Written by zabelle on April 4, 2002
- The Citadel is the main reason to visit Besancon, but we also spent time visiting St John's Cathedral and The Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology.
St John's Cathedral is located right below the Citadel in...
Written by moatway on September 8, 2003
- I am often bothered by dismissive comments aimed at the entire French nation--there are numerous nasty remarks about French bravery, rudeness and treachery. Some come from the highest levels of the American government. But let's...
Written by zabelle on April 7, 2002
- Sens has the oldest large Gothic cathedral in France. It was built at about the same time as St Denis. It has a beautiful facade that has retained much of it medieval sculture inspite of...
Written by Languedoc on August 24, 2000
- If going on a trip aboard a hotel barge is too expensive or too confining, every canal in France has boat rentals and many of the boats are quite luxurious. I once used one that...
Written by Languedoc on August 27, 2000
- Going for a ride in a hot-air balloon is one of the optional trips offered to passengers of hotel barges. Most of the balloons are launched either very early or very late in the day...
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