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Detailed TGV Schedules for the Alps : Grenoble, Switzerland NOW posted
Get away to pristine beauty and crisp mountainous air. Take the TGV to the French Alps. A comfortable trip and in a few hours you're in another magnificent world. All the latest schedules and fares have been posted at http://www.bonjourlafrance.net/france-trains/tgv-french-alps.htm You can have your tickets delivered directly to your doorstep anywhere in North, Central America and Mexico. Free Delivery for orders under certain conditions. You can easily consult and schedule your next leisure or business trip. Bon voyage. 
Last modified: January 16, 2007 - 12.46 AM Category: France Train Travel

How to read your France Train Ticket
 Take the confusion out of understanding your france train ticket. Here's a translation into plain English with an image of a real train ticket. The most important part is to know which Train Station you leave from. When you leave. And... yes, which car and seat are reserved for you. Make sure you get to the station well ahead of time... and travel relaxed. You'll also find other valuable train travel tips here. 
Last modified: September 27, 2005 - 7.18 AM Category: France Train Travel

Where to Board your TGV train
The hub for all TGVs (Train de Grande Vitesse - High Speed / Bullet Trains) is Paris. They leave from three mainline stations : <ol><li>Gare du Nord : North of France, UK, Belgium, Holland and Germany...</li><li>Gare de Lyon : Lyon, Alps, Switzerland, South of France, Cote d'Azur, Mediterranean...</li><li>Gare Montparnasse : Brittany, Atlantic Coast, Bordeaux, Toulouse...</li></ol>You can see maps and info for all these stations here : <a href="http://www.bonjourlafrance.com/france-trains/stations/france-train-stations.htm">France Train Stations </a>From these main stations there are 6 main directions<ol><li>North : Lille, London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Cologne</li><li>West : Brittany, Le Mans, Nantes, Rennes, Brest
Last modified: September 27, 2005 - 7.18 AM Category: France Train Travel ...more...

All you ever wanted to know about a French Train Ticket
You\'ve always wanted to know everything about a French Train ticket, right? Well, now you can see a full size example with detailed explanation at BonjourLaFrance.net Click here to get <a href=\"http://www.bonjourlafrance.net/france-trains/france-train-tickets.htm\">all you want to know about a French Train ticket</a>
Last modified: September 27, 2005 - 7.17 AM Category: France Train Travel

Brittany TGV schedules, prices : click here
 Brittany, rugged, earthy, "back to life"... be there in no time with the TGV. All the latest schedules and fares have been posted at <a href="http://www.bonjourlafrance.net/france-trains/tgv-ticket-brittany.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bonjourlafrance.net/france-trains/tgv-ticket-brittany.htm</a> You can have your tickets delivered directly to your doorstep anywhere in North, Central America and Mexico. Free Delivery for orders under certain conditions. You can easily consult and schedule your next leisure or business trip. Bon voyage. 
Last modified: April 05, 2005 - 4.54 AM Category: France Train Travel

Thalys Train Schedules & Prices now Online
 If you're traveling from Paris to Brussels, Amsterdam, Cologne... then take the Thalys train for a comfortable, carefree, punctual trip. All the latest schedules and fares have been posted at http://www.bonjourlafrance.net/france-trains/thalys.htm You can have your tickets delivered directly to your doorstep anywhere in North, Central America and Mexico. Delivery is free for orders over $249.00 You can easily consult and schedule your next leisure or business trip. Bon voyage. 
Last modified: January 22, 2005 - 6.30 PM Category: France Train Travel

TGV Shedules will be posted shortly
 Unfortunately the new France TGV schedules through to June 2005 have not yet been published... so it's difficult to give them to you. But the intention of this website is to display them very quickly after they're published. Talk is they'll be out during the last 2 weeks of January. So, bookmark www.bonjourlafrance.net (ctrl+D) and come back regularly. Just go to http://www.bonjourlafrance.net/france-trains/tgv.htm Information will be on that page 
Last modified: January 19, 2005 - 11.58 AM Category: France Train Travel

France - Worldwide Top puller of Tourists
 Over 205,000 tourists disembark in France every day. That makes 75+ million visitors to la Belle France a year and puts it at the top of the hit parade for countries visited. 2005 is expected to be another booming year, especially with China's more lenient view on its citizens leaving the country. Estimates are that 10 million Chinese could spend time in France this year. Paris, of course, is a central attraction. 2004 saw 25 million tourists, 500,000 more than the previous year. According to the town-hall that makes the capital the most visited city in the world. 
Last modified: January 19, 2005 - 11.53 AM Category: Tourism in France

France Museums, the attendance winners are...
 Of the 33 national museums in France the Louvre wins, with over 15,700 daily visitors. A close second is the contemporary Centre Georges Pompidou drawing about 14,500 per day. Third spot on the podium... but quite far behind is the lively "hands on experiments" Cité de la Science et de l'Industrie bringing in just over 7,800 daily wonderers including many youngsters. Next comes the Modern Art Museum with almost 6,200 art lovers, the Orsay Museum filled with the Masters with about 5000 visitors and the majestic Grand Palais at 2368 daily gazers. France museums enshrine just about everything under the sun... something to please everyone. 
Last modified: January 18, 2005 - 10.55 AM Category: Tourism in France

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