On no nation, since the years of World War Two, has so intense a light of passionate prepossession been turned, as on France - Florence Gillian. Walked around so many interesting and historical places of interest that History buffs would be keen to see! Place des Vosges is a lovely place to sit and watch people. Royal Palace of Fontainebleau was a must and I am still in awe of just how beautiful it all was - we even visited a small village called Barbizon wher...

The metro is a great way to get from Point a to point b and I am proud to say that I have mastered both the metro and the buses around Paris. Today we got off at a station called Tuileries and as soon as we got up to the street we were astounded by the wonderful sights of the Jardin des Tuileries. The first place we looked in was where I had to stay as it was just breath taking - Musee de L'Oranerie. The huge paintings that Monet was inspired to paint are aweso...

Well I am now an experienced metro user who has successfully used many stops now. Today we went to Musee de'L 'Orangerie in the Jardin DES Tuileries. It was a wonderful walk we had in the gardens - they are formal gardens set into elegant squares with fountains and monuments that are surrounded by five star hotels and world famous restaurants. Claude Monet's works are about the water Lilly series and make you feel that you are walking beside the banks of the Gi...

I decided that I really needed to visit France. So when the opportunity came up to be a part of a tour led by Suzette Boyd I couldn't resist! This is something that I have wanted to do and after watching so many movies set in Paris the desire was overwhelmingly great and so this is the beginning of my journey. The Emirates Airline flight departed Melbourne on Monday 19th September at 9:15pm. So after a quick 45minute drive by the wonderful Tim Nye, my PacSLAV fr...