Bonjour! A couple of weeks ago, I decided to take a day trip over to the château de Fontainebleau, a castle-turned-palace situated about 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Paris. From the 16th to 19th centuries, it housed the French royalty, including that of Emperor Napoleon Bonparte for a short while before he abdicated his throne in 1814. … Continue reading Destination: Château de Fontainebleau, France
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Following our first night in Marseille, I took a day trip out to the calanques de Marseille with the other assistant(e)s with whom I was traveling during this past February vacances. Even though I'd already visited the calanques during my first visit to Marseille last March, I had been so blown away by their beauty that I was happy to return to them again...this … Continue reading Destination: Calanques of Marseille, France
Place de la Comédie in Montpellier (March 2016).
After an extensive, two-weeks of travel all over three countries (France, Spain, and Portugal), I ended my travels in Porto, the second-largest city in Portugal and home to the famous, but very strong, port wine. Situated north of the country along the Douro River, the city's name is derived from the Portuguese's "o Porto," which means … Continue reading Destination: Porto, Portugal
The same day that we made our day trip to Sintra, the assistante and I took the train back to Lisbon, where we were to transfer over to another train to take to our next destination in Portugal. We'd taken the 14h41 train, arriving in the Rossio train station, and needed to go across town to the … Continue reading Destination: Aveiro, Portugal
