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The city of Lille is located near the Belgium border and is one of the most characteristic places in France. The architecture of the buildings on Grande Place is beautiful and reminded us of cities like Anvers in Belgium.
The square also known as le place du Général de Gaulle is the heart of Lille and from here most attractions can be visited on a walking tour of the city.
For the entire weekend the Novotel Lille Centre Grand Place was our new home and we were really pleased...
If you wan't to visit Versailles you can plan a day trip from Paris to visit the palace and its incredible art collections.
We found a tour on the internet with Leftbank Scooters which had arranged an entire day tour to Versailles from Paris in vespa!
This was a suprise from my fiance and it really was a unique way to explore Versailles and spend a day of sightseeing...
A great way to travel in France for example between cities is by train as the service is great and usually the train stations are located really well. Since I had travelled to Paris several times arriving at Paris Gare du Nord station I decided to travel to Marseille by train as well.
I arrived at Gare Saint-Charles in Marseilles which is located in the 1st arrondissement and forms Marseilles main railway station. From here you can get to Nantes, Toulouse, Bordeaux and many other places all connected by regional trains.
I instead headed to the center of Marseilles for a nice lunch...
In the southwestern part of France lies Toulouse one of the largest cities in France after Paris but also Lyon and Marseille.
The city center of Toulouse is really pretty with many squares such as The Capitole of Toulouse Square and Wilson Square with its beautiful fountain.
I also loved the Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toulouse which is very elegant and reminded me of the Notre Dame de Paris in a way.
If you like a...
The Champs-Elysées area in Paris is the best place to go for lunch, shopping and great sightseeing. The Champs-Elysées seen from the Arc de Triomphe is really something else and the view of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées running through the 8th arrondissement in northwestern Paris is beautiful.
Shopping along Avenue des Champs-Élysées is great and besides souvenir shops which...