Sunday was the day we chose to go to the Palace of Versailles, the royal palace that was erected by Louis XIV in 1669. Louis XIV aka the Sun King, moved the royal court and parliament from Paris to Versailles in order to completely control a government of France by absolute personal rule. The palace [...]
Posts Tagged ‘France’
Paris Honeymoon Diary: Day 5
Posted: 23rd June 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in LifeTags: France, Louis XIV, Louis XIV of France, Palace of Versailles, Paris, Sun King
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Paris Honeymoon Diary: Day 4
Posted: 21st June 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in LifeTags: Eiffel Tower, France, Ile-de-France, Louvre, Notre Dame, Opera House, Paris, Parisians
On the fourth day of our Paris honeymoon, we first visited the Picasso museum. This was the only museum that we visited on our trip where no cameras were allowed. So the only memories that I have of it is in my head. Regardless, it was quite something to see the various works of art [...]
Paris Honeymoon Diary: Day 1
Posted: 17th June 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in LifeTags: France, Ile-de-France, Louvre, Paris, Paris Métro, Travel and Tourism
As indicated in an earlier post, we had decided to go to Paris for our honeymoon. We were both excited to go to the city of lights. Erin had gone a decade earlier and always wanted to go back. She also had told her mom long ago that she would go back there for her [...]
An Overview of our Paris Honeymoon.
Posted: 15th June 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in LifeTags: City of Lights, Eiffel Tower, France, Hotel, Ile-de-France, Jim Morrison, Louvre, Notre Dame, Notre Dame de Paris, OC Transpo, Paris
We decided to go to Paris for our honeymoon. Erin had been once before when she was a teenager, but I had never been. I did however always want to visit the City of Lights since I was a young boy, and Erin has always wanted to go back, so going there for our honeymoon [...]
Life, love and music
Posted: 6th May 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in Life, MusicTags: Bronson Centre, Canada, France, Immaculata High School, Melanie C, Ottawa, Paris, Spice Girls, Wedding
Its been a while since I’ve posted anything that wasn’t hockey related. Stanley Cup playoffs aside, my life has been pretty hectic dealing with last minute wedding preparations. There seems so much left to do that it seems overwhelming. Luckily a few months ago my fiancee had the great idea of hiring a wedding coordinator [...]
