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Located at the heart of France’s hexagonal territory, Auvergne is a sparsely populated land of volcanic plateaus and large valleys. Unlike the Alps to the east or the Pyrénées to the southwest, its highest peaks reach only 6,000 feet above sea level and are free of snow in summer. The local authorities? efforts to safeguard the environment have made Auvergne one of the last protected zones in Europe.

Before going to Auvergne, familiarize yourself with its history and its gastronomy.

 


After Protest Threats, Cannes Turns to the Films
May 12, 2004  By France.com 

CANNES, France (Reuters) – A Spanish film launched the Cannes film
festival for the first time on Wednesday, as organizers heaved sighs of
relief that the threat of labor protests raining on the Riviera glamour
parade has been averted.

On Tuesday they reached a last-ditch deal with stagehands and part-time
French actors who had planned to disrupt the event in pursuit of a
pensions deal.

The workers will now be welcomed on Wednesday night’s official
opening in the Palais des Festivals and allowed to hold news
conferences to air their grievances.

Ahead of the opening, the world’s press were shown cult Spanish
director Pedro Almodovar’s “Bad Education,” a noirish thriller about
child abuse in the Catholic church.

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Turkey and Constitution set to dominate European elections in France
May 12, 2004  By France.com 

The vexed questions of whether to support Turkey’s
bid to become an EU member and whether to hold a referendum on the
Constitution are emerging as the main issues as the European election
campaigns kick off in France.

On the first issue, the ruling centre-right UMP party, is steadfastly against Turkish entry.


Its electoral programme, recently cleared by the party membership,
says, “Turkey has no business in the European Union”, sentiments echoed
recently by the UMP leader, Alain Juppe who said last month, “The UMP
does not want to see discussions with Turkey at the end of the year”.

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Ottawa to fund D-Day veterans' trip to France
May 12, 2004  By France.com 

Bowing to public pressure, the federal government is set to offer more
than $1 million to allow aging veterans of the D-Day invasion to attend
ceremonies in France next month to mark the historic event’s 60th
anniversary.

According to the Toronto Star, veterans will be reimbursed for part of their travel costs, perhaps as much as $1,000 each.

Veterans Affairs Minister John McCallum will make the announcement from Ottawa at 10:30 a.m. ET Wednesday.

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Train or 'plane ?
May 11, 2004  By France.com 

What is the best and easiest (i am partially disabled) to travel from Metz to LaRochelle ?

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looking for foreign penpal!
May 9, 2004  By France.com 

Bonjour! my name is chelsea and im looking for a foreign (male) pen pal, ages 15 and up…not to old though id love to talk to you! email me at addyzdisease@yahoo.com or instant message me (aol) on irishrose621. i have red hair and bluish gray eyes and i love to dance, swim, and cheerlead. talk to me anytime!
au revoir
~chelsea

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The Battle of Dien Bien Phu
May 7, 2004  By France.com 

The Battle of Dien Bien Phu (Ðiện Biên Phủ) occurred in 1954 between Viet Minh forces under Vo Nguyen Giap and French airborne and Foreign Legion forces. The battle was fought near the village of Dien Bien Phu in northern Vietnam and became the last battle in the Indochina War which had begun in 1947.

Background
In 1953 the French had started the process of strengthening its defenses in the Hanoi delta region and were generally preparing for a series of offenses against the Viet Minh staging areas in north-west Vietnam. They had also set up a number of fortifed towns and outposts in the area, including Lai-Chau near the Chinese border to the north, Na San to the west of Hanoi, and Luang-Prabang and Plaine des Jarres in northern Laos.

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Single Canadian looking for a female penpal
May 7, 2004  By France.com 

Bonjour:

I am a single Canadian looking for a female penpal between the ages of 20 to 37 years of age. I am a male seeking a penpal for long term relationship or marriage. My interests include playing the guitar, playing pc games, going to movies or restaurants, watching olympics on tv, and going to church. I am a second year student at the University of Saskatchewan. Please reply to stovesearcher@yahoo.com.hk

Merci Boucoup

Alexander Lavallee

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Name of Rooms vs. Number of Beds
May 6, 2004  By France.com 

Behind this rather cryptic name, we want to answer a question that comes back repeatedly and that we assume is a question for almost every american who makes a hotel reservation in Europe.

In France, the name of the room (i.e. ‘double standard’) refers to the bed in the room. A ‘Double’ bed is somewhat the equivalent of a queen bed in the US. So a Double room has a queen bed, whereas a twin room has 2 twin beds. Both rooms are for 2 people. A room where 3 people can sleep is called a triple room, etc.

The matter gets more complex with suites, executive suites because there is no standard and the room with the same name can mean
2 different things with different hotels.

Today someone wrote: "My husband and I will be spending two nights in Nice.

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Bastille Day Closings
May 5, 2004  By France.com 

My wife and I are anticipating traveling to France in July. On 14 July we think we may be in the Rouen or Girverny areas. Are churches and museums open on Bastille Day?

Is there a general rule for all of France?

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France by motorbike
May 5, 2004  By France.com 

Hi my name is Luca.
I am a 23-year-old italian guy.
In august I and friends of mine are going to start to a trip in France by motorbike.
I want to reach the Basse-Normandy. My stages are: Clermont Ferrand, Nantes, Caen, Bayeux, Abbeville. Can you tell me about hotel, hostels, roads, and so on, pratically everything.
Thank you very much

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