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About Helen Page

Helen Page is a prolific blogger and ardent traveller; she runs Travelsignposts with her professional writer and photographer husband Tony.

A French May Day Good Luck Offering

May 2, 2022 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Lily of the Valley – A French May Day Gesture of Good Luck: The lady at our hotel reception gave me a sprig of lily-of-the-valley on May 1st. I thought it was a “peace offering” as they had very badly messed up our check-in the day before. But walking around Aix-en-Provence, I noticed florists and […]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: Fête du Travail, french may day gesture, lily-of-the-valley, may day, muguet

New Year’s Concerts in Beautiful Paris Churches

December 26, 2021 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

New Year's Concerts Paris

New Year in Paris: Enjoy a Range of New Year Concerts at Famous Churches in Paris: If you’re lucky enough to be spending New Year in Paris, the City of Lights has much to offer. For those looking to enjoy the New Year in Paris with some beautiful classical music, Paris has some of the […]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: new year concerts in paris, new year in paris, paris church, paris church concerts, paris classical concerts

Classical Concerts in Famous Paris Churches 2021

December 1, 2021 By Helen Page 3 Comments

Paris Classical Concerts in Heavenly Settings: Paris is a city that’s rich in beautiful and historical churches and cathedrals, many of which date back to medieval times. From the small Romanesque churches to the great Gothic cathedrals, many of these Paris churches are on the popular tourist trails. Apart from their exquisite architecture, many of […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: classictic, concert tickets, eglise paris, la madeleine, notre dame church, paris church, paris church concerts, paris churches, paris classical concerts, paris concerts, paris saint eustache, saint chapelle, saint ephrem, saint germain des pres

Christmas Illuminations – Paris Christmas Lights 2021

November 11, 2021 By Helen Page 3 Comments

Boulevard Haussmann Christmas Lights

Where to See Paris Christmas Lights: Visitors to Paris at Christmas are in for a treat. Towards the end of November, Paris turns on its Christmas magic with thousands of Christmas fairy lights, showing that it is truly the “City of Light”.  And, there are some interesting lighting concepts to enjoy as well. Paris Christmas […]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: christmas in paris, paris at xmas, paris christmas lights, what to do in paris

Locations and Dates of Paris Christmas Markets 2021

November 11, 2021 By Helen Page 5 Comments

Paris Christmas Markets

Marchés de Noël 2021 – Where to Find Paris Christmas Markets and Dates: Christmas is fast approaching, and for those who love Christmas markets, the City of Paris is very happy to welcome back its famous Christmas markets. Although, the famous Champs-Elysées Christmas Market is not operating again this year, fret not, as the market […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: christmas in paris, marchés de noël, paris christmas markets, Paris Shopping

Christmas Concerts in Beautiful Paris Churches – 2021

November 6, 2021 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Paris Christmas Concerts

CHRISTMAS IN PARIS: ENJOY A RANGE OF CHRISTMAS CONCERTS AT FAMOUS CHURCHES IN PARIS: Paris has some of the most beautiful and historical churches and many of these are regular venues for classical music performances.  During the festive season these famous churches traditionally host special Christmas concerts. If you’re spending Christmas in Paris, you can […]

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Fête Nationale: What’s on in Paris on Bastille Day 2021

July 10, 2021 By Helen Page 4 Comments

Fete Nationale, 14th July

Bastille Day Parade, Concerts, Fireworks and Concerts – Paris: The Bastille Day celebrations in Paris is one of the largest and most important event in the French calendar. On July 14th, the Fête Nationale celebrations kick off with a huge military parade on the Champs-Elysées. This parade has been held since 1880 but was cancelled last […]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: bastille day, fête nationale, july 14, national holiday in france, the bastille

Happy New Year – 2021

January 1, 2021 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

NewYear2021

Seasons Greetings: Wishing everyone Peace, Happiness and Good Health for 2021 and may we all get to travel again soon!

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Metz Cathedral Lightshow – 800th Anniversary 2020

January 8, 2020 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Metz Cathedral Lightshow – 800th Anniversary 2020

Metz Cathedral’s Spectacular 800th Anniversary Lightshow: 2020 marks the 800th anniversary of Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Metz, the city’s main cathedral. There are many events throughout the year to celebrate its anniversary and one of these is the spectacular videomapping of the cathedral’s facade (see video below). Light projection We were lucky to be in town […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Metz, Metz Cathedral, Metz Cathedral 800th Anniversary

SNCF Strike – Une Catastrophe!

January 6, 2020 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

SNCF strike

Chaos in France as the SNCF Strike Makes History: We had a rather challenging day yesterday trying to get from Cologne to Metz (in France). Our train trip was to be Cologne – Mannheim – Saarbrücken and from there to cross over into France to Metz. I found out while checking the Oui.SNCF website a […]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: French strike, French train strike, SNCF strike, train travel in france

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