Mercure Reims Cathedrale 3m

We worked our way all the way up to Reims, the heart of the Champagne region. While Reims does have a pretty cool cathedral and I'm sure there is some historic stuff, we came for the champagne. We followed the Rue de Champagne down through all the little towns and Epernay. Then as was our luck, the Salon de Vins festival was taking place, so over 250 vintners from all over France were there to let us taste (and buy) their best. Some ...

... beautiful as the wine, Reims boasts one of the most amazing Gothic cathedrals ever constructed. Like so many cathedrals and basilicas throughout Europe, the stories of Catholic spirituality are told through the architecture, paintings, and sculptures because during the Middle Ages, people couldn’t read. This is how they learned the stories. For me, time and time again throughout all the religious buildings I have visited, I couldn’t care less what the ...

... around a corner &#8211; BAM! cathedral. Our group of 40 almost got hit by about 3 cars while we were looking at the outside because the roads run so close to the exterior. <br><br>I think this was my first cathedral interior that I&#8217;ve been in since we arrived in France. I&#8217;ve seen enough pictures and taken enough history classes to know what to expect, but you never get over ...

... br>The bus was.... well it was a bus. A little crowded but a very short ride dropped us off at the base of the St. Remi Cathedral which was huge. It seemed much larger than that of Notre Dame. Since we had a reservation at the Pommery however we did not stop. <br><br>The Pommery label is one of the oldest champagne labels in the region so we were very excited when we saw the place. It consisted of multiple buildings, some clearly older than others. We bought our ...

... complete so you can fully appreciate the beauty of the city. <br><br>We stopped for some lunch before exploring the city at Ernest Hemingway's on the main shopping street. A lovely atmosphere bustling with people we spotted the huge hamburgers and made it our instant choice. To be fair with my non-existent french it was the safe choice but word of warning for those not familiar with french cuisine - the hamburger is made of mince meat ...

... her credit cards in it.<br><br>We pulled off the highway and threw our belongings out of the car, searching everywhere for the wallet. But it was nowhere to be found. Mom thought it may have been stolen last night at the Eiffel Tower as at one point she looked down and saw her bag was open and wondered if she had left it that way.<br><br>We decided at this point there was little we could do but ...

... turned up at 2:30pm and sorted out the other couple. I think this is because they were returning the car we were about to collect. We then picked up our replacement car, which was a Mercedes A180 diesel - very nice! The car had a GPS navigation system built in, so we used it (in French) as well as CoPilot (in English) to head back towards Epernay; fortunately they agreed on the route, although it was a ...

... our train was leaving at 5. We meandered back to the train station, but did stop to get some "biscuits roses," a specialty of the city. They are basically little pink rectangular cookies that taste like Biscotti. They were pretty good. We ate them on the train, and that was my weekend in Reims. I will definitely go back to do some shopping when I get paid and to see the other museums I missed. It is only 8 euros to go round trip. Donc, a bientot, Stephanie

... circuit of the inner city, so we climb aboard to do the loop using our tickets that we bought yesterday. To my very pleasant surprise (or is that complete horror) the bus driver is really friendly and chatty. He soon figures out that I don't speak much French and starts speaking in English: first apologising for his poor English (in almost perfect English) and then explaining that he really likes British TV, especially Dr Who. We have quite a lengthy chat - sometimes ...

... is too far so I decided to give up it. Eric and I would spend the 2 hours in the northern city. Certainly the first point was the Cathedral. Although it was much larger than the one in Paris, it was not well decorated like that one. The cathedral was quite cold when the outside was in sunshine . The famous Jeanne d'Arc standed beside the cathedral . But a very interesting ...