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Beautiful Paris

We’ve arrived in Paris after a fabulous week in the Loire valley.  It was mainly wet and cold, but we still explored the chateaux and villages, and went for drives in the picturesque countryside. The apartment here in Paris has an internet connection, so we’ll write more another night. On arriving here we strolled through the Tuileries [...]

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TGV

We’re looking forward to traveling on the TGV high speed trains.  We will be traveling in one day from Milan to Paris (about 7 hours) then from Paris to St Pierre des Corps (near Tours) (about 1 hour), and then there will be another trip from St Pierre des Corps back to Paris.  On the [...]

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Loire Valley, France

The Loire Valley is known as the Garden of France. The beautiful countryside is littered with chateaux and historic towns. There is so much to see and do around the Loire Valley. Here are some links for more information about the Loire Valley: Wikipedia entry on the Loire Valley France for visitors: Loire Touraine And here are some links [...]

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Amboise, France

During our trip to Europe we will be staying in a small town just north of Amboise, France, using that as a base for exploring the Loire Valley. Amboise is a small medieval market town on the Loire River, dominated by the remains of a Chateau. It’s about 23km from Tours. One of the reasons [...]

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