BEST OF EUROPE: FRANCE BLU-RAY (BLU-RAY DISC) Experience France in Breathtaking Blu-rayTM Paris Discover the real Paris, city of style, art, and pastries! You ll visit the Eiffel Tower, take in the stunning masterworks housed in the Louvre, and visit intimate neighborhoods such as the bohemian Latin Quarter and artistic Montmartre. Provence Explore the villages, countrysides and cities of Provence. On the itinerary are driving tours of the Alpilles and Luberon regions, visits to the delightful cities of Arles, Avignon and Aix-en-Provence, and a dip in the Mediterranean at the seaside village of Cassis. French RivieraRudy knows all the hot spots along the Mediterranean s famous Cote d Azur, and you will, too. Visit the beaches and superb modern art museums of Nice. Then it s on to wealthy Monaco, glamorous Cannes, and stylish St. Tropez. Your Riviera adventure concludes with a trip to Grasse to make your own perfume, and a magnificent medieval hill town.France s Normandy Enchanting villages, stunning abbeys and sparkling seaports beckon. You ll visit Giverny s museums, where Impressionism was born, honor the soldiers who fought on Normandy s beaches on D-day, and marvel at the awe inspiring Abbey of Mont-St-Michel. Rudy Maxa is host of the award-winning public television series, Smart Travels with Rudy Maxa, and public radio s original Savvy Traveler. Rudy s authoritative tips, trips and secret places capture the vitality and character of the world s most popular destinations and go beyond the guidebooks to discover hidden treasures and off-the-beaten-path surprises.
I got this back in the summer of 2012 & haven't watched it since, but I do remember that the content was ok,but not the blu-ray quality. I don't get to travel & I do like to watch travel shows on parts of the world I'll probably never get to. If you are going to France any time soon this would be ok to watch to get an idea of what to expect. I bought the blu-ray hoping that I would feel like I was right there. Not the case. I was rather disappointed with the quality & that could be why I haven't re-watched ..
The images are stunning. It is in 1080i but still looks fantastic. Very informative. Rudy Maxa is interesting to listen to and he gives good tips for travelling in the areas he documents. I felt I had to review this blu-ray when I saw one of the two reviews showing a one star review because the person apparantly didn't update their firmware for their Sony laptop computer and had problems watching the disk and rated this one star. They dinged all 3 blu-ray videos in this series for the same reason. There ar..
I couldn't wait to see how the Rudy Maxa series would look in hi-def- it was well worth the wait.Fantastic transfer on the France disc- rich bold colors, excellent detail, didn't notice a trace of video noise or artifacting. Note- the Amazon description lists this series (France, Italy, England) as being in 1:33 aspect ratio- they are NOT! Full 16x9/- glorious!If you love the Maxa series/and or France, you will love this disc- an absolute no-brainer.5 stars- highly recommended!
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