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A Second Chance to View the Olympic Icons

by Colleen's Paris August 26, 2024
Gardens, Parks & ZoosParis Olympics 2024 written by Colleen's Paris

You have a second chance to view the Olympics 2024 icons. The Paralympics torch relay begins its journey August 25 under the English Channel on its way to Paris. On August 28, the iconic torch and the flying cauldron for the Olympic flame will be back in action. This marks the opening …

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Lyuba the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, is 85cm tall and 130cm long, about the size of a large dog Photo credit: NHM London

2-for-1 Museum Tickets with Eurostar Ticket

by Colleen's Paris June 4, 2014
Day Trips Paris & Beyond written by Colleen's Paris

Hold on to your Eurostar ticket when traveling between France, England and Belgium. Having completely forgotten about the 2-for-1 museum-Eurostar partnership myself, we paid full price for a Natural History Museum exhibit on mammoths. Read more about these entry ticket benefits in Paris Good Deals for a Boat, a Train …

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Benjamin Franklin House London his front room for "air bathing"

Hidden Houses and Pubs – Long Weekend in London

by Colleen's Paris March 22, 2011
Day Trips Paris & Beyond written by Colleen's Paris

The plan for the London weekend visit was to combine historic house museums with nearby pubs as another way to discover small streets and what lies in tucked-away corners. Instead of interior decorations, I would follow in the footsteps of known contemporary Enlightenment personalities. They lived and worked in the …

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