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.
Hello! I have had the fortune of finding free parking on the weekend on rue Fabert right by the Esplanade des Invalides. I was wondering if you know of any other places where one can park for free on the weekends. or even weekdays?!
Thanks!
5 Read MoreMILLAU, France — Back in 1999, a sheep farmer in an Asterix mustache led a small band of Gauls on a Big Mac attack heard’round the world. A proud, feisty France, he exulted, humbled Imperial McDonald’s.
The symbols seemed perfect. Asterix, a French comic-book hero who drew super-strength from a magic potion, saved his corner of Gaul from Rome. But, this time, the Empire struck back.
Today Jose Bove, the Farmers’ Confederation firebrand, risks slipping away into history. “McDo” cash registers at 1,030 locations, meanwhile, ring up a million sales a day to French customers.
0 Read MoreHello. My name is Brenda, and I live in Ohio, in the United States. I am 28 years old, and am planning to visit France in the near future, and would like a pen pal to correspond with. Please let me know if you would be interested.
Thank you,
Brenda
Hi !
My name is Virginie, i’m 22 and i’m from Paris, FRANCE.
I like soo much USA !! (but i only seen USA in books or at TV) and my dream is to visit USA.
So, i’m looking for an american penpal how like France as i like USA.
My english is not excellent but i think that you’ll be able to understand me and i hope that you speack little sentences in French
I like Internet, Pets, USA, Cartoons, Volleyball, ………
but my favorite hobbie is to photograph Paris
So, i would like to meet somebody from Usa, because i really want to know American culture, American food, American traditions, ……… all about USA !!!
So, if you want to speack with me, write me at vinnye@wanadoo.fr ( or vinnye95@hotmail.com for Mensenger)
4 Read MoreThe hallways of Benjamin Franklin Science Academy in quiet Muskogee, Oklahoma, are far from those of the tough, lower-class Paris suburbs where the battle was fought over the right of Muslim girls to wear head scarves required by their religion.
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The Queen today left Waterloo station on Eurostar to begin her three-day state visit to France.
Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, and 200 British children, she began the centenary celebrations of the Entente Cordiale by naming one of the trains after Anglo-French pact.
The children are participating in a Franco-British Education agreement signed last year.
0 Read MoreThis is a thread I am creating where anyone can report Name Calling, smearing, Hostile remarks (without backing), etc.
This is not for reporting people just because they’re radical.
I think people have complained about this and in order to have better Dialogue we need to keep such things out. We need to save this from being an Ego forum.
After someone posts a hostile name calling quote, we will all just comment about how revolting the quote is until he recants.
(I am not some type of admin and if I am in violation of any rules please tell me)
42 Read MoreI’m nearly 40. "Am I getting old?" I often think.
22 Read MoreI’m an 18 year college guy who is trying to learn French on his own, looking for a female penpal who knows French and French culture, preferably someone who is actually French. If interested please write to ucancallme_cue@hotmail.com. Thanks,
Cue
President Jacques Chirac shook up his cabinet last night as he struggled to restore the French people’s faith in his reform programme. The reshuffle became inevitable after the Right’s electoral drubbing on Sunday in which it lost control of all but one French mainland region.
The key post of finance minister went to Nicolas Sarkozy, the interior minister and M Chirac’s main rival in his own camp. He will be asked to implement the economic reforms blamed by most commentators for bringing the Right to its knees.
Failure could take the shine off M Sarkozy’s poll ratings, which show him to be the most popular politician in France, while success could easily help M Chirac.
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