I'm not sure why we never visited Versailles before but we finally did today. We grabbed a subway to a station where we could catch the C train. After about 45 minutes on the train we popped off the train almost at the foot of the chalet - what an understatement. This palace, the Chalet de la Versailles, began its growth and development in 1682 when King Louis XIV (the most famous guy) began construction of his "King's house". This, the world's largest roya...

Moulin Rouge is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Paris. It has entertained guests with its famous dazzling shows and also hosted international stars on its stage for over 126 years. Tickets are expensive. In our past visits to Paris, our evaluation was it's probably a tourist trap and not worth the time and money. But this time we looked at it a bit differently. It's the Moulin Rouge. It's only here and we have heard it about it all our liv...

While we fall in love with every small town we visit like Rapallo, Como or even Beaucaire, a big city has a certain attraction. It is enticing, and captivating and almost hypnotic, saying, "Come to me, come to me." And I want to. I fall under the spell and I think Stan does too. We start thinking about moving here, maybe just for a year or two. And should we someday, we won't live in the suburbs; no, we will live in the city. Maybe not in one of the most ex...

We are here . . . in one of our very favorite cities in all the world! Paris! Yes, it is just a big city, but it has so much history! So much art! So much class. And yes, it has other not so good stuff too just like any other famous locale. Paris is just as we remeberend it from our past three visits. Holy cow! This makes visit number four!!! We found our way to our apartment. It is so very French!!! It is an artisic place on the third floor, cluttered ...