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    Versailles

    We took the train outside of Paris today to visit the Palace of Versailles.  The palace was originally a modest hunting lodge built by King Louis XIII in 1623.  Now it is a Baroque palace and a symbol of royal excess!  Louis XIV, who called himself the Sun King, was the King of France from…

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    We Have Arrived in Paris

    After an overnight flight from Montreal, we have landed in Paris.  We caught the train into town, switched to the metro for one stop and found our accommodation without too much hassle.  Our Air B&B is in the 4th arrondissement, also called Marais/Hotel de Ville.  Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a full kitchen and some hanging…

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    We are off to France

    Eric is doing his first semester of teacher training at the University of Tours, an hour south of Paris.  We have decided to take a quick family trip in Paris, then take him to Tours to get settled.   After that, Ryan will head north into Switzerland to visit a friend and Dave and Kris will…

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