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where do I leave my luggage?
For our upcoming trip to Europe, we’re planning a "drive-by" visit to Paris. We’ll take the crack-of-dawn train from London to Paris (which arrives about 9am), and plan to take the night train to Munich (which leaves at about 10pm).
Obviously, we don’t want to drag our luggage around with us. And while I’d like to assume that there are places to check it (two people’s worth surely wouldn’t fit in a locker?), it would be very inconvenient to be wrong.
Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find a map of Gare du Nord or Gare du Est… and, as I don’t speak French, I’m not sure that I’d recognize "left luggage booth" or "baggage check" if I had one.
Can anybody help?
Cultural differences
Hello,
I am a French citizen and have been living in the USA for 7 years now.
I always find very interesting what poeple think about culture differences between our 2 countries.
Let me start with one.
Maybe it is only from my personnal experience but, as an engineer in France, it is impossible to go home at night before 7:00pm.
Try to leave at 5pm and everybody is going to think that work is not your priority…here, if I am done my work I can get home by 5…at least from time to time and without being judged…
What do you think?
Other examples that might be true or false?
Jissou.
France head Euro rankings
Reigning European Champions France are ranked second, behind Brazil, with Spain one place behind in third.
Holland are ranked joint-fifth with Argentina and Turkey, who failed to qualify for Portugal.
Despite their poor form in their run-up Germany go into the tournament ranked in eighth place, while England are in 13th spot.
The USA continue to hold a top-10 spot in ninth place, while Cameroon are the top-ranked African nation in 12th.
France stages funeral for 200-year-old royal heart
French royalists staged a pageant-filled funeral yesterday for a tiny, rock-hard relic they hailed as the heart cut from Louis XVII, who died of tuberculosis at 10 in a filthy revolutionary prison.
A hearse brimming with lilies – the symbol of the French crown – delivered a crystal vase containing the heart to the Saint-Denis Basilica. There, it was placed in a royal crypt containing the remains of Louis XVII’s parents, Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI.
After 200 years of mystery surrounding the boy’s fate, DNA tests have convinced many historians that the relic passed secretly from person to person is truly the royal heart.
Marianne – National Emblem of France
Marianne is a national emblem of France. She is present in many places in France and holds a place of honor in town halls and law courts. She symbolizes the “Triumph of the Republic”, a bronze sculpture overlooking the Place de la Nation in Paris. Her profile stands out on the official seal of the country, is engraved on French euro coins, and appears on French postage stamps; it was also featured on the former French franc coins and banknotes.
Who want to talk to interesting student-girl? I'm 20 years old.
Hello everybody! Let’s talk about everything! I thing we can find alot things to tell to each other. If you live in different countries we can be international friends. It’s cool! Maria
Site for French learners
Hi,
This is to inform you that a brand new little site has opened, which is intended to promote exchanges between francophones and non-francophones, and to aid French learners in perfecting their mastery of the French language.
The main features are a chatroom and several forums. The chatroom is a dynamic tool for non-native French speakers and a meeting place for native speakers. Don’t hesitate to drop in and practice your French – no one will make fun of you and I promise that it will help you to speak French better!
World Leaders Gather in France to Remember D-Day
CAEN, France (Reuters) – Seventeen world leaders and thousands of World War II veterans gathered to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy Sunday under blue skies and amid tight security.
The heads of state and government attending the ceremonies in Normandy have underlined the importance of reconciliation as well as remembrance as they prepare for one of the biggest security operations staged on French soil.
Some 30,000 soldiers were deployed in the area around the Normandy beaches and army helicopters patrolled overhead. Combat jets were ready to shoot down any aircraft violating the no-fly zone around the event if requested to do so by Paris.
Corsica Information ASAP Please
Hi – My name is Rainne and I am once again writing a research report. Anyone know any good resources about the island Corsica? Please respond soon!
French move to annul gay 'wedding'
Stephane Chapin, dressed in a white suit and dabbing tears of joy from his eyes, and Bertrand Charpentier, in deep gray pinstripes, embraced, kissed and smiled broadly after the brief civil ceremony in the Begles town hall in southwestern France, near Bordeaux.
The justice minister quickly said that the Bordeaux court would be petitioned to declare the marriage null, while the interior minister said the mayor who performed the ceremony — a Green party politician known as a provocateur — would be sanctioned.
Begles Mayor Noel Mamere defiantly wore the blue, white and red ribbons — France’s national colors — that are conferred on mayors as representatives of the state and used during all official functions.