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16-day whirlwind tour: day 11
Posted June 04, 2006 at 03:57 AM
We explored Paris, hitting all of the major monuments (l'arc de triumph, le tour eiffel, etc). In addition, we shopped at Gallerie Lafayette. It was a magnificent shopping complex with every brand of perfume, clothing, makeup, etc. My one warning is that Gallerie Lafayette is definitely not low budget, if you walk in, be prepared to spend [...]
16-day whirlwind tour: day 9
Posted June 04, 2006 at 03:56 AM
In Nice, we visited Fragonard, a perfumerie. We were given a spectacular tour where they explained the complex perfume-development and production process. From there, we drove to Cannes, where the famed international film festival is held. After frolicking along the beach, we arrived in Lyon, the 3rd largest city in France. There we had [...]
16-day whirlwind tour: day 10
Posted June 04, 2006 at 03:56 AM
We traveled from Lyon to Paris, where we flew through the Louvre. I would recommend devoting at least an entire day to really savor the art and see everything in the museum.
16-day whirlwind tour: day 8
Posted June 04, 2006 at 03:55 AM
n the morning, we left the fair city of Arezzo and traveled on to Pisa, where we saw the infamous leaning tower. The place was crowded with tourists and there were many vendors selling cheap knockoff sunglasses and other odds and ends. From Pisa, we headed towards France. We took a brief stop in the Principality of Monaco, where we saw [...]
