First impression of the Cité Plantagenêt in Le Mans

Why nobody had anything good to say about Le Mans is beyond me. Before leaving for Le Mans I fielded…

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A trip to France for history nerds

There was never a question that vacationing in France isn’t fantastic. The country is big, people are nice when you…

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What I learned in Paris

Do I learn more when I travel alone? I am not really sure about it. As usual these are my…

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The doors of Paris

Since I spent only a short time in Paris and the weather was not really enticing to be outdoors, so…

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Doing the tourist stuff in Paris

After finishing with my Napoléon tour I decided that I also had to visit the real Paris. With that I…

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Looking for Napoléon in Paris

I was sitting on the plane next to a group of guys who celebrated the birthday of one of their…

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La Mère Brazier

Not once but twice did we manage to go to a fabulous restaurant. The first one was of course the…

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What I learned in Lyon

One might think that since France is right around the corner from Austria there are not so many differences or…

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The doors of Lyon

As done already countless times (see here and here for more), these are the doors of Lyon. We walked around for…

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Sunshine in Lyon

Who would have thought that we really got lucky the next day? Hoping yes but actually happening? So wonderful then…

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