Paris doesn’t have the monopoly on that certain ‘je ne sais quoi’.
It’s hard not to think of the City of Lights when you think about France. But this country’s charms do not rest solely on the shoulders of its capital city, Paris.
France makes it easy to fall in love with more than just the Eiffel Tower and the Moulin Rouge. Spend a few nights in a picturesque village, enjoying authentic farm-to-table cuisine with the locals. Sit in a square with a glass of Bordeaux while admiring a centuries-old church that takes your breath away with its beauty. Follow in the footsteps of the Impressionists to the rugged coastlines and small cobblestoned streets that inspired a revolution in art.
The landscapes that inspired those artists, the historic towns that hold centuries of history in every cobblestone, and the joie de vivre you will feel when you stop to appreciate it all – that is the ooh la la that is everywhere in France.
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Say “Bonjour” to Honfleur!
Say “Hello” to the picturesque little town of Honfleur on the Seine estuary on France’s Normandy coast and we can practically guarantee you’ll fall for its French charms. And when you add in a few of these things to do in Honfleur, you have all the elements for a perfect grownup getaway…
A Vimy Memorial Moment
I really wasn’t prepared for my reaction when I first saw the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
Henk and I had been travelling through Normandy, as part of the 150th anniversary of Impressionism, following in the footsteps of artists like Claude Monet, and visiting places like Giverny, Rouen and Honfleur, where painters were inspired to change the way the world looked at art.
So on an impulse, we decided to stop by to see the World War I Canadian memorial there, since we were ‘in the neighbourhood’…
What to see in Rouen, France? (How much time do you have!)
For visitors to Rouen, France, there’s no end to the list of beautiful sites and storied attractions waiting to be experienced in this picturesque capital of Normandy, located about two hours from Paris.
