in Paris for another month I know I will be visiting the Louvre museum several times so I registered with the Société des Amis du Louvre, a great option if you are interested in going often, without spending the whole day there. The […]
The Chateau of Versailles does not need introduction, both the buildings and the gardens are known of their beauty and opulence but overall for their importance in history. Lots of tourists visiting Paris leave a day aside to spend it at Versailles. It is very well connected to the city by the RER train line […]
I got wonderful news! One of my dear friends from Havana is travelling to Germany (Dusseldorf) to work and he might be coming to Paris to visit us for a few days. I am so excited! Nothing is defined yet but the sole idea of meeting him in France and going around museums, cathedrals and […]
I normally do not complain about unpleasant things around me like loud music/people or filthy streets or having a poor quality lunch. Because I grew up in Havana, my complaints are very different from the first world ones. I am “trained” to not to get obsessed about buying a new purse or the latest anti […]
The 8:57 am train left Paris Gare de Lyon on time. The traject to the city of Lyon shows a pretty French countryside. The trip felt longer since everyone was quietly sleeping… not me, as usual. I was one of the few people who got to enjoy the exuberant trees, the bodies of water and […]
I believe our Torontonian – Parisian friend would choose Lyon as his second favourite French city, the first one being Paris, of course. He might not agree with me if he reads this but he has been talking about Lyon since he first visited in 2004, and telling us about his food experience, in particular. […]
Our Normandy road trip turned out to be really beautiful and instructive. We managed to stop at several locations on our drive from Bayeux to Honfleur. Normands are not wrong when they joke about their rainy weather, the whole time we were moving around with an umbrella and a raincoat in our travel backpacks as […]
The Mont Saint-Michel is one of the most visited spots in Normandy. The gorgeous nature plus the stunning architecture of the place creates a perfect medieval environment in your head. I could imagine the solitude felt at this monastery many centuries ago when the weather was terrible and the access depended on the tides being […]
We are on the road again! For three days, we will be traveling in Normandy with a friend. Yesterday afternoon, three of us took a train from Paris’ Saint Lazare station to the city of Rouen, with the idea of spending the night there and pick up a rental in the morning to drive around. […]
A big reason to love France and to begin working out as soon as possible: FOOD! I particularly like crepes and since I got to Paris I have bought them both at street stands and creperies. Tonight we went to Creperie Josselin, a great endroit for crepes and cider. They do not seem to have […]
Yesterday we had our first picnic by the riviere, the first one out of many this summer, I am sure. A friend proposed to meet on the south bank, between the Pont de Sully and Pont d’Austerlitz as there is a nice space with grass around that area. We got there around 7:30pm with a […]
