Castle Hill is a park that sits atop the hill of the same name and offers stunning views of Nice and its beaches below. Nik and I got up early to explore the park and beat the heat and crowds. It was a far more interesting exploration than we expected. History There was a castle…
Our second trip to Nice was longer and allowed us to see a few new and different sites. Something we didn’t do previously was a coastal cruise around Nice. I’m glad we were able to take one this time. Read on for more about our tour! Coastal Cruise Around Nice It wasn’t exactly our private…
Once Nik and I knew we’d be returning to Chicago, we wanted to make a return visit to Nice before leaving Europe. Our first visit was in September 2022 and it’s a trip we can bring Koval on because we drive from Barcelona. We booked a cute looking airbnb close to old town and the…
Not far from Versailles or Paris is the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial dedicated to the American pilots who volunteered for the French Army and formed the Lafayette Flying Corp during the First World War. The memorial is dedicated to the more than 200 Americans who flew for France during the war. This memorial was built by…
To conclude our most recent trip to France, Nik and I didn’t want to stay in Paris again so we decided to spend one night in Versailles which is just outside city limits. The Palace of Versailles is the former royal residence built by King Louis XIV in the 17th Century and it’s all anyone knows…
After visiting Verdun we headed about 90 miles north towards the scene of heavy fighting in the early days of the Second World War along the Maginot Line. The Maginot Line was a series of French fortifications built in the 1930’s to prevent another German invasion. Some of the forts were built with major infrastructure to…