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86The 5 Best Day Trips from Paris. 1 The Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles, once home of the Sun King Louis XIV covers 2000 acres and includes chapels, an opera house fifty fountains and some of the most opulent interiors in the world.
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82French Castles: Bouges
This chateau in the heart of France, can satisfy the most demanding taste. It has a 40 acre park, French gardens, a museum of horse drawn carriages and hunting lodges.
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79The Code of the Holy Blood
In 1890, the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans wrote to a young Dutch novelist he was searching for "a demoniac sodomite priest" who performed the black mass. Joris-Karl - "J.K." for the friends - needed this...
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75Wine: its therapeutical uses
Wine: its therapeutical uses I knew Wine is a very important part on French life. There cannot be a good lunch or dinner without a good bottle of wine. It always amazes me that in some restaurants wine is...
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74The Magdalene Line of Kathleen McGowan
I've just spent three days in Belgium with Kathleen McGowan, author of "The Expected One" and "The Book of Love". So don't think this is a literary review or something. It's always tricky to write a review...
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51The French Riviera: In The Footsteps Of The Crusaders
The ultimate retreat away from the riviera crowds history leaves its mark in many ways --- legend, song, place names, documents and ruins.One of the most elegant and romantic places to stay along the riviera...
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85Marathon du Medoc - A 26 mile médoc wine tasting marathon
 The Marathon du Medoc. Imagine a marathon which is not about the speed at which you run, it’s about fun, food, festivities, friendship and above all wine. Set it against a beautiful backdrop of more than 50 chateaux and...
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80Nazi Plunder & Hitler Album News Update
The Lost Odyssey; Chapter 2 Nearly sixty-six years have passed since the Nazi occupation. And yet, there are still over 100,000 pieces of art missing from what they plundered. Only 16 of the top 40 listed...
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76French Castles: Argy
Chateau d' Argy: Located in the Indre department -3 hours drive from Paris- in Central France, the Chateau d'Argy was a military castle, a fortress during the mediaeval ages.
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84Sitting in a park outside of Paris, France
"Chateau de Sceaux at Parc de Sceaux My trip to Paris was like a fairytale book had been opened and I was in the midst of it, romping through forests and walking down the Champs-Elysees in 3 inch heels,...
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