Christmas Decorations in Paris
I suppose it should come as no surprise that a place called the “city of lights” goes all out with holiday lights, but when it comes to Christmas, wow, Paris…
I suppose it should come as no surprise that a place called the “city of lights” goes all out with holiday lights, but when it comes to Christmas, wow, Paris…
It’s the spirit of the season. You can feel it in the air! Oh wait. Those are the lyrics to Christmas Wishes, a fireworks show at Walt Disney World Resort…
On my first visit to Paris I tried to visit the Catacombs twice. The first time, I made the unfortunate discovery post metro ride that they are closed Mondays. The…
I've moved around the world, but I haven’t changed a bit. Well, at least not in regard to my love for Disney. Almost four months ago, I left my life…
Though my time here was filled with moving sites of incredible beauty and importance, it was also interlaced with moments of frustration. From accidentally ordering duck pate (ewww) to the lack of public restrooms (an inalienable American right I will never again take for granted) to encounters with Parisians who breathed the stereotype that the French are rude to life (the rudest ones always come out when you are in desperate search for a restroom), I was beginning to feel less than love for the city. Some of my favorite movies, Casablanca, Silver Linnings Playbook, Gone With the Wind, I haven’t liked right away. But these movies stick with me and long past watching them I dwell on their scenes, themes and characters and fall in love. Paris is like this. There is something about Paris that sticks with you. I am sure I will come to appreciate the city more and more as time passes.
It’s no secret that I’m what my family likes to call a “Disney freak.” I grew up on Disneyland, read every Disney history book I could get my hands on…
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris…
Biking along the Seine through the French countryside to the town of Giverny, it feels surreal to be in the landscape made famous by so many artists of the 1800’s.…
Just a 40-minute and 8,40 Euro train ride away from the center of Paris is the Chateau de Versailles, one of the most famous royal palaces in the world. Originally…
Anyone who has ever been to Paris will tell you the same thing: there is so much to do in Paris you will be overwhelmed. After thumbing through the visitors…