France – Quick Facts, Rough Costs, Places of Interest

France is a star-shaped country in Western Europe. It is famous for the Eiffel Tower, croissants, wine, cheese. Paris, its capital, is often called a city of romance and love. I’m not sure if cheese and romance can actually go together – when I had cheese-breath, no one would want to even get near me. [...]


Paris, France Images

Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel) The iconic symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, is an iron tower located at the Champ de Mars, near the Seine River. Photo by Steven van Wel Arc de Triomphe Another Parisian icon is the Arc de Triomphe, at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle. Photo by Edoardo Louvre [...]