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Join Us in France Travel Podcast The Canal du Midi is a wonderful UNESCO World Heritage Site and Europe's best engineering achievements of the 1700s. This long-awaited canal was designed to open up the landlocked area of Toulouse to commerce and make it possible to go between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean without going all the way around Portugal and Spain. The man who designed the Canal du Midi and carried the project, Pierre Paul Riquet, was a man of the Enlightenment who brought human as well as technological innovations to the Southwest of France. By now, the Canal du Midi is not as vital to commerce as it once was, but it has not lost any of its charm. Amateurs of slow travel take cruises on the canal by the thousands each year, and many more enjoy walks and bike rides along its beautiful banks. To learn about Join Us in France Tours, visit Addicted to France If you enjoy the show, subscribe to the Join Us in France Newsletter Click here for show notes and photos for this episode. Click here to review the show on iTunes. Join Us in France Book Group on Goodreads Click here to leave us a voice mail question or comment. Send email feedback: annie@joinusinfrance.com Follow the show on Facebook THANK YOU for listening to the show!

On today's show, we'll be talking about the Louvre Museum in Paris and give you tips on how to organize your visit. The Louvre is the museum that gets the most visitors in the world. It's also the second biggest museum in the world. One could spend a few months looking at everything and still not see it all. It's so big that some people get intimidated and some skip it all together. That's probably a mistake, especially if you enjoy art, and the Louvre has unbelievably wonderful art. There's a trick to visiting the Louvre in a relaxing way and today we share it with you. To read the show notes for this episode and see lots of photos of the Louvre, go to www.joinusinfrance.com/21 Click here for show notes and photos. Click here to support the show when booking your hotels. Click here to support the show when you shop on Amazon. Click here to review the show on iTunes. Click here to leave us a voice mail question or comment. Follow the show on Facebook. The post Episode 21 The Louvre Museum appeared first on The Join Us in France Travel Podcast.

Join Us in France Travel Podcast Albi city guide. Albi is a UNESCO World Heritage site, the home of world-famous artist Toulouse-Lautrec, and of a wonderful newly renovated museum dedicated to his work. Albi is also the place where you can visit the Cathedral Sainte Cécile, said to be the biggest brick building in the world. With its southern climate and hospitality, Albi has a lot to offer for those who want to see parts of France that are off the beaten track. To book a tour of Albi with Elyse write to info@joinusinfrance.com To learn about Join Us in France Tours, visit Addicted to France If you enjoy the show, subscribe to the Join Us in France Newsletter Click here for show notes and photos for this episode. Click here to review the show on iTunes. Join Us in France Book Group on Goodreads Click here to leave us a voice mail question or comment. Send email feedback: annie@joinusinfrance.com Follow the show on Facebook THANK YOU for listening to the show!

The Join Us in France Travel Podcast On today's show we explore the history and culture of cheese in France. We discuss types of cheese and how they're distributed by region. French people are crazy about cheese and Anglos are often overly cautious about cheese. We're here to tell you to live a little! Try some scary cheese next time you're in France, after all, it doesn't even seem to make them fat! The post Episode 19 Cheese appeared first on The Join Us in France Travel Podcast.

Join Us in France Travel Podcast In this special episode on  D-Day History and the Normandy Invasion, Annie and Elyse remember the events of D-Day seventy years ago and the bravery of people involved. Elyse puts the whole tragic day into context: events leading up to it and a few critical details of what happened on that day. Then we share our experiences visiting the beaches in Normandy, the museums, the cemeteries. This is definitely a sobering and emotional topic, but seventy years later we should ask again: Are French grateful today? What are you likely to experience when you visit? Did this day truly change the course of time? To learn about Join Us in France Tours, visit Addicted to France If you enjoy the show, subscribe to the Join Us in France Newsletter Click here for show notes for this episode. Click here to review the show on iTunes. Join Us in France Book Group on Goodreads Click here to leave us a voice mail question or comment. Send email feedback: annie@joinusinfrance.com Follow the show on Facebook THANK YOU for listening to the show!

Strasbourg and Alsace are beautiful and fun to visit. Elyse takes us to the gorgeous region of Alsace--where she used to live--and more specifically to the city of Strasbourg. Annie also has strong feelings about Strasbourg having just visited and can't say enough good things about the gorgeous Cathedral, the gastronomy, the wine, and how generally pleasant the city is. This area is full of history, we discuss it going all the way back to Charlemagne. We also discuss the fact that control of the area kept going back and forth between France and Germany, and that makes for an interesting culture. Today what strikes visitors is that the the city is deeply rooted in European values and extremely welcoming. You're going to love it! Subscribe to the Join Us in France Newsletter Click here for show notes and photos. Click here to support the show when booking your hotels. Click here to support the show when you shop on Amazon. Click here to review the show on iTunes. Click here to leave us a voice mail question or comment. Send email feedback: annie@joinusinfrance.com Follow the show on Facebook

Join Us in France Travel Podcast Why are French people skinny? We wonder if it's because of their food culture and habits at home. In episode 17 of Join Us in France we discuss French food culture, what French people eat at home, French meal times, and the difficulties vegetarians and vegans may experience in France. Is it OK to be a little narrow-minded about food? Go to joinusinfrance.com/17 to find out, you will also find photos and a full transcript there. To learn about Join Us in France Tours, visit Addicted to France If you enjoy the show, subscribe to the Join Us in France Newsletter Click here for show notes and photos for this episode. Click here to review the show on iTunes. Click here to leave us a voice mail question or comment. Send email feedback: annie@joinusinfrance.com Follow the show on Facebook THANK YOU for listening to the show!    

Is it safe for visitors to rent a car and drive in France? In episode 16 of the Join Us in France Travel Podcast we discuss driving in France and help you decide if you're ready to take on French roads and French drivers. We give you tips on what to look out for, explain a few things that might surprise you when driving in France, and crush some preconceived ideas. We also share three graphics that will help you make sense of French road signs. It's easy once you have some information! Subscribe to the Join Us in France Newsletter Click here for show notes and photos. Click here to support the show when booking your hotels. Click here to support the show when you shop on Amazon. Click here to review the show on iTunes. Click here to leave us a voice mail question or comment. Send email feedback: annie@joinusinfrance.com Follow the show on Facebook

The Join Us in France Travel Podcast Here are our tips for visiting the Orsay Museum in Paris! In episode 15 of the Join Us in France Travel Podcast we take you to the wonderful Orsay Museum in Paris. We give you tips so you can avoid the lines, tell you where the most famous art is so you can go straight there, and tell you why you should visit even if you're not the kind of person who usually goes to museums. You will see world-famous paintings by Renoir, Seurat, Gauguin, Millet, Manet, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Cesanne, and of course some of the most famous paintings by Van Gogh. For photos and a full transcript go to joinusinfrance.com/15 The post The Orsay Museum, Episode 15 appeared first on The Join Us in France Travel Podcast.

Join Us in France Travel Podcast Today on Join Us in France we take a day-trip from Paris to Versailles and visit the Château. This symbol of the absolute monarchy has always inspired both admiration and resentment and we are sure it will not leave you indifferent either. One thing is for sure: it is stately. As a matter of fact, the whole city of Versailles is stately in many ways: wide avenues, statues, grand buildings. Elyse gives us some historical background, we discuss why you should consider going, and why maybe you should skip it too. Then there's the question of the lines which can be formidable at Versailles and some tips on what you can do to make it more bearable.  Should you take the time to explore the grounds or just be in and out of the château? These are all questions we tackle in today's episode. Enjoy! To learn about Join Us in France Tours, visit Addicted to France If you enjoy the show, subscribe to the Join Us in France Newsletter Click here for show notes and photos for this episode. Click here to review the show on iTunes. Join Us in France Book Group on Goodreads Click here to leave us a voice mail question or comment. Send email feedback: annie@joinusinfrance.com Follow the show on Facebook THANK YOU for listening to the show!