Paris (La Ville-Lumière)

Eiffel Tower

Mr. S and I recently returned home from a trip to Paris.  La Ville-Lumière (city of light) was the center of education and ideas during the Age of Enlightenment.  In 1828, Paris began lighting the Champs-Elysées with gas lamps and earned the nickname “La Ville–Lumière”.  Paris is a walkable city and you’ll see far more…

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vacation time

“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”– Gustave Flaubert The Culinary Chase’s Note:  I’m off to explore new parts of the world.  I shall return with a treasure trove of exotic food memories, sights and sounds of ancient cities.  Until then…   TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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