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How the Saint Eve Blew Our Minds
Maison Lemoisson The evolution of the sweet tooth and the day that changed it all:18 months of age: the first sweet taste of chocolate. Mashed pears and apples becomes child’s play.5 years of age: the...
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A Day of Involuntary Solitude and a Penis
We’ll get to the penis in a second.On the northern coast of France lies the war-battered coast of Normandy. Logistically, the best way to get to the coast is to take the train from Paris to Rouen and...
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Wednesday’s Wonder: La Cambe
This Wednesday’s Wonder: La Cambe, Normandy, France.Visiting the Normandy coast of France was one of the more somber moments on our trip in France. To know that so many people died for the preservation...
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Mont St. Michel: Our Jungle Gym
As a kid, I was downright scrawny. I had long, monkey-like arms, skinny legs and absolutely no upper body strength. I was almost always picked last during recess and PE class. Fast forward about 20...
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We LOIVE the Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is home to some of the best wineries in the world. The weather makes the perfect conditions for wine-making. On top of that, there are some beautiful historic castles dotting equally...
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When Old Meets Van Gogh, You Get Arles and Avignon
The other day, I bought a shirt from H&M. After one wash, two buttons fell off and a seam ripped. I thought I could salvage it, but I put it on and it immediately disintegrated into dust.It seems...
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Nice is Nice
“Nice is nice,” is what we said over and over as we walked through the Town Square of that southern French city. Surrounded by Italian and French influenced architecture, watching the sun set on the...
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Is Monaco Bougie? Yes, Yes it Is
Monaco!“Can you get me a chip from Casino Royale?” were my dad’s famous last words before we embarked on our journey to France. “Just one?” I asked before hanging up.“Yeah,” he said. “I’ll give you a...
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Some Perfume for your Pits in Eze, France
What do you do on a hot day in southern France when you realize your deodorant gave out some time between climbing the stairs to Monaco’s botanical garden and the ill-fated chip heist of Casino Royale?...
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What We Learned From the French
J’aime FranceTwo giant posters of peoples’ faces flitter to the ground out of an even more gigantic printer.We were instantly intrigued.We waited for two hours in a line that wrapped around the...
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