Blog Masonry
Ottawa to fund D-Day veterans' trip to France
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.
Train or 'plane ?
What is the best and easiest (i am partially disabled) to travel from Metz to LaRochelle ?
looking for foreign penpal!
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
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu (Ãiện 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.
Single Canadian looking for a female penpal
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
Name of Rooms vs. Number of Beds
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.
Bastille Day Closings
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?
France by motorbike
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
Air France takes control of KLM in merger share swap
Air France has acquired control of KLM Royal Dutch, the two carriers announced Tuesday, cementing both their agreed merger and the privatization of Air France.
In a joint statement, the French and Dutch airlines said they had cleared the last hurdle in the merger they agreed to last year to create Air France-KLM, the world’s biggest airline in terms of revenue.
KLM shareholders tendered almost 42 million shares representing 89.2% of the airline’s capital in a share swap offer that closed Monday evening, the statement said.
I am egyptian 24. male looking for french pen pal
hi all ,my name is moustafa I am egyptian and I have 24 years old , I am looking for a french pen pal to help me to improve my language
My mail :
Moustapha_osman@hotmail.com