Travelers to any destination in Europe can expect to spend a great deal of time walking. This is a good thing, since there’s so much wonderful food to enjoy! Touring the French countryside on foot gives you an especially up-close view of life in France, and […]
0 Read MoreFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy went to elaborate lengths to keep his wedding to former supermodel Carla Bruni a near state secret until it was over, a Paris district mayor has revealed.
Sarkozy, 53, and the Italian Bruni, 40, were married Saturday in a first floor reception room of the Elysee Palace, with about 20 relatives and close friends present, according to Francois Lebel, the local mayor who officiated.
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I will be visiting Paris for 6 days in March. The trip is a present for me and my husband. I am American and have never before been outside the U.S.A. I am nervous becase of this: I am a very overweight woman, even American standards. By Parisian standards … well, let's just say that I expect to stand out-not in a good way. I do speak some French, which I have been practicing, and I do dress well.Â
But still, I've been having these nightmares in which these skinny Parisiennes, clad in the latest haute couture fashions eye me disdainfully and snooty waiters refuse to serve me. I know I'm probably just being paranoid about the stereotype of Parisian rudeness, but really, what am I letting myself in for?
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Cotillard began acting during her childhood, appearing on stage in one of her father's plays. Her career as a film actress began in the mid-1990s. She rose to prominence in the late 1990s when she was cast in the Luc Besson production Taxi (1998) as Lili Bertineau, a role that she reprised in two sequels. She then earned very good reviews and the attention of cinephiles via her portrayal of twins who exchange their lives after one of them dies in Les Jolies Choses.
1 Read MoreSo i'm off to the city of Sete (still not quite sure how to pronounce…sounds like "set" maybe?). Was wondering if anyone knew of fun activities to do around southern France (asside from sight seeing). I was thinking of hiking, renting bikes…and that's all i can think of…any suggestions?
3 Read MoreAs a cycling tour guide for Duvine Adventures in Tuscany I was not very happy about having to leave my beloved Italy this September to spend a week at our European headquarters in Beaune in the heart of Burgundy.  Coming from Italy I expected to find only cold weather and colder people in France. The all-night train ride from Florence did nothing to put me in a better mood.Â
0 Read Moreif you'll visit Paris, you need to visit the "Pere Lachaise" (Father Lachaise).
Father Lachaise is a cemetary but not a sad and squalid place.
Father Lachaise is a "must see" in Paris and, above all, a beautiful undulating and green park with an extraordinary sculpture collection.
I love going to the Sunday market in the Vieux Lille (Old Lille) just to hear some of the conversations between vendors and customers. You get some fantastic recipe ideas and quite often, a good laugh. Here’s a prime example. The man in the photo is the fishmonger in question.
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Scene: Place du Concert Marché, Lille
Sunday, January 6th at 12:15 p.m.
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I was just thinking about it and suddenly I started to wonder: What is the French population of the United States? From being on this website it seems that there are more than I expected, but because of my location (Las Vegas, Nevada) I have never actually encountered any French-Americans before. I'll do my research, but if anyone knows it, please tell me. Thanks!
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