Our second day was the continuity of the first one. Indeed, we went to the Orsay Museum, located next to the Louvre,which is the continuity of this latter’s collection. Orsay has the expressionist and pointillist exhibitions. It is set in the former train station of Orsay and is worth it even if only for the …
Catégorie : English
Day 1: Paris from the bottom to the top: from Montmartre to the Eiffel Tower
For our first day in Paris, we visited the Sacré-Coeur Basilica and the Montmartre quarter. The Sacré-Cœur was built on the Montmartre hill, which was a former Gaulish pagan and is now an important Christian place of worship. The site enables you to overlook Paris and have a splendid view. This zone is particularly frequented …
Lire la suite de Day 1: Paris from the bottom to the top: from Montmartre to the Eiffel Tower
Paris is a moveable feast
« Paris is a moveable feast », wrote Ernest Hemingway. Paris is one of the cities which are present in everyone’s mind, which provide a lot of images when is evoked, whatever if you have always been there or not. Paris is one of the cities where a lot of travelers dream to go to, a city …
TIPS: Get ready to travel! (Part II)
Here is the second and final part of our article concerning the preparation of a trip. MAKE A WHOLE BUDGET Thanks to the elements we talked about in our last article, we make a budget which takes everything into account: plane/train tickets, accommodation, food, visits, transportation on site, souvenirs and unexpected expenses. This stage allows …
TIPS: Get ready to travel! (Part I)
If you have already travelled, especially without a package tour, you need to be aware that preparing a trip is a long process which starts long before the departure day. There are many steps between the destination’s choice and the day you cross the border of the place you want to go to. We decided …
Bordeaux at water’s edge: the city and its river
What can better illustrate the harmony between nature and urbanization than a city and its river? We can see it with Bordeaux and the Garonne, one of the most important emblems of the town. To be honest, the Garonne is not one the most beautiful rivers: the proximity with the estuary causes a strong current, …
Lire la suite de Bordeaux at water’s edge: the city and its river
Bordeaux: a travel that lasted two years
A travel blog is supposed to show you all of the places beyond the borders of your country. However, this blog is based in France (we are both living in France) and we cannot lose the opportunity of showing you the treasures of this country, well known in the whole world for its history. These …
Warsaw: a last day full of surprises
If this day taught us something, it is the fact that you need to check and pay attention to bank holidays: maybe it was a beginner’s mistake or just a careless one, but our program was disrupted because museums were closed during Easter Sunday. But this lesson reminds us that travelling is learning, evolving so …
Auschwitz-Birkenau: memories of a crime
By reading our previous articles, you have certainly understood that, for us, visiting a country also means diving into its history, even if it can be painful and hard to assimilate. How can you go to Poland with this perspective in mind without going to the memory space of Auschwitz-Birkenau? The story that took place …
Krakow : walking in the Florence of the North
Krakow is also named the Florence of the North thanks to its architecture, especially with the colorful houses. Walking along the streets and the places confirms it. Our next steps in the former capital of Poland were marked by wonderful discoveries. After we visited Wawel’s site as we mentioned in our last article, we went …
Lire la suite de Krakow : walking in the Florence of the North
2 Steps Abroad 