France

Politics are fleeting, but France is forever
While Americans stay away, they’re missing the center of romance, cuisine and culture.

I’ve been to the middle of nowhere. At least I think I have. The middle of nowhere is ever elusive -- less a place than an uneasy sensation that you’ve gone too far to ever make it back to indoor plumbing and refrigerated beer.
It’s far easier to pinpoint the center of the civilized world.
Paris.

Belfort, France BELFORT, France November 2003 No institution defines France more than the local cafe. Two rather dapper men seem introspective over coffee in Belfort. Close Info Read Info	France France Dr. Kris Bryant and her son Jefferson relax in their giant room at a chateau south of Belfort. There are chateaux and castles all over France offering luxurious quarters for the price of an off-ramp Red Roof Inn in the U.S. Close Info Read Info	Minerve, France MINERVE, France June 2003 The ancient town of Minerve is a pleasant alternative to French tourist traps such as Carcasonne. Minerve hasn't changed much since its founding in the 13 Century. Close Info Read Info
Pezenas, France PEZENAS, France June 2003 Marianna, the symbol of France, holds high the rights of man in Pezenas, near Bezier. Close Info Read Info	Disney Disney Resort Paris The entrance to Disney Resort Paris makes a bold statement at night. Close Info Read Info	Paris, France Too much visual stimulation makes it useless to try and relax in Paris. A bizarre ad campaign for designer Christian LeCroix is a noisy backdrop for a man luxuriating in the winter sun amid an empty Jardins Tuilleries, just outside the Louvre. Close Info Read Info
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