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Snapshot Sunday: A day at the Louvre
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World’s Most Famous Cemeteries
 Why are we so interested in cemeteries? That eery feeling, the tragic stories or the spooky architecture? Whatever the reason, people have been intrigued by cemeteries for centuries and we have been visiting famous grave sties so frequently that the term “tombstone tourist” was coined to describe the millions of grave goers each year. Peruse through my personal list of the world’s most famous cemeteries. Père Lachaise, Paris France “We die only once, and for such a long time.” — Molière Located in one of my favorite cities, Paris, this is possibly one of the most well known cemeteries around the world.  Famous musicians, writers, politicians and thousands of others…
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Let Me Eat Cake: My Day Trip from Paris to Versailles
The Palace of Versailles is a beautifully massive structure surrounded by extraordinary gardens, out buildings, a farm and public park.  I budgeted enough time in my itinerary to spend a full day here and I’m happy I did because this once humble hunting lodge expanded by Louis XIV could take you the whole day to explore. I’ve broken down everything you need to know about a day trip from Paris to Versailles. How to Get to the Palace of Versailles I took the RER C (Versailles Rive-Gauche) and it was a quick and easy way to get to the palace from the city.  Paris Metro has a great app for…
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Napoleon Dynamite: Visiting Napoleon’s Tomb
You could spend weeks in Paris and still leave not seeing everything so this time around I decided to visit some of the things I missed the last time around and they did not disappoint. The first thing I’d recommend is to go buy a Paris Museum Pass. If you plan on doing a lot of sight seeing during your visit it is worth twice what you will pay for it. The museum pass enables you to have access to sixty different museums and monuments. Not only do you have unlimited entry to places like the Louvre, Notre Dame, Arc de Truimph, but the best part of all is you…
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Paris is always a good idea: A visit to the Rodin Museum
Paris is Always A Good Idea ~ Audrey Hepburn Ahhh, such wise words Audrey. Â Before heading down to Nice to meet up with friends and see the Tour de France, I decided to extend my trip and spend some time in Paris. Â I’ve been to the city before and loved it so I was excited to be back. Â My french a little rustier and now traveling by myself I was a little worried about getting lost and having a hard time getting around but once I got here all of my fears melted away like butter on a baguette. Â Yum. Â I took an overnight flight and arrived in the morning…
