Every year I ask myself if carrying this thing all over Europe is worth the bother and the expense, and every year I answer "Yes". You see, when I get home, I'll have a souvenir of that particular wal...
Every day, several walking tours explore specific slices of London's past. All you have to do is show up at the announced location at the announced time, pay your money to the guide and enjoy two hour...
You just can't win it in London. It's too big, too busy and too expensive. This is one place where you've got to get information and use it, but that's no problem here, because there's so much help. O...
Hi, I'm Rick Steves, here in London for the finale of our grand circle tour of Europe. This city is a rich brew, and we are going to sample freely: from the colorful market places to the historic walk...
The French are language perfectionists.They often speak more English than they let on.This isn't a tourist baiting tactic,they are just hesitant to speak a language less than fluently.If you don't spe...
You can eat yourself silly in Paris. This is a nation that has raised food to an art form. Experiment, think of it as sightseeing for your taste buds. Tonight we are having boeuf bourguignon , regular...
mrlama, stillidan, wangmin , i1984, foues, verachen, Figo, muzilcr and mobile--thank you. Let's tour around France! For an even better view, its rooftop observation deck allows one last city review be...
The king and his court were worshiped in the glorious upper chapel. For the total experience, visit during the day when the chapel is bathed in brilliant stained glass light, then return for an evenin...
One of the purest examples is La Madeleine, begun as a church, it was completed by Napoleon as a temple to honor the soldiers of his grand army--- the brave young men who paid the ultimate price to bu...
Just across the street from Les Invalides, sits one of the best small museums in Europe. The Rodin Museum is filled with work by the greatest sculptors since Michelangelo. Influenced by both the class...