Bonjour! Last weekend, I celebrated my 24th birthday with a weekend getaway to Dijon, a quaint city located in the Burgundy region of eastern France, halfway between Paris and Besançon. I went with my flatmates, six other assistantes who were also interested in checking out what the place had to offer- we'd booked over a month in … Continue reading Destination: Dijon, France
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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
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
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
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