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Following Van Gogh to the sunny south
Tomorrow we would be taking the Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV) from Gare de Lyon directly down to Arles with no changes or transfers. We had a 7 a.m. wake-up call which would give us enough time for...
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First class all the way
We got up before the wake-up call. Had the buffet breakfast in the hotel to save time. It was fine. French breakfasts take a bit of getting used to – more modest, more like what you’d have at home...
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Gliding into the Roman beauty of Arles
Once aboard, we found our assigned seats, stowed our luggage, got out our magazines and then felt ourselves gently gliding out of the station. No noise or clanging as we slipped out of Paris. In three...
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Last morning in Aix – then off to Paris
Our train back to Paris was early afternoon, so we had the morning. To save time, we had breakfast in the hotel (expensive, but very good). We decided to go for one last round about walk through town....
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Gypsy arguments, misreading a map
We arrived at Gare Lyon, the same station we’d left Paris from earlier in the week. If you know Paris, you know it’s on the Right Bank, but somewhat east of the fashionable area. And where we were...
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