France is a wonderful country to live in, but it’s not without its challenges. When I first moved here just over ten years ago, there were definitely a few culture shocks that took a bit of getting used to. Now, I don’t think anything of them, but back then, I struggled with quite a few…
We all know I’m obsessed with history, and France is jam-packed with it. But nothing fascinates me quite like the Knights Templar. They were founded in 1119 by a French knight named Hugh de Payens, who gathered eight companions with a single mission: protect Christian pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. Within two centuries, they had built…
Most people who visit Paris spend their days ticking off the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, and the Louvre. And fair enough. But just 20 minutes north of the city on Metro Line 13, there’s a cathedral that changed the history of architecture. It buried almost every French king for 900 years, and still holds a mummified…
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