Where to stay in France

Hotel Mistral, Paris https://www.hotel-mistral-paris.com/en/ Hotel Mistral is definitely off the beaten path in Montparnasse, just a few blocks from the cimetiere.  The rooms are modern but quite small. The staff made up for these negatives, though, first by showing my niece an app for the metro which allowed us to put in our destination and […]

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Three Days in Paris

Since my one night in Paris many years ago, following a bike trip in Provence (see Provence, Provence, wherefore art thou Provence?  post), I’ve wanted to spend more time in Paris and despite the current hassles of travel,  I decided that 2021 was the year. While Paris obviously doesn’t fit with my Mediterranean theme, memories of […]

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