Virtual Tour of Paris - 3rd arrondissement
Written by Christopher Measom Friday, 18 June 2010
Restaurant Etiquette : Don't Share Bills With French Friends
Written by Camille Chevalier-Karfis Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Talking about money is considered vulgar by French people, so we don't like to share the bill at the end of a meal. Instead, friends take turn inviting each other. Specially if the party is only two people or two couples.
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Freedom is never free - part 2
Written by Frank Breen Friday, 11 June 2010
Antoine est malade - Antoine is sick (with audio)
Written by Camille Chevalier-Karfis Tuesday, 08 June 2010
My student John L. was studying vocabulary to describe sickness in my beginner audio novel "A Moi Paris". For his assignement, I asked him to invent a story using this vocabulary (with audio). He did such a good job that I decided to share it with you.
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Why Learn French with Audio and Not Just Books ?
Written by Camille Chevalier-Karfis Thursday, 03 June 2010
Most adults have a hard time learning French. You spend months and years learning from the usual books and methods and when you finally travel to Paris or another place in France, surprise! Suddenly, you try to speak French to the common French person in the street or in a shop and are shocked when you are not understood. The French sentences you used are correct, your French pronunciation seems right… what’s happening?
Freedom is never free - part 1
Written by Frank Breen Monday, 31 May 2010
The tap on my shoulder startled me. It was the last thing I expected as I stood alone before the ancient Catholic church in Caen on this June day in 1994. My wife and I were in Normandy to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the liberation of France. However, at the moment she was in search of Hermes scarves, so I decided to wander the city alone.
Mothers Day Poem
Written by Leyla Sunday, 30 May 2010
Today is Mothers Day in France, and this is what I told my Mom.
Learn How to Pronounce Paris Main Streets and Monuments
Written by Camille Chevalier-Karfis Thursday, 27 May 2010
There is nothing Parisians dislike more than a tourist stumbling over the name of one of their glorious cultural venues or street names (layz tchampsss ee-lie-zees, please?).
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Les Musées du Marais - Part 3 - with audio
Written by John C. Tuesday, 25 May 2010
A Fun Wine Game
Written by Henry Talberth Thursday, 20 May 2010
It is at dinner when the word "l'équipe" (the team) really comes into play during the harvest.
Once the harvest begins, there are always seemingly too many tasks for the people involved to accomplish - but they do. During the day (sometimes beginning even before sunrise), the schedule is dictated by the grapes: what's ready to be picked, how many, where, etc., etc... As a result, the team may be scattered, some in the cuverie, some in the vines, some (Stacia and I) in the kitchen or at the marché.
Tips about Versailles' Castle and Estate
Written by Camille Chevalier-Karfis Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Now, there is much more to Versailles' estate than "only" the castle and gardens. There are actually 3 castles: the main castle, Le Grand Trianon and Le Petit Trianon!
Located at the far right side of the estate, and opened in 2006, "Le Domaine de Marie-Antoinette"(the queen's estate) reveals Marie-Antoinette’s private life. Louis XVI’s wife loved this place where she could play pretend with her children and best friends, live a simple rural like life, away from the pomp of Versailles. Noone could go there without an invitation.
More Articles...
- Les Musées du Marais - Part 2 - with audio
- Virtual Tour of Paris - 2nd arrondissement
- What should you do if you are sick in France ?
- Fine arts - fine teas
- French Apple Pie Recipe : La Tarte Tatin
- If you are not good with numbers — use digits
- Les Musées du Marais - Part 1 - with audio
- Virtual Tour of Paris - 1st arrondissement
- How to Use the Paris Subway - Le Métro
- French riddle
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