The trial of Joan of Arc began in the city of Rouen on this day in 1431. Rouen is located in Northern France and is in the region of Normandy though some 90 miles from the English Channel.
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My company, A Paris Travel offers tours in France and Britain. My goal in these pages is to share my thoughts and ideas on traveling in France and Britain, the places where I arrange tours and other travel services.
Sue Lillie
I am Sue Lillie, President of A Paris Travel. I have been arranging travel to France and Britain since 1997. I was teaching French at the time and had taken a group of parents and students to Paris during Spring Break in 1996. That trip was organized by a large company that had been doing student tours for years. Upon my return, I realized that I could do what I had just done in the way of a tour and could do it much better. The rest is (as they say) "history" since while I continued to teach several more years, I did start A Paris Travel and organized my own group tours. Constrained by my teaching schedule, I could only travel at Spring Break and during summer. Then in 1999, I decided that I wanted to pursue a career as a full time tour operator and stopped teaching. This allowed me to make connections with outstanding France partners which in turn gave me knowledge, confidence, and resources to plan trips for individuals going to France on their own. Still, I continued escorting my own small groups and continue to do so. I've added the knowledge of and love for Britain travel to my travel website and look forward to helping many more new friends who find A Paris Travel on the web as they search for the best way to plan a trip to France and Britain.
The essence of Paris. Qu'est-ce que c'est? What is it? It's a mystery and every traveler to Paris tries to figure it out, to discover it, to emulate it, to savor it, and to take some home.
...Like so many last Sunday, I watched the Super Bowl (and for once, the team that I wanted actually won! Congrats, Ravens!). I couldn’t help but notice the deification that took place as the announcers spoke of various players and their accomplishments. Who would want to or ever could take away from the enthusiasm of a Super Bowl victory? It was well deserved and it’s part of our American culture. They are our sports heros (at least for a day). But unlike a sports hero, I’m thinking today about the unsung heroes from WWII. Tom Brokaw called them the “Greatest Generation” in his book of the same name.
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I just booked a day tour to Chartres for some clients doing a tour to Paris with a huge tour company. Since their other tour didn't include Chartres and because they had a free day and like so many, had absolutely dreamed of visiting Chartres, we arranged this tour for them for July 8th. They're thrilled and who wouldn't be? In fact, Chartres should be included on any trip to France.
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Tonight I had a Madeleine. I wasn’t reading Proust and I wasn’t munching a French butter cookie from a pâtisserie of France.
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