After only one small navigational glitch we made it to Orley airport by 10:30, and dropped off the car. Here’s a tip to fellow travellers: don’t trust the info you get from the Tourist Info desk at the Orley Sud (South) terminal! After giving us a map they tried to persuade us that the cheapest Read More »
I went to Paris 2 month ago. The most interesting thing was cost of living which is higher than those of London. I was supprised when I bought just a can of coke, I spent money on buying that around 3 pounds in regional supermarket and the enterance fee of most museum is expensive. Nevertheless, I think Paris is a Read More »
The area we are in is the old Jewish quarter, the “Pletzl,” Yiddish for “Little Place,” so I had looked up all the synagogues on our map and we started out to find them. In the next block south, towards the rue Rivoli, is the Synagogues Acip on ru du Bourgeois Tibourg. The Pletzl has Read More »
We woke up very early the next morning to get the free breakfast that came with our accommodation. It was basically just a roll with some jam, and a cup of hot chocolate. But whatever is free is fine with me. The big thing on today’s agenda was Versailles. We purchased metro tickets (it was Read More »
Well, I am back. I have been having the worse time getting caught up. I know it isn’t jet lag. I think it is just being old. No, not me! Ok, luckily, my memory isn’t gone yet. We took our final picture with Harry before we got on the bus. Everyone was tired but excited. Read More »
The movie “The Transporter” was shot around Marseille and the famous prison “Chateau de If” which was the setting for the book “The Count of Monte Cristo” and therefore the many movie versions of it. Marseille is the second-largest city in Europe and for a while held the title of the city in Europe with Read More »
