The Nazis surrendered 75 years ago in Reims, home of French kings and the world’s finest Champagne
Reims Cathedral is the heart of the city, the home of French kings and a short distance from where the Nazis surrendered in Word War II.
La Mere Poulard on Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France serves the world's most famous omelet, a buttery and rare combination of both fluffy and runny.
The “Harry Potter Town” of Mont Saint-Michel is home of the world’s most amazing omelet
Mont Saint-Michel is one of those amazing what I call “Harry Potter Towns” that dot the landscape of Normandy. These are the towns like Rouen, Bayeux and Mont Saint-Michel, among…
Normandy churches honor American paratroopers in stained glass
Angoville au Plain: Paratroopers fall from the sky in this stained glass window found in a tiny Norman village church, not far from Utah Beach. Stained glass in Christian churches…
Bad-ass Parisian sparrow totally attacked my table, ate my bread
Les Deux Magots in the Saint Germain neighborhood of Paris is today widely considered something of a tourist trap. But it's still a beautiful and pretty neat classic Parisian cafe in…
Savor Norman flavor at these 5 D-Day invasion beach distilleries
American tourists flock to Normandy for its amazing history, most notably as the site of the World War II allied invasion of Europe on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The Longest Day.…
Lips & assholes: France’s original, um, rustic andouille sausage
Toto we're not in Louisiana anymore. A delicious look at the folded intestines inside the original andouille of Vire, France. Got the stomach for rustic old European sausage-making tradition? You’ll…
Battle-scarred Verdun: the saddest city in France
“Bombardment, barrage, curtain-fire, mines, gas, tanks, machine-guns, hand-grenades - words, words, but they hold the horror of the world.” - All Quiet on the Western Front Verdun is a small city on…
The Eiffel Tower at Sunset
My favorite photo of the Eiffel Tower in a golden sunset
October 15, 2018 Paris is everything it's cracked up to be. Just a magical place of great food, cool vibes and monumental architecture at every corner. There's a reason it's…