Blog Masonry
Not lost in translation
After all, it may be that Jean-Luc Godard is not Korean. Lucky Koreans : if he had been, they would enjoy and understand him less.
This is the doom of French-speaking viewers, as they listen to Godard dialogues : because the words sound familiar, they think they can make sense of the sentences ; they fail and the more they fail, the more frustrated they grow.
In Korea and the whole non-French-speaking world, spectators run no such risk : as they listen to Godard, they hear the foreign language it is.
They do not try to grasp the words ; to their ears, this is music and how Godard should be appreciated.
USA was working with France on the Lebanon problem
It is nice to see the USA working with French authorities on a UN Resolution, even though France has backed out of that.
Looking for a French girl
I am looking for an old girlfriend from France. Her name is Marie ? Claire Furio. She stayed in Limours, 34 Rue Moliere and she must be now 35-36 years old. I met her in Boppard Germany, where we learned German in the Goethe Institut. We used to write to each other for quite a period and now I would like to find her again. If anyone knows anything about her please send me a message. I am Thanos from Greece.
Where to go in France . . . but not Paris
Everyone goes to Paris. It’s a great first trip. It’s a beautiful city and I love it, but we love the rest of the country too.
Outside of Paris, where is your favorite place to visit in France?
. . . and why? Any particular time of year your favorite time there?
Where do you shop for French things?
Every time we get home from France, I want to buy something I saw there. My two favorite web sites for buying French "stuff" are:
http://www.fragonard.com/ (soaps, perfumes, household gifts)
http://www.frenchselections.com/ (foods, gifts, books, chocolates)
Where do you do your French shopping online?
Floyd Landis wins the Tour de France
Landis was a key part of Armstrong’s US Postal (now Discovery Channel) team for three years before moving to Phonak.
“I’m proud and happy for Floyd,” said Armstrong, who watched the finish on TV from his hotel near the Champs-Elysées.
“He proved he was the strongest, when everybody wrote him off. I’m very proud that an American has won again.”
Armstrong joined his Discovery Channel team, of which he is a part-owner, at the beginning of last week before the Alpine stages.
Their highest finisher in his absence was Portuguese José Azevedo, 19th in the overall classification, 38 minutes adrift of Landis.
New tour of Marie-antoinette's estate at Versailles
Versailles is selling separate tickets to the Marie-Antoinette estate for $11.30 in addition to the general entrance fee of $10.
One highlight of the new Versailles ticket is entrance to a small but luxurious theater that the drama-loving queen had built. It has been open to visitors only sporadically.
Another feature is the English Garden, newly restored after the storms that devastated Versailles and much of Europe in December 1999. The Petit Trianon, a mini-chateau that Louis XVI offered Marie-Antoinette as a wedding present, is also part of the tour for the next few months, before the building closes in November for a renovation expected to last about two years.
Chirac oversees likely last Bastille Day
Jetfighters streaked above the famed Champs-Elysee Avenue on Friday, along with AWACS surveillance and a bevy of helicopters.
On the ground, soldiers in dress garb marched in formation, Leclerc tanks rumbled and horses strutted from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde, under the eye of France’s top civilian and military authorities.
The red trucks of the Paris firefighters also took part, drawing a huge applause from the crowd.
The army “has not lost its link with the nation,” Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said later. “In these difficult times, it is an indispensable element of vigilance.”
Security was tight with Metro stations in the area closed off and police stationed along the avenue and on side streets.
Older penpal wanted
I am Canadian. Believe it or not, I am trying to write a story that takes place in France. This is very hard to do since I have never been there. I need to know all sorts of details in order to make my story realistic. For instance, do you have auctions in France for ordinary household furniture, dishes etc.? I am very willing to exchange information with anyone from France who wishes to learn about Canada.
France finishes second in the World Cup 2006
To the very end of his career, Zinedine Zidane could dictate the
flow of play with rare skill and elegant control of the ball. In the
World Cup final, Zidane lost control of his temper.
The parting image for the France captain will forever be him rearing back in anger, lowering his bald head and launching his bald crown into the chest of Italy defender Marco Materazzi’s chest after the two exchanged words while walking down the field in extra time Sunday.
The game was tied 1-1 when Zidane was given a red card in the 110th minute. Without their sharpshooting captain, the French couldn’t unlock Italy’s defense and went on to lose in a shootout, 5-3.