Wandering around Paris

There are cities that I've visited traditionally. I bought a travel guide, I browsed TripAdvisor, I checked photos and than I did proper sightseeing. But Paris is not one of them. I've visited Paris for the first time in January 2011. It was cold, but sunny. I didn't have to worry about anything because Tomek spent a few …

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Provins, lovely little town outside Paris

Provins is a little town just an hour away by train from Paris. It's been on a UNESCO World Heritage List, because its architecture and city structure is very much the same as it was in Medieval times. When we visited Tomek's family in Paris, they already knew I enjoy more quiet little streets, parks where you can wander …

Versailles differently

Can majestic, touristy Palace of Versailles be as well cosy? I didn't think so, but it actually can. I don't what pops into your mind when you hear Versailles, but I was thinking - majestic, showy residence of French kings with huge gardens. Just next thought was, it will be very touristy. Queues I wasn't wrong. There were a queue to enter, it …