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Inside the Chartres Cathedral, France
Blog: MuseumChick - 27 December 2010
After wandering through the narrow streets of Chartres, France in our rented Smart Car and taking pictures of the quaint houses that seemed to be out of a fairy tale, the Chartres Cathedral gradually exposed itself through the trees as we wound closer. I was enjoying sight seeing with my head and camera out the [...]
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The Fairytale Ambience of Chartres France
Blog: MuseumChick - 23 December 2010
I’m planning to go to church this Christmas. I have to be honest, I don’t go to church that much. I’m a holiday church kind-of goer. When I was little my grandmother would drag me to church kicking and screaming and then I would fall asleep in the pew. As I got older I tried [...]
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Solo Travel in France – a week of one’s own.
Blog: Solo Traveler - 10 April 2010
The Cathedral in Chartres, the water of Vichy, the amazing Bayeaux tapestry... I would have missed it all if I had not taken a break during a family trip to suddenly travel solo.
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Loire Valley Restaurants (Part 1 of 2)
Blog: An American in London - 7 August 2009
I spent weeks scouring French and English-language newspapers and sites, trying to find good recs on where to eat while cycling in the Loire Valley. Most sources were outdated (i.e., more than three years old). Chowhound, SlowTrav, eGullet, Lonely Planet, google blog searches . . . all my usual on-line sources [...]
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