Category: 2024
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Marseille & Olympics ⚽️🇫🇷
A quick visit to Marseille! Marseille, founded by Greek sailors around 600 BCE, is the oldest city in France and has been a crucial Mediterranean trading hub throughout its history. Over the centuries, it has seen influences from the Romans, Visigoths, and Saracens, evolving into a cosmopolitan port city rich in cultural diversity. Olympic Game:…
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Pairi Daiza 🇧🇪
Pairi Daiza is a 75‑hectare award‑winning zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium, home to over 7,500 animals across 800+ species, including giant pandas, elephants, polar bears, and more . The park is divided into nine thematic “worlds,” featuring immersive landscapes—from the largest Chinese and Indonesian gardens in Europe to Arctic habitats—blending cultural architecture and wildlife ….
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Châlons-en-Champagne, France 🇫🇷
Last stop, catching sight of the Olympic Flame 🔥 ◯◯◯◯◯
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Claude Monet Gardens and Museum At Giverny, France 🇫🇷
Exploring the famous Monet water lily garden and home.
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Normandy American Cemetery & Memorial 🇫🇷
Paying our respects overlooking Omaha Beach.
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D-Day Experience, Saint Côme du Mont 🇫🇷
The D-Day Experience was an immersive and personable museum. The exhibits focused on individuals incredible stories and the flight simulation gave you an inkling of how the paratroopers felt before jumping in D-Day.
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Mont Saint-Michel, France 🇫🇷
Mont Saint-Michel, a tidal island, has a history dating back to the 8th century when it was established as a strategic fortification. By the 10th century, it became a renowned Benedictine abbey, attracting pilgrims from across Europe. During the French Revolution and until 1863, Mont Saint-Michel was repurposed as a prison, housing political prisoners, before…
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Étretat, Normandie, France 🇫🇷
Étretat, a small coastal town in Normandy, France, is famed for its stunning white chalk cliffs and natural arches, including the iconic “Falaise d’Aval” and “L’Arche.” The dramatic seascapes have inspired numerous artists and writers, such as Claude Monet and Guy de Maupassant.
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Sword Beach, France 🇫🇷
The easternmost beach of the Normandy landings, Sword Beach, was between Juno Beach and the Orne River. The British 3rd Infantry Division was the main force to secure the beach, along with British Commandos and a detachment of Free French soldiers. Their objectives were to secure a beach-head, link up with the British paratroopers at…