A friend of mine is living in Paris, well, not exactly in Paris. He's living in a town close to Paris (from fifteen minutes by train RER): Noisiel.<BR> It's just a little modern town, built to live in it. Nothing interesting at all or almost... Except... An area very far from the stress of Paris and from the crazy life in the capital: the Parc de Noisiel. It's a green forest with such beautiful trees (some are from the nineteenth century)... Let's go over there to have a rest or to read your favourite book.

I think one of the things you can't miss, if you go to France, it's to go to Mont Saint Michel. You will appreciate its abbey, its little streets, its shops, its ramparts, etc.<BR> But these things are nothing in relation to what you can discover. You can be very surprised by a natural phenomenon: the effects from the tide. Mont Saint Michel is like a little island, if you arrive when the sea is high. You can't visit it, except if you've got a boat to go to there. But, when the sea get a low level, you can go by walk and visit it. But it's so amazing when it's time to leave Mont Saint Michel, and when you see the sea moving as fast as a horse. You will feel like me, so small in front of natural elements...

Honfleur is very famous in Normandy for his authenticity. It's such a beautiful village to enjoy to walk around. You have to see the harbour, with lovely little boats and its very strange houses (because of their highness -in relation with the other houses of the normandian region- and their colour). You seem to be in Netherlands with such view...<BR> You will see a lot of painters, because there is a special light in Honfleur. This "changing light" change your view of the harbour.<BR> Furthermore, if you go there a saturday, you will enjoy a French market with its regional products (vegetables, chickens, milk products famous in Normandy -cheeses like Camembert-, and so many other things).

Close to Paris, from about two hours with your car or the train, you can find a peacefully place, far away from the stress of such the French capital. You will enjoy the different landscapes offered by this region: sea, culture of apples, pine forests, etc.<BR> For people passionated by history and especially Second World War, you can visit D-Day museums and D-Day beaches.<BR> And all the other persons can discover museums, parks and gardens, monuments, or just walk around in those such nice villages.<BR> But, be careful, because this is not a place to visit during winter because it's quite cold. You will prefer summer time and its sweetness, if you want to enjoy the sun and a bath in the Ocean or the Sea.