Hints and Tips for Running and Biking in Paris
Hints and Tips for Running and Biking in Paris (and an impassioned plea at the end) It’s no coincidence that “endorphin,” the chemical produced by the brain during intensive, repetitive…
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Rosa Bonheur
Broad with a Brush Does the name Rosa Bonheur mean anything to you ? Hint: She was the most well-known female French painter in the 19th century, the first woman painter…
Get out of Town: The Somme
The Somme department in the region of Picardy just two hours north of Paris, is not on the usual tourist circuit, but nevertheless has a ton of places to visit…
The War to End all Wars, The Great War, La Der des Ders*
This is 2018, one hundred years after the end of World War I (and 74 years after the end of WWII). I realized how little I knew about this war…
American WWI Museum opens for centennial
American WWI Museum opens for centennial By Gary Lee Kraut The museum, like the monument above it, is the work of the American Battle Monuments Commission. A presentation space was…
Explore new territory on your bike, Forest of Senart
Here’s an idea to get out of town, hop on the train with your bike to get out of the city a little ways. Then peddle to another station to…