France Archives - Rachel's Ruminations

Visiting Lascaux Cave and its magnificent prehistoric artworks

Rachel Heller — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 17:16:28 +0000

Lascaux Cave is known the world over for its astonishing prehistoric artworks. Here is what you need to know before visiting.

Rachel Heller — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:01:02 +0000

The Musee du Vin et du Negoce or the Cite du Vin: which wine museum in Bordeaux should you visit? I visited both, so you don't have to!

Rachel Heller — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:52:03 +0000

Chateau de Chambord: a spectacular 16th-century castle in the Loire Valley, worth seeing for its architecture and the art it contains.

Jen Ciesielski — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:15:50 +0000

A guide to the traboules of Lyon, France - secret passageways with a centuries-old history - and how to find the 5 best of them.

Lena — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:27:39 +0000

You've done the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and other typical sights. What now? Here are some unusual things to do off the beaten path in Paris!

Rachel Heller — Tue, 25 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000

The Liberation Route Europe, its WWII battlefields and museums: it's important to stop and acknowledge the world-changing events of WWII.

Rachel Heller — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 07:29:42 +0000

When you tour a historical building, do you ever wonder about the rooms they're not showing you? I do! My ruminations about Chateau Chaumont.

Rachel Heller — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 05:39:27 +0000

My oh-so-laconic son, on exiting Arromanches 360 circular cinema, which depicts the D-Day invasion, remarked, “Even I found this one moving,”

Rachel Heller — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 06:34:30 +0000

A not-very-favorable review of the Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy in Bayeux, France, with other ideas for learning about D-Day.