France Vacation Inspired by Julie and Julia

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On August 7th, the movie Julie and Julia  will open in theatres around the US.  I was lucky enough to see a preview and in addition to Bon Appetit, all I can say is Viva La France!  The movie is partly based on Julia Child’s book “My Life in France.”

There is no way to see this marvelously entertaining movie without wanting to see Paris.  Whether it’s a first trip or a tenth, the movie is a love song to the City of Lights and makes one want to be there tomorrow.  The Eiffel Tower, a cruise down the Seine, the  Place de La Concorde, Montmartre, you name it…

Julia and her husband Paul dine in restaurants that are so French they couldn’t possibly be anywhere else.   There is a charming scene about Julia’s very first meal in France and it’s Sole Meuniere.  It was love at first taste and several years later, we all were in love with Julia and her French Chef series.

Please check out the low airfares to Paris so you, too, can taste the Sole, Boeuf Bourguignon, a freshly baked baguette, or chocolate dessert baked by a French chocolatier.   My first meal in Paris was in a small local café and it was just chicken and French Fries.  Yummmmm…one of the best meals ever!

There are many different types of tour vacations for France that include Paris only, or perhaps combined with a trip to the Normandy Beaches, the Chateaux in the Loire Valley, Provence or Monte Carlo & Nice in the South of France. If buses are not your style, you can travel by train or by riverboat as well.

Written by:  Laura U
laura@atlastravelweb.com

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