You'll understand how Paris is called the City of Light when you step into one of its many

Gothic churches on a sunny afternoon.

Suddenly the sun came out and it was

up at the high point at the cathedral,

and it was dazzling.

Coming up, we get a guide to the secret places of Paris.

An American raising of family in France compares how mothers in the two countries

handle their kids.

French parenting is from all appearances less intense than American parenting.

And author Francis Mays reminds us what she appreciates most about her home in Duscany.

Italians live with a sense of beauty, and I think if you live in a place of beauty it begins to transform you.

Making ourselves at home even when it's in another country,

raising a family in a small town in France, and seeking out the sacred spaces to visit in Paris.

It's all just ahead on Travel with Rick Steve's.

Paris is home to dozens of remarkable churches, synagogues, and even a grand mosque.

Most of them are open to the public during the day and give you a space to feel inspired.

We'll explore what you can see in the city's sacred spaces in just a minute.

And in a bit, a young American mom tells us how she's adapting to being a French mamma

as she raises her bi-icultural family near Paris.

Plus, author Francis Mays tells us how pandemic closures

helped her to view her homes in Tuscany and North Carolina

in a new light.

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