Oct 30, 2016
The Opéra Garnier, aka Palais Garnier, made such an impression on me as a first-time visitor that I cannot say what I liked best about it: the grand facade? The grand staircase? The Chagall ceiling? The grand foyer? I admit, I can't decide, it was all overwhelming and so beautiful! We probably barely scratch...
Oct 23, 2016
Do you love the French cancan? If you do, you may be tempted to get tickets to see the Moulin Rouge show. But there are so many things to do in Paris, will the Moulin Rouge be worth it? Should you go with dinner and the show or just the show? Brenda and Gary, my guests on today's show, help you answer that question...
Oct 16, 2016
Today Brenda and Annie discuss our visit he Paris sewer or "Égouts de Paris". Oh, my, what a place! You have to know that when you visit the Paris sewer, you are actually in the sewer, this is not a reproduction or a show-room. Once inside, you are walking over actual sewer lines and you get the full effect, smell...
Oct 8, 2016
Places Mentioned in this Episode: Musée du Vin, Paris Wine Museum.
Today we answer the question: Is the Wine Museum in Paris a must-see? The guest of today’s show, Brenda visited the wine museum in July 2016. Annie hadn’t visited it at the time of this recording. This museum is 1km away from the Eiffel Tower;...
Oct 4, 2016
Places Mentioned in this Episode: Gulf of Morbihan, Southern Brittany, Port-Navalo, Belle-Île-en-Mer, Presqu'île de Rhuyz, Île Houeic, Île-d'Houat, Locmariaquer, Côte Sauvage, Quiberon, Île-aux-Moines, Château de Sucinio (in a town called Sarzeau), Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuyz, Carnac, and Auray.
The Gulf of Morbihan in...