Le Royal Montparnasse

... 8 famous victories are inscribed on the floor around the tomb.He is guarded by 12 statues. Nearby, under a statue of Napoleon in his royal robes, lies his son, Napoleon II. Maybe I'm jaded, but I couldn't help but think it was a bit TOO much. After all, ...

... –just the name makes one think of grandeur and pomp and ceremony. Once an old hunting lodge, Louis XIV transformed it into a royal residence, seat of government and a home for French nobility. Another word of advice: If you go to Versailles in the ...

... and furnishing this icon of aristocratic wealth and greed. No wonder the people of France could stand it no more, ran the royal family out and paraded Louis’ body parts in the streets of Paris. Going to Versailles was particularly a treat for ...

... heart of St-Germain des Prés. I had never been to this neighbourhood on the Left Bank, half-way between the Tour Montparnasse and the Quartier Latin and Jardins du Luxembourg. Home to venerable landmarks such as Café les Deux Magots - where Simone ...

... la poire William, crémeux au Gianduja   Monday, October, 17 Wilma arrived from London in the morning and we went walking in Montparnasse and met Bob at Reid Hall and went to lunch near his office. I had a smoked salmon plate with three kinds of ...

... near Port Royal just after quarter past twelve. It was a lovely day in Paris too, so we set off walking long Bd du Montparnasse towards Le Musee Rodin, picking up a baguette along the way. It was such a good day we settled for the Jardin and had ...

... spot of green that is the Luxembourg gardens or the Tuileries, and a few small spatterings of newer skyskrapers, like the Montparnasse tower.  These new buildings rise up dark and shiny (lots more windows), creating quite a contrast with ...