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  1. Rouen, City of Art and History

    Blog: Nono in Guatemala - 20 July 2010

    At only an hour and a half from Paris by car and one hour by train, Rouen is known to be the place where St Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) was burnt. The old city center and museums can be seen in a day trip from Paris.

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  2. Flaubert in Normandy

    Blog: A Traveler's Library - 4 December 2009

    Destination: Normandy, France Books: A Journey into Flaubert’s Normandy by Susannah Patton and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert A GUEST POST BY Dr. Jessie Voigts Gustave Flaubert is considered one of the greatest Western writers (who among us hasn’t read Madame Bovary?), due to his love of – and search for – finding the right words to express [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library

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  3. Cobblestones, redwine and fuedal cathedrals

    Blog: Justin and Lauren's travels - 8 September 2009

    This is how you do France on a budget. This is also the only photo I took in Rouen before our camera battery died :-(We wanted to spend a few days in and a few days out of Paris. Ideally,

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