We spent the first half of Day Seven in Paris. Top of our list was the Musée d'Orsay. The museum was a former railway station, inaugurated for the 1900 World Fair. It housed a luxurious hotel and grand reception room. Many of its original features have been maintained. In my opinion, the building itself rivals… Continue reading Europe 2017 – Paris and London
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Europe 2017 – Paris
On the morning of Day Six, the four of us said goodbye to the DH's Aunt, and along with his Mom hopped the Thalys to Paris. We arrived around lunchtime, dropped off our bags at the hotel (more on that in another post), and got straight to it. Musée de l'Orangerie Our first stop was… Continue reading Europe 2017 – Paris
Europe 2017 – Brugge
We spent Day Five in Brugge, the Venice of the North. It is so known because of the number of canals winding through the city, rich in beauty and history. A canal tour would have been ideal, however, like the canal tour in Gent, it would have been in multiple languages which was overwhelming for… Continue reading Europe 2017 – Brugge