Happy New Year! Wrapping up my travel adventures from my vacances de Noël during my first year as an assistante, I am presenting another post which combines several destinations (as I'd done in my last post on my day trip from London) since all of them were just short visits before I *finally* returned to France- to Normandy, at … Continue reading Destination: Canterbury, Dover, and Calais (UK and France)
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Bonjour! This past weekend, I spent my time in the city of Lyon, one of the largest cities in France next to Paris and Marseille. I was there to visit the fête des Lumières, or the "Festival of Lights," a three-night event in which the whole city is lit up with different light exhibitions to showcase … Continue reading Destination: Lyon, France (Fête des Lumières edition!)
Bonjour! Just like with my adventures in Strasbourg and Colmar, it was also around this time of year that I spent a weekend in the beautiful city of Caen (pronounced "con"), located in Basse-Normandie and is the capital that is dedicated to Guillaume le Conquérant (William the Conqueror). In fact, I went there the weekend after visiting the Alsace … Continue reading Destination: Caen, France
From the top of the Fourvière (January 2016).
Bonjour! While still in Strasbourg for les marchés de Noël last November, I also made a short, day trip over to Colmar, located about half an hour away by train. I, along with the Australian assistante whom I was staying with during my time in Strasbourg, took the train over around 14h00 and for the rest of the afternoon … Continue reading Destination: Colmar, France
Rebecca Goes Rendezvous 
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