The château at Fontainebleau dates back to the 12th century, when the original building was commissioned by King Louis VII. Every subsequent ruler of France […]
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Taking the TGV from Rennes to Fontainebleau via Paris
Rennes railways station is about 15 minutes from the Balthazar Hotel on foot if you’re walking at a leisurely pace or if you’re carting along […]
A Visit to Spectacular Mont Saint Michel in Normandy, France
What is it Mont Saint Michel is a tidal island situated one kilometre off the French Normandy coast. In the eleventh century it was decided […]
A Visit to Very Touristy St Malo Port in Brittany, France
What is it St Malo is a walled town in Brittany on the English channel. Many of the buildings and the town wall are built […]
A Spectacular Dining Experience at Le Train Bleu, Gare de Lyon
Introduction Le train bleu was the unofficial designation of a scheduled service provided by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-lits, who also operated the infamous Orient […]
TGV Lyria, Business First: Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBB
The meeting at ICAO ends just after noon. But by the time everybody has said good bye to everybody else and pretended the whole situation […]
Air France, Business Class – Boeing B 777-300: Paris to Beirut… or maybe not
Getting to the Airport The Sheraton at Roissy Terminal 2 is not a bad hotel. And without a doubt there’s hardly a hotel here with […]
Air France, Business Class – Airbus A 320: Paris CDG to Bucharest
Introduction I just arrived in Paris on a flight from Zürich. The walk from 2F to 2E takes about 10 minutes to complete and is […]