I’ve compiled a few of my favorite photos of Notre Dame that I’ve taken over the years:
There are several ways you can donate to help with the rebuilding. Here is one reliable charity, the Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris, a 501c3 public charity (all gifts are tax deductible in the United States).
Lost in Frenchlation has several more events this month and they have kindly offered **two free tickets to the first of Paris Weekender’s readers to email me at parisweekender@gmail.com** and request them. Please note which of the shows below you’d like to attend.
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Lost in Frenchlation organizes screenings of French films with English subtitles in Paris with drinks before the film for the international community to meet!
– Grâce à Dieu
☞ Thursday 11 April at Luminor Hôtel de Ville/Marais. Drinks from 7pm, screening at 8pm. €9.50 Full Price, €7.50 for students and other concessions.https://www.facebook.com/events/334859510490915/
– C’est Ça L’Amour☞ Thursday 18 April at Luminor Hôtel de Ville/Marais. Drinks from 7pm, screening at 8pm. €9.50 Full Price, €7.50 for students and other concessions.https://www.facebook.com/events/2439611786072540/
☆LOST IN FRENCHLATION CLASSICS #2☆
– Itinéraire d’un Enfant Gâté☞ Sunday 21 April at Club de L’Étoile/Champs-Élysées. Drinks from 6pm, screening at 7pm. €10 Full Price, €8 for students and other concessions. http://lostinfrenchlation.com/event/itineraire-dun-enfant-gate
☆COMEDY NIGHT☆
– Chamboultout
☞ Friday 26 April at Luminor Hôtel de Ville/Marais. Drinks from 7pm, stand-up comedy show at 8pm, screening at 8:30pm. €14.50 Full Price, €12.50 for students and other concessions.http://lostinfrenchlation.com/event/comedy-night-chamboultout
Only through April 17th, THATMuse (of THATLou Louvre treasure hunt fame) brings you a pop-up treasure hunt in the Marais! What a great way to get to know this historic neighborhood in a fun and creative way. It’s for kids and adults alike. Go check it out!!
Above is a short video on THATMuse’s new treasure hunt at the Natural History Museum in London. And be sure to check out my interviews with Daisy de Plume, founder of THATMuse.
I have posted our full Highlands itinerary under Longer Trip Itineraries.
I’m not sure there’s anything I would have done differently in terms of our itinerary except perhaps hoof it all the way to Tarbert on the first night to have more time hiking on the Kintyre Way.
Of course we didn’t visit any of the cities on this trip. We decided we preferred to take advantage of having the car and spend more time in places you can only see with a car.
We can always get back to Edinburgh or Glasgow as short trips from elsewhere in Europe. But you may want to add a couple days in each if you have the time….
Lastly, you’ll notice we didn’t visit any distilleries. But if you’re a scotch whiskey aficionado, you should of course schedule in some visits!
You can see all my Scotland photos here. See my other Scotland posts here.
The final part of our Scotland trip was the long but scenic drive from the Torridon to Loch Lomond, via the Cairngorms.
To break up the long drive on this last full day, we stopped for an hour or so to walk around Loch An Eilein in the Cairngorms National Park. While not too different from familiar New England landscapes, Loch An Eilein is a beautiful spot.
We stayed at the lovely Oak Tree Inn in Balmaha, on Loch Lomond, and had drinks and dinner at the Oak Tree Inn’s pub. They have a large and inviting terrace. We then followed the route of the West Highland Way past the Balmaha Pier and along Loch Lomond for a little while. I found this side of the lake much prettier than the west side. Albeit, we saw the west side on the one overcast day, the first day of our trip, when we were jet lagged.
The last morning, I woke up early and hiked up Conic Hill before breakfast—about an hour and a half round trip. Conic Hill is along the West Highland Way and offers a spectacular view down at Loch Lomond.
On the way back to the airport, we found another Marks & Spencer (mini) food hall in Linlithgow and picnicked just outside the lovely Linlithgow Palace. It made for a nice last stop as it’s only 20 minutes from the Edinburgh airport.
You can see all my Scotland photos here. See my other Scotland posts here.
