Paris boasts of over 150 museums, with the The Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Musée de l'Orangerie, Musée Rodin, and Centre Pompidou as some of the most popular ones. However, The Louvre topbills the list…well, specifically my own list of “must-visit” museums in Europe. The Louvre is one of the most awe-inspiring museums in the world, with its 73,000-square meter exhibition space featuring 70 rooms of magnificent artwork. A visit there is akin to taking a crash course in history and

We were scheduled to go up the Eiffel Tower in the morning (as if we did not have enough by seeing it from the bus and the boat in the daytime, as well as from a park at nighttime the previous day). But I was told that this is another unique way of experiencing the tower. In fact, its creator, French engineer Gustav Eiffel, believed that this is the best way to see his work. My husband was still unwell when he woke up in the morning, so I had to cancel his booking. We were al

We knew we were approaching Paris as the traffic got heavier. This was typical, according to our Tour Director. We arrived at our hotel a little after lunch time and were given time to rest before our late afternoon tour and evening river cruise. My husband and I scoured the neighborhood to look for fresh bread. And since this was France, there was a plethora of boulangeries and patisseries along our street alone. Our hotel is located in the 14th arrondissement, in the Montpa

Halfway through our sailing across the English Channel from Dover, we spotted the shores of France. The entire crossing was only going to take one and a half hours. At 31 standard miles or 27 nautical miles, this route is the shortest sailing from England to France. From our vantage point, we could see the white cliffs of England on one side and the golden beaches of France on the other side. Beside us were clippers and other ferries flying either the English or French flags.