First-time travelers to Paris often dedicate a day to seeing the Palace of Versailles. I avoided the place for many years in favor of dozens of museums and monuments within the city limits. However, in 2018, I finally visited with my husband Andy and our daughters. The line to get…
A few weeks ago, I read an article about the diminishing number of children who ride bikes. Half as many kids pedal about these days as did in the 1990s. The story delved into myriad harmful effects of our youngest generation’s loss of independence. Then again, the article warns, there…
Today, France lands at number 22 in the list of countries when ranked by population size. Yet, French is the 5th most spoken language in the world, behind English, Mandarin, Hindi, and Spanish. It’s an impressive status for a relatively small country—49th in the world in terms of geographic area.…
