Tag: France
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Mont-Saint-Michel: Worth a look
There is a huge decision to make for those visiting Normandy. ‘Should we visit Mont-Saint-Michel even though it’s one of the more popular tourist destinations in the world?’ After all, it’s not an easy place to get to unlike many other cathedrals and small churches you can encounter on your average Church Walk. To help…
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In Search of Monet’s Water Lilies in Giverny
I first became aware of Claude Monet as a freshman in college when I walked into a friend’s dorm room one day and there above her bed was a poster like none I had ever seen before; a bridge with water lilies. The painting was surrounded by a thick green border with ‘Claude Monet’ written…
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Rouen: Cathedral Lights and a Martyred Heroine
The French city of Rouen is known for two things – its magnificent cathedral and the martyrdom of Joan of Arc at the age of nineteen. There has been a church on the site of the Rouen cathedral since the 4th century. Construction started on the current cathedral in the 1200s. If you’re lucky enough…
Unfolded Maps 