France

Some facts about France:

  • France is the largest country in Western Europe
  • France is 3/4 the size of Texas.
  • The average life expectancy at birth for the French is 81.5 years.
  • France has an estimated population of 64.5 million, making it the 19th most populous country.
  • France is home to 29 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
  • The Eiffel Tower was supposed to be temporary and was initially unpopular.
  • Denim comes from the French city of Nimes.
  • France produces almost 360 different types of cheese.
  • France is a popular travel destination and has been featured many times on the Amateur Traveler.
Eiffel Tower on a Rainy Night – Paris, France – Daily Photo

Eiffel Tower on a Rainy Night – Paris, France – Daily Photo

This picture was taken of the Eiffel Tower on a rainy night in Paris. The long shutter speed not only turned the passing car into a blur, but the tower seems to ...
Fountain – Cannes, France – Daily Photo

Fountain – Cannes, France – Daily Photo

Cannes, France is not just about movies and the beach… it is also about shopping and this fountain is at the end of the major shopping street in Cannes. As you can ...
Arc de Triumph at Night – Paris, France – Daily Photo

Arc de Triumph at Night – Paris, France – Daily Photo

At one end of the Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triumph was built to honor those who died in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars. It also houses the Grave of the ...
Private Beach – Cannes, France – Daily Photo

Private Beach – Cannes, France – Daily Photo

I shared a photo recently of the public beach in Cannes, France. If you are one of those people that would never rub shoulders with the hoi polloi then you would instead ...
Beach Front – Cannes, France – Daily Photo

Beach Front – Cannes, France – Daily Photo

Not everyone who visits Cannes does so for its famous film festival, but instead most come for the beach. The public beach is in the foreground of this photo, but like elsewhere ...
Back Streets – Antibes, France – Daily Photo

Back Streets – Antibes, France – Daily Photo

I have been waxing lyrically about the small walled town of Antibes this week on the Amateur Traveler which is on the coast of France just west of Nice. The fact that ...
Harbor and Fort – Antibes, France – Daily Photo

Harbor and Fort – Antibes, France – Daily Photo

In the foreground of this photo is the harbor of Antibes, France and in the background is Fort Carré which used to mark the border between France and the Kingdom of Savoy.
Walled City – Antibes, France – Daily Photo

Walled City – Antibes, France – Daily Photo

If I were to move to France, one of the places I would think about living is Antibes. This beautiful city is “anti” or opposite Nice. At one point it was the ...
The Nice Beach is not Nice – Nice, France – Daily Photo

The Nice Beach is not Nice – Nice, France – Daily Photo

Sometimes in our travels we are disappointed. For me seeing some of the beaches at the South of France, particularly the one at Nice, was one of those experiences. The beach does ...
Cabaret de la Boheme – Paris, France – Daily Photo

Cabaret de la Boheme – Paris, France – Daily Photo

You won’t find as many Bohemians at this cafe in Paris in the Montmartre neighborhood as you might have at one time. You will tend to find tourists these days, but it ...